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GdkDevice

GdkDevice — Object representing an input device

Properties

GdkDevice * associated-device Read
GdkDeviceManager * device-manager Read / Write / Construct Only
GdkDisplay * display Read / Write / Construct Only
gboolean has-cursor Read / Write / Construct Only
GdkInputMode input-mode Read / Write
GdkInputSource input-source Read / Write / Construct Only
guint n-axes Read
gchar * name Read / Write / Construct Only
GdkDeviceType type Read / Write / Construct Only

Signals

void changed Run Last

Types and Values

Object Hierarchy

    GObject
    ╰── GdkDevice

Includes

#include <gdk/gdk.h>

Description

The GdkDevice object represents a single input device, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a touchpad, etc.

See the GdkDeviceManager documentation for more information about the various kinds of master and slave devices, and their relationships.

Functions

gdk_device_get_name ()

const gchar *
gdk_device_get_name (GdkDevice *device);

Determines the name of the device.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice

 

Returns

a name

Since 2.20


gdk_device_get_source ()

GdkInputSource
gdk_device_get_source (GdkDevice *device);

Determines the type of the device.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice

 

Returns

a GdkInputSource

Since 2.20


gdk_device_set_mode ()

gboolean
gdk_device_set_mode (GdkDevice *device,
                     GdkInputMode mode);

Sets a the mode of an input device. The mode controls if the device is active and whether the device’s range is mapped to the entire screen or to a single window.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice.

 

mode

the input mode.

 

Returns

TRUE if the mode was successfully changed.


gdk_device_get_mode ()

GdkInputMode
gdk_device_get_mode (GdkDevice *device);

Determines the mode of the device.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice

 

Returns

a GdkInputSource

Since 2.20


gdk_device_set_key ()

void
gdk_device_set_key (GdkDevice *device,
                    guint index_,
                    guint keyval,
                    GdkModifierType modifiers);

Specifies the X key event to generate when a macro button of a device is pressed.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice

 

index_

the index of the macro button to set

 

keyval

the keyval to generate

 

modifiers

the modifiers to set

 

gdk_device_get_key ()

gboolean
gdk_device_get_key (GdkDevice *device,
                    guint index_,
                    guint *keyval,
                    GdkModifierType *modifiers);

If index_ has a valid keyval, this function will return TRUE and fill in keyval and modifiers with the keyval settings.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice.

 

index_

the index of the macro button to get.

 

keyval

return value for the keyval.

[out]

modifiers

return value for modifiers.

[out]

Returns

TRUE if keyval is set for index .

Since 2.20


gdk_device_set_axis_use ()

void
gdk_device_set_axis_use (GdkDevice *device,
                         guint index_,
                         GdkAxisUse use);

Specifies how an axis of a device is used.

Parameters

device

a pointer GdkDevice

 

index_

the index of the axis

 

use

specifies how the axis is used

 

gdk_device_get_axis_use ()

GdkAxisUse
gdk_device_get_axis_use (GdkDevice *device,
                         guint index_);

Returns the axis use for index_ .

Parameters

device

a pointer GdkDevice.

 

index_

the index of the axis.

 

Returns

a GdkAxisUse specifying how the axis is used.

Since 2.20


gdk_device_get_associated_device ()

GdkDevice *
gdk_device_get_associated_device (GdkDevice *device);

Returns the associated device to device , if device is of type GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_MASTER, it will return the paired pointer or keyboard.

If device is of type GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_SLAVE, it will return the master device to which device is attached to.

If device is of type GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_FLOATING, NULL will be returned, as there is no associated device.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice

 

Returns

The associated device, or NULL.

[transfer none]

Since 3.0


gdk_device_list_slave_devices ()

GList *
gdk_device_list_slave_devices (GdkDevice *device);

If the device if of type GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_MASTER, it will return the list of slave devices attached to it, otherwise it will return NULL

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice

 

Returns

the list of slave devices, or NULL. The list must be freed with g_list_free(), the contents of the list are owned by GTK+ and should not be freed.

[transfer container][element-type GdkDevice]


gdk_device_get_device_type ()

GdkDeviceType
gdk_device_get_device_type (GdkDevice *device);

Returns the device type for device .

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice

 

Returns

the GdkDeviceType for device .

Since 3.0


gdk_device_get_display ()

GdkDisplay *
gdk_device_get_display (GdkDevice *device);

Returns the GdkDisplay to which device pertains.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice

 

Returns

a GdkDisplay. This memory is owned by GTK+, and must not be freed or unreffed.

[transfer none]

Since 3.0


gdk_device_get_has_cursor ()

gboolean
gdk_device_get_has_cursor (GdkDevice *device);

Determines whether the pointer follows device motion.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice

 

Returns

TRUE if the pointer follows device motion

Since 2.20


gdk_device_get_n_axes ()

gint
gdk_device_get_n_axes (GdkDevice *device);

Returns the number of axes the device currently has.

Parameters

device

a pointer GdkDevice

 

Returns

the number of axes.

Since 3.0


gdk_device_get_n_keys ()

gint
gdk_device_get_n_keys (GdkDevice *device);

Returns the number of keys the device currently has.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice

 

Returns

the number of keys.

Since 2.24


gdk_device_warp ()

void
gdk_device_warp (GdkDevice *device,
                 GdkScreen *screen,
                 gint x,
                 gint y);

Warps device in display to the point x ,y on the screen screen , unless the device is confined to a window by a grab, in which case it will be moved as far as allowed by the grab. Warping the pointer creates events as if the user had moved the mouse instantaneously to the destination.

Note that the pointer should normally be under the control of the user. This function was added to cover some rare use cases like keyboard navigation support for the color picker in the GtkColorSelectionDialog.

Parameters

device

the device to warp.

 

screen

the screen to warp device to.

 

x

the X coordinate of the destination.

 

y

the Y coordinate of the destination.

 

Since 3.0


gdk_device_grab ()

GdkGrabStatus
gdk_device_grab (GdkDevice *device,
                 GdkWindow *window,
                 GdkGrabOwnership grab_ownership,
                 gboolean owner_events,
                 GdkEventMask event_mask,
                 GdkCursor *cursor,
                 guint32 time_);

Grabs the device so that all events coming from this device are passed to this application until the device is ungrabbed with gdk_device_ungrab(), or the window becomes unviewable. This overrides any previous grab on the device by this client.

Device grabs are used for operations which need complete control over the given device events (either pointer or keyboard). For example in GTK+ this is used for Drag and Drop operations, popup menus and such.

Note that if the event mask of an X window has selected both button press and button release events, then a button press event will cause an automatic pointer grab until the button is released. X does this automatically since most applications expect to receive button press and release events in pairs. It is equivalent to a pointer grab on the window with owner_events set to TRUE.

If you set up anything at the time you take the grab that needs to be cleaned up when the grab ends, you should handle the GdkEventGrabBroken events that are emitted when the grab ends unvoluntarily.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice. To get the device you can use gtk_get_current_event_device() or gdk_event_get_device() if the grab is in reaction to an event. Also, you can use gdk_device_manager_get_client_pointer() but only in code that isn’t triggered by a GdkEvent and there aren’t other means to get a meaningful GdkDevice to operate on.

 

window

the GdkWindow which will own the grab (the grab window)

 

grab_ownership

specifies the grab ownership.

 

owner_events

if FALSE then all device events are reported with respect to window and are only reported if selected by event_mask . If TRUE then pointer events for this application are reported as normal, but pointer events outside this application are reported with respect to window and only if selected by event_mask . In either mode, unreported events are discarded.

 

event_mask

specifies the event mask, which is used in accordance with owner_events .

 

cursor

the cursor to display while the grab is active if the device is a pointer. If this is NULL then the normal cursors are used for window and its descendants, and the cursor for window is used elsewhere.

[allow-none]

time_

the timestamp of the event which led to this pointer grab. This usually comes from the GdkEvent struct, though GDK_CURRENT_TIME can be used if the time isn’t known.

 

Returns

GDK_GRAB_SUCCESS if the grab was successful.

Since 3.0


gdk_device_ungrab ()

void
gdk_device_ungrab (GdkDevice *device,
                   guint32 time_);

Release any grab on device .

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice

 

time_

a timestap (e.g. GDK_CURRENT_TIME).

 

Since 3.0


gdk_device_get_state ()

void
gdk_device_get_state (GdkDevice *device,
                      GdkWindow *window,
                      gdouble *axes,
                      GdkModifierType *mask);

Gets the current state of a pointer device relative to window . As a slave device’s coordinates are those of its master pointer, this function may not be called on devices of type GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_SLAVE, unless there is an ongoing grab on them. See gdk_device_grab().

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice.

 

window

a GdkWindow.

 

axes

an array of doubles to store the values of the axes of device in, or NULL.

 

mask

location to store the modifiers, or NULL.

 

gdk_device_get_position ()

void
gdk_device_get_position (GdkDevice *device,
                         GdkScreen **screen,
                         gint *x,
                         gint *y);

Gets the current location of device . As a slave device coordinates are those of its master pointer, This function may not be called on devices of type GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_SLAVE, unless there is an ongoing grab on them, see gdk_device_grab().

Parameters

device

pointer device to query status about.

 

screen

location to store the GdkScreen the device is on, or NULL.

[out][transfer none][allow-none]

x

location to store root window X coordinate of device , or NULL.

[out][allow-none]

y

location to store root window Y coordinate of device , or NULL.

[out][allow-none]

Since 3.0


gdk_device_get_position_double ()

void
gdk_device_get_position_double (GdkDevice *device,
                                GdkScreen **screen,
                                gdouble *x,
                                gdouble *y);

Gets the current location of device in double precision. As a slave device's coordinates are those of its master pointer, this function may not be called on devices of type GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_SLAVE, unless there is an ongoing grab on them. See gdk_device_grab().

Parameters

device

pointer device to query status about.

 

screen

location to store the GdkScreen the device is on, or NULL.

[out][transfer none][allow-none]

x

location to store root window X coordinate of device , or NULL.

[out][allow-none]

y

location to store root window Y coordinate of device , or NULL.

[out][allow-none]

Since 3.10


gdk_device_get_window_at_position ()

GdkWindow *
gdk_device_get_window_at_position (GdkDevice *device,
                                   gint *win_x,
                                   gint *win_y);

Obtains the window underneath device , returning the location of the device in win_x and win_y . Returns NULL if the window tree under device is not known to GDK (for example, belongs to another application).

As a slave device coordinates are those of its master pointer, This function may not be called on devices of type GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_SLAVE, unless there is an ongoing grab on them, see gdk_device_grab().

Parameters

device

pointer GdkDevice to query info to.

 

win_x

return location for the X coordinate of the device location, relative to the window origin, or NULL.

[out][allow-none]

win_y

return location for the Y coordinate of the device location, relative to the window origin, or NULL.

[out][allow-none]

Returns

the GdkWindow under the device position, or NULL.

[transfer none]

Since 3.0


gdk_device_get_window_at_position_double ()

GdkWindow *
gdk_device_get_window_at_position_double
                               (GdkDevice *device,
                                gdouble *win_x,
                                gdouble *win_y);

Obtains the window underneath device , returning the location of the device in win_x and win_y in double precision. Returns NULL if the window tree under device is not known to GDK (for example, belongs to another application).

As a slave device coordinates are those of its master pointer, This function may not be called on devices of type GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_SLAVE, unless there is an ongoing grab on them, see gdk_device_grab().

Parameters

device

pointer GdkDevice to query info to.

 

win_x

return location for the X coordinate of the device location, relative to the window origin, or NULL.

[out][allow-none]

win_y

return location for the Y coordinate of the device location, relative to the window origin, or NULL.

[out][allow-none]

Returns

the GdkWindow under the device position, or NULL.

[transfer none]

Since 3.0


gdk_device_get_history ()

gboolean
gdk_device_get_history (GdkDevice *device,
                        GdkWindow *window,
                        guint32 start,
                        guint32 stop,
                        GdkTimeCoord ***events,
                        gint *n_events);

Obtains the motion history for a pointer device; given a starting and ending timestamp, return all events in the motion history for the device in the given range of time. Some windowing systems do not support motion history, in which case, FALSE will be returned. (This is not distinguishable from the case where motion history is supported and no events were found.)

Note that there is also gdk_window_set_event_compression() to get more motion events delivered directly, independent of the windowing system.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice

 

window

the window with respect to which which the event coordinates will be reported

 

start

starting timestamp for range of events to return

 

stop

ending timestamp for the range of events to return

 

events

location to store a newly-allocated array of GdkTimeCoord, or NULL.

[array length=n_events][out][transfer full]

n_events

location to store the length of events , or NULL

 

Returns

TRUE if the windowing system supports motion history and at least one event was found.


gdk_device_free_history ()

void
gdk_device_free_history (GdkTimeCoord **events,
                         gint n_events);

Frees an array of GdkTimeCoord that was returned by gdk_device_get_history().

Parameters

events

an array of GdkTimeCoord.

 

n_events

the length of the array.

 

gdk_device_get_axis ()

gboolean
gdk_device_get_axis (GdkDevice *device,
                     gdouble *axes,
                     GdkAxisUse use,
                     gdouble *value);

Interprets an array of double as axis values for a given device, and locates the value in the array for a given axis use.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice

 

axes

pointer to an array of axes.

[array]

use

the use to look for

 

value

location to store the found value.

[out]

Returns

TRUE if the given axis use was found, otherwise FALSE


gdk_device_list_axes ()

GList *
gdk_device_list_axes (GdkDevice *device);

Returns a GList of GdkAtoms, containing the labels for the axes that device currently has.

Parameters

device

a pointer GdkDevice

 

Returns

A GList of GdkAtoms, free with g_list_free().

[transfer container][element-type GdkAtom]

Since 3.0


gdk_device_get_axis_value ()

gboolean
gdk_device_get_axis_value (GdkDevice *device,
                           gdouble *axes,
                           GdkAtom axis_label,
                           gdouble *value);

Interprets an array of double as axis values for a given device, and locates the value in the array for a given axis label, as returned by gdk_device_list_axes()

Parameters

device

a pointer GdkDevice.

 

axes

pointer to an array of axes.

[array]

axis_label

GdkAtom with the axis label.

 

value

location to store the found value.

 

Returns

TRUE if the given axis use was found, otherwise FALSE.

Since 3.0


gdk_device_get_last_event_window ()

GdkWindow *
gdk_device_get_last_event_window (GdkDevice *device);

Gets information about which window the given pointer device is in, based on that have been received so far from the display server. If another application has a pointer grab, or this application has a grab with owner_events = FALSE, NULL may be returned even if the pointer is physically over one of this application's windows.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice, with a source other than GDK_SOURCE_KEYBOARD

 

Returns

the last window the device.

[transfer none][allow-none]

Since 3.12

Types and Values

GdkDevice

typedef struct _GdkDevice GdkDevice;

enum GdkInputSource

An enumeration describing the type of an input device in general terms.

Members

GDK_SOURCE_MOUSE

the device is a mouse. (This will be reported for the core pointer, even if it is something else, such as a trackball.)

 

GDK_SOURCE_PEN

the device is a stylus of a graphics tablet or similar device.

 

GDK_SOURCE_ERASER

the device is an eraser. Typically, this would be the other end of a stylus on a graphics tablet.

 

GDK_SOURCE_CURSOR

the device is a graphics tablet “puck” or similar device.

 

GDK_SOURCE_KEYBOARD

the device is a keyboard.

 

GDK_SOURCE_TOUCHSCREEN

the device is a direct-input touch device, such as a touchscreen or tablet. This device type has been added in 3.4.

 

GDK_SOURCE_TOUCHPAD

the device is an indirect touch device, such as a touchpad. This device type has been added in 3.4.

 

enum GdkInputMode

An enumeration that describes the mode of an input device.

Members

GDK_MODE_DISABLED

the device is disabled and will not report any events.

 

GDK_MODE_SCREEN

the device is enabled. The device’s coordinate space maps to the entire screen.

 

GDK_MODE_WINDOW

the device is enabled. The device’s coordinate space is mapped to a single window. The manner in which this window is chosen is undefined, but it will typically be the same way in which the focus window for key events is determined.

 

enum GdkAxisUse

An enumeration describing the way in which a device axis (valuator) maps onto the predefined valuator types that GTK+ understands.

Members

GDK_AXIS_IGNORE

the axis is ignored.

 

GDK_AXIS_X

the axis is used as the x axis.

 

GDK_AXIS_Y

the axis is used as the y axis.

 

GDK_AXIS_PRESSURE

the axis is used for pressure information.

 

GDK_AXIS_XTILT

the axis is used for x tilt information.

 

GDK_AXIS_YTILT

the axis is used for y tilt information.

 

GDK_AXIS_WHEEL

the axis is used for wheel information.

 

GDK_AXIS_LAST

a constant equal to the numerically highest axis value.

 

enum GdkDeviceType

Indicates the device type. See above for more information about the meaning of these device types.

Members

GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_MASTER

Device is a master (or virtual) device. There will be an associated focus indicator on the screen.

 

GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_SLAVE

Device is a slave (or physical) device.

 

GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_FLOATING

Device is a physical device, currently not attached to any virtual device.

 

enum GdkGrabOwnership

Defines how device grabs interact with other devices.

Members

GDK_OWNERSHIP_NONE

All other devices’ events are allowed.

 

GDK_OWNERSHIP_WINDOW

Other devices’ events are blocked for the grab window.

 

GDK_OWNERSHIP_APPLICATION

Other devices’ events are blocked for the whole application.

 

struct GdkTimeCoord

struct GdkTimeCoord {
  guint32 time;
  gdouble axes[GDK_MAX_TIMECOORD_AXES];
};

A GdkTimeCoord stores a single event in a motion history.

Members

guint32 time;

The timestamp for this event.

 

gdouble axes[GDK_MAX_TIMECOORD_AXES];

the values of the device’s axes.

 

Property Details

The “associated-device” property

  “associated-device”        GdkDevice *

Associated pointer or keyboard with this device, if any. Devices of type GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_MASTER always come in keyboard/pointer pairs. Other device types will have a NULL associated device.

Flags: Read

Since 3.0


The “device-manager” property

  “device-manager”           GdkDeviceManager *

The GdkDeviceManager the GdkDevice pertains to.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Since 3.0


The “display” property

  “display”                  GdkDisplay *

The GdkDisplay the GdkDevice pertains to.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Since 3.0


The “has-cursor” property

  “has-cursor”               gboolean

Whether the device is represented by a cursor on the screen. Devices of type GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_MASTER will have TRUE here.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Default value: FALSE

Since 3.0


The “input-mode” property

  “input-mode”               GdkInputMode

Input mode for the device.

Flags: Read / Write

Default value: GDK_MODE_DISABLED

Since 3.0


The “input-source” property

  “input-source”             GdkInputSource

Source type for the device.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Default value: GDK_SOURCE_MOUSE

Since 3.0


The “n-axes” property

  “n-axes”                   guint

Number of axes in the device.

Flags: Read

Default value: 0

Since 3.0


The “name” property

  “name”                     gchar *

The device name.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Default value: NULL

Since 3.0


The “type” property

  “type”                     GdkDeviceType

Device role in the device manager.

Flags: Read / Write / Construct Only

Default value: GDK_DEVICE_TYPE_MASTER

Since 3.0

Signal Details

The “changed” signal

void
user_function (GdkDevice *device,
               gpointer   user_data)

The ::changed signal is emitted either when the GdkDevice has changed the number of either axes or keys. For example In X this will normally happen when the slave device routing events through the master device changes (for example, user switches from the USB mouse to a tablet), in that case the master device will change to reflect the new slave device axes and keys.

Parameters

device

the GdkDevice that changed.

 

user_data

user data set when the signal handler was connected.

 

Flags: Run Last

See Also

GdkDeviceManager

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