XkbTranslateKeySym(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbTranslateKeySym(3)
NAME
XkbTranslateKeySym - Find the string and symbol associated with a keysym
for a given keyboard state
SYNOPSIS
int XkbTranslateKeySym (Display *dpy, KeySym *sym_inout, unsigned int
mods, char *buf, int nbytes, int *extra_rtrn);
ARGUMENTS
dpy connection to X server
sym_inout
symbol to be translated; result of translation
mods modifiers to apply to sym_inout
buf buffer into which returned string is written
nbytes size of buffer in bytes
extra_rtrn
number of bytes overflow
DESCRIPTION
XkbTranslateKeySym applies the transformations specified in mods to the
symbol specified by sym_inout. It returns in buf the string, if any,
associated with the keysym for the current locale. If the transformations
in mods changes the keysym, sym_inout is updated accordingly. If the
string returned is larger than nbytes, a count of bytes that does not fit
into the buffer is returned in extra_rtrn. XkbTranslateKeySym returns the
number of bytes it placed into buf.
RETURN VALUES
buf Returns the string, if any, associated with the keysym for
the current locale.
X Version 11 libX11 1.8.2 XkbTranslateKeySym(3)
xorg-libX11 1.8.2 - Generated Sat Nov 19 07:29:49 CST 2022