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-rw-r--r--man/XI.xml467
2 files changed, 474 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/man/Makefile.am b/man/Makefile.am
index 4a210c1..f45e4b8 100644
--- a/man/Makefile.am
+++ b/man/Makefile.am
@@ -83,7 +83,13 @@ XI_manpages = \
XSetDeviceFocus \
XGetDeviceFocus \
XWarpDevicePointer \
- XWindowClearAccess
+ XWindowClearAccess \
+ XListDeviceProperties \
+ XQueryDeviceProperty \
+ XConfigureDeviceProperty \
+ XGetDeviceProperty \
+ XChangeDeviceProperty \
+ XDeleteDeviceProperty
endif # HAVE_XMLTO
libman_PRE = $(XI_manpages:%=%.man)
diff --git a/man/XI.xml b/man/XI.xml
index 9646620..6b1ee18 100644
--- a/man/XI.xml
+++ b/man/XI.xml
@@ -6104,4 +6104,471 @@
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
+
+<refentry id="XListDeviceProperty.man">
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <productname>__vendorversion__</productname>
+ <pubdate>July 9, 2008</pubdate>
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Peter</firstname><surname>Hutterer</surname>
+ <contrib>Specification and implementation.</contrib>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>XListDeviceProperties</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>__libmansuffix__</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo class='source'>__xorgversion__</refmiscinfo>
+ <refmiscinfo class='manual'>XINPUT FUNCTIONS</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>XListDeviceProperties</refname>
+ <refname>XQueryDeviceProperty</refname>
+ <refname>XConfigureDeviceProperty</refname>
+ <refpurpose>List, query and configure a device's properties.</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <title>Syntax</title>
+ <funcsynopsis>
+ <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;X11/extensions/XInput.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>Atom* <function>XListDeviceProperties</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>Display *<parameter>display</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>XDevice *<parameter>device</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>int *<parameter>nprops_return</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>XIPropertyInfo* <function>XQueryDeviceProperty</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>Display *<parameter>display</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>XDevice *<parameter>device</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>Atom <parameter>property</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>void<function>XConfigureDeviceProperty</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>Display *<parameter>display</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>XDevice *<parameter>device</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>Atom <parameter>property</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>Bool <parameter>pending</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>Bool <parameter>range</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>int <parameter>num_values</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>long *<parameter>values</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+ </funcsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1><title>Arguments</title>
+ <para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>display</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the connection to the X server.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>device</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>The device to grab.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>nprops_return</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the number of Atoms returned.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>num_values</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the number of elements in the
+ values list.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>pending</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Sets the pending state of the.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>property</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the property to modify or query.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>range</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies whether the property describes a
+ range.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>values</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the number of valid values for
+ the property.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1><title>Description</title>
+ <para>
+ The <function>XListDeviceProperties</function> function returns a
+ list of the properties associated with the input device specified
+ in <parameter>device</parameter>.
+ Each device may have an arbitrary number of properties attached,
+ some of which were created by the driver and/or server, others
+ created by clients at runtime.
+ </para>
+ <para>The client is expected to free the list of properties using
+ <function>XFree</function>.</para>
+ <para>
+ The <function>XQueryDeviceProperty</function> function returns
+ the meta-data associated with the specified property in the form
+ of a <structname>XIPropertyInfo</structname> struct.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <synopsis>
+ typedef struct {
+ Bool <structfield>pending</structfield>;
+ Bool <structfield>range</structfield>;
+ Bool <structfield>immutable</structfield>;
+ Bool <structfield>fromClient</structfield>;
+ int <structfield>num_values</structfield>;
+ long* <structfield>values</structfield>;
+ } <structname>XIPropertyInfo</structname>;
+ </synopsis>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If <structfield>pending</structfield> is
+ <constant>True</constant>, the client can only modify the pending
+ value of the property. This value is committed to the driver and
+ it is the driver's responsibilty to update the actual value of the
+ property. If <structfield>pending</structfield> is
+ <constant>False</constant>, the client can modify the actual
+ property. In both cases, the driver is notified about a property
+ value change.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If <structfield>range</structfield> is <constant>True</constant>,
+ the property specifies one or more ranges and the number of data
+ items must be a multiple of 2.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If <structfield>immutable</structfield> is
+ <constant>True</constant>, the property cannot be modified by the
+ client.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If <structfield>fromClient</structfield> is
+ <constant>True</constant>, this property was created by a client.
+ If <structfield>fromClient</structfield> is
+ <constant>False</constant>, the property was created by the driver
+ or server. Properties created by a client may not be known to the
+ driver and a property created by driver or the server cannot be
+ deleted by a client.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <structfield>num_values</structfield> specifies the number of
+ elements in the <structfield>values</structfield> array.
+ The latter specifies the number of allowed integer values for the
+ property.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The client is expected to free the returned struct using
+ <function>XFree</function>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <function>XConfigureDeviceProperty</function> function
+ configures the meta-information about the property.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <function>XListDeviceProperties</function> can generate a
+ <errorname>BadDevice</errorname> error.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <function>XConfigureDeviceProperty</function> can generate a
+ <errorname>BadDevice</errorname>, a
+ <errorname>BadAtom</errorname>, and a
+ <errorname>BadValue</errorname> error.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <function>XQueryDeviceProperty</function> can generate a
+ <errorname>BadDevice</errorname>, and a
+ <errorname>BadAtom</errorname> error.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1><title>Diagnosis</title>
+ <para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><errorname>BadAtom</errorname></term>
+ <listitem><para>A value does not describe a valid named
+ identifier.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><errorname>BadWindow</errorname></term>
+ <listitem><para>A value for a Window argument does not
+ name a defined window.
+</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><errorname>BadDevice</errorname></term>
+ <listitem><para>An invalid device was specified. The
+ device does not exist.
+</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1><title>See also</title>
+ <para>
+ <function>XChangeDeviceProperty</function>,
+ <function>XGetDeviceProperty</function>,
+ <function>XDeleteDeviceProperty</function>.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>
+
+<refentry id="XGetDeviceProperties.man">
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <productname>__vendorversion__</productname>
+ <pubdate>July 9, 2008</pubdate>
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <firstname>Peter</firstname><surname>Hutterer</surname>
+ <contrib>Specification and implementation.</contrib>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>XGetDeviceProperty</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>__libmansuffix__</manvolnum>
+ <refmiscinfo class='source'>__xorgversion__</refmiscinfo>
+ <refmiscinfo class='manual'>XINPUT FUNCTIONS</refmiscinfo>
+ </refmeta>
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>XGetDeviceProperty</refname>
+ <refname>XChangeDeviceProperty</refname>
+ <refname>XDeleteDeviceProperty</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Get, change or delete a device's property.</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <title>Syntax</title>
+ <funcsynopsis>
+ <funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;X11/extensions/XInput.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>int <function>XGetDeviceProperty</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>Display *<parameter>display</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>XDevice *<parameter>device</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>Atom <parameter>property</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>long <parameter>offset</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>long <parameter>length</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>Bool <parameter>delete</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>Bool <parameter>pending</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>Atom <parameter>req_type</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>Atom *<parameter>actual_type_return</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>int *<parameter>actual_format_return</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>unsigned long *<parameter>nitems_return</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>unsigned long *<parameter>bytes_after_return</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>unsigned char **<parameter>prop_return</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>void <function>XChangeDeviceProperty</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>Display *<parameter>display</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>XDevice *<parameter>device</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>Atom <parameter>property</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>Atom <parameter>type</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>int <parameter>format</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>int <parameter>mode</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>const char *<parameter>data</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>int <parameter>nelements</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+ <funcprototype>
+ <funcdef>void <function>XDeleteDeviceProperty</function></funcdef>
+ <paramdef>Display *<parameter>display</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>XDevice *<parameter>device</parameter></paramdef>
+ <paramdef>Atom <parameter>property</parameter></paramdef>
+ </funcprototype>
+ </funcsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1><title>Arguments</title>
+ <para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>actual_type_return</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Returns an atom identifier that defines
+ the actual type of the property.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>actual_format_return</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Returns the actual format of the property.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>bytes_after_return</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Returns the number of bytes remaining to
+ be read in the property if a partial read was
+ performed.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>data</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the property data.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>delete</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies a Boolean value that determines
+ wether the property is deleted.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>display</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the connection to the X server.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>device</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>The device to grab.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>format</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies whether the data should be
+ viewed as a list of 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit
+ quantities. Possible values are 8, 16, and 32.
+ This information allows the X server to correctly
+ perform byte-swap operations as necessary. If the
+ format is 16-bit or 32-bit, you must explicitly
+ cast the data pointer to an (unsigned char*) in
+ the call to
+ <function>XChangeDeviceProperty</function>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>length</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the length in 32-bit multiplies
+ of the data to be retrieved.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>mode</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the mode of operation. You can
+ pass <constant>PropModeReplace</constant>,
+ <constant>PropModePrepend</constant>, or
+ <constant>PropModeAppend</constant>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>nelements</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the number of elements in data.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>nitems_return</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Returns the actual number of 8-bit,
+ 16-bit, or 32-bit items stored in the prop_return
+ array.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>num_values</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the number of elements in the
+ values list.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>offset</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the offset in the specified
+ property (in 32-bit quantities) where the data is
+ to be retrieved.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>pending</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies whether to retrieve the pending
+ state of the property or the current state.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>property</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the property to modify or query.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>prop_return</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Returns the data in the specified format.
+ If the returned format is 8, the returned data is
+ represented as a char array. If the returned
+ format is 16, the returned data is represented as
+ an array of short int type and should be cast to
+ that type to obtain the elements. If the returned
+ format is 32, the property data will be stored as
+ an array of longs (which in a 64-bit application
+ will be 64-bit values that are padded in the upper
+ 4 bytes).
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><parameter>req_type</parameter></term>
+ <listitem><para>Specifies the atom identifier associated
+ with the property type or
+ <constant>AnyPropertyType</constant>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1><title>Description</title>
+ <para>
+ The <function>XGetDeviceProperty</function> function returns
+ the actual type of the property; the actual format of the property;
+ the number of 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit items transferred; the number of bytes
+ remaining to be read in the property; and a pointer to the data actually
+ returned.
+ For a detailed description of this function, see the man page
+ to <function>XGetWindowProperty</function>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <function>XChangeDeviceProperty</function> function alters the
+ property for the specified device and causes the server to
+ generate a <function>XPropertyNotifyEvent</function> event on that
+ device.
+ For a detailed description of this function, see the man page to
+ <function>XChangeProperty</function>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <function>XDeleteDeviceProperty</function> function
+ deletes the specified device property. Note that a client cannot
+ delete a property created by a driver or the server. Attempting to
+ do so will result in a <errorname>BadAtom</errorname> error.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <function>XGetDeviceProperty</function> can generate a
+ <errorname>BadAtom</errorname>,
+ <errorname>BadDevice</errorname> error.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <function>XChangeDeviceProperty</function> can generate a
+ <errorname>BadDevice</errorname>, a
+ <errorname>BadMatch</errorname>, a
+ <errorname>BadAtom</errorname>, and a
+ <errorname>BadValue</errorname> error.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <function>XDeleteDeviceProperty</function> can generate a
+ <errorname>BadDevice</errorname>, and a
+ <errorname>BadAtom</errorname> error.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1><title>Diagnosis</title>
+ <para>
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><errorname>BadAtom</errorname></term>
+ <listitem><para>A value does not describe a valid named
+ identifier or the client attempted to remove
+ a driver-allocated property.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><errorname>BadDevice</errorname></term>
+ <listitem><para>An invalid device was specified. The
+ device does not exist.
+</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1><title>See also</title>
+ <para>
+ <function>XListDeviceProperties</function>,
+ <function>XQueryDeviceProperty</function>,
+ <function>XConfigureDeviceProperty</function>.
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>
</reference>