manpagez: man pages & more
html files: gdk2
Home | html | info | man

Input Devices

Input Devices — Functions for handling extended input devices

Types and Values

Includes

#include <gdk/gdk.h>

Description

In addition to the normal keyboard and mouse input devices, GTK+ also contains support for extended input devices. In particular, this support is targeted at graphics tablets. Graphics tablets typically return sub-pixel positioning information and possibly information about the pressure and tilt of the stylus. Under X, the support for extended devices is done through the XInput extension.

Because handling extended input devices may involve considerable overhead, they need to be turned on for each GdkWindow individually using gdk_input_set_extension_events(). (Or, more typically, for GtkWidgets, using gtk_widget_set_extension_events()). As an additional complication, depending on the support from the windowing system, its possible that a normal mouse cursor will not be displayed for a particular extension device. If an application does not want to deal with displaying a cursor itself, it can ask only to get extension events from devices that will display a cursor, by passing the GDK_EXTENSION_EVENTS_CURSOR value to gdk_input_set_extension_events(). Otherwise, the application must retrieve the device information using gdk_devices_list(), check the has_cursor field, and, if it is FALSE, draw a cursor itself when it receives motion events.

Each pointing device is assigned a unique integer ID; events from a particular device can be identified by the deviceid field in the event structure. The events generated by pointer devices have also been extended to contain pressure, xtilt and ytilt fields which contain the extended information reported as additional valuators from the device. The pressure field is a a double value ranging from 0.0 to 1.0, while the tilt fields are double values ranging from -1.0 to 1.0. (With -1.0 representing the maximum tilt to the left or up, and 1.0 representing the maximum tilt to the right or down.)

One additional field in each event is the source field, which contains an enumeration value describing the type of device; this currently can be one of GDK_SOURCE_MOUSE, GDK_SOURCE_PEN, GDK_SOURCE_ERASER, or GDK_SOURCE_CURSOR. This field is present to allow simple applications to (for instance) delete when they detect eraser devices without having to keep track of complicated per-device settings.

Various aspects of each device may be configured. The configuration of devices is queried using gdk_devices_list(). Each device must be activated using gdk_device_set_mode(), which also controls whether the device's range is mapped to the entire screen or to a single window. The mapping of the valuators of the device onto the predefined valuator types is set using gdk_device_set_axis_use(). And the source type for each device can be set with gdk_device_set_source().

Devices may also have associated keys or macro buttons. Such keys can be globally set to map into normal X keyboard events. The mapping is set using gdk_device_set_key().

The interfaces in this section will most likely be considerably modified in the future to accomodate devices that may have different sets of additional valuators than the pressure xtilt and ytilt.

Functions

gdk_devices_list ()

GList *
gdk_devices_list (void);

Returns the list of available input devices for the default display. The list is statically allocated and should not be freed.

Returns

a list of GdkDevice.

[transfer none][element-type GdkDevice]


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: 2.22


gdk_device_set_source ()

void
gdk_device_set_source (GdkDevice *device,
                       GdkInputSource source);

Sets the source type for an input device.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice.

 

source

the source type.

 

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: 2.22


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: 2.22


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 ()

void
gdk_device_get_key (GdkDevice *device,
                    guint index,
                    guint *keyval,
                    GdkModifierType *modifiers);

If index has a valid keyval, this function will 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.

 

modifiers

return value for modifiers.

 

Since: 2.22


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 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 GdkDevice.

 

index

the index of the axis.

 

Returns

a GdkAxisUse specifying how the axis is used.

Since: 2.22


gdk_device_get_core_pointer ()

GdkDevice *
gdk_device_get_core_pointer (void);

Returns the core pointer device for the default display.

Returns

the core pointer device; this is owned by the display and should not be freed.


gdk_device_get_state ()

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

Gets the current state of a device.

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_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 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.)

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 none]

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().

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

Parameters

events

an array of GdkTimeCoord.

[inout][transfer none]

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

 

use

the use to look for

 

value

location to store the found value.

 

Returns

TRUE if the given axis use was found, otherwise FALSE


gdk_device_get_n_axes ()

gint
gdk_device_get_n_axes (GdkDevice *device);

Gets the number of axes of a device.

Parameters

device

a GdkDevice.

 

Returns

the number of axes of device

Since: 2.22


gdk_input_set_extension_events ()

void
gdk_input_set_extension_events (GdkWindow *window,
                                gint mask,
                                GdkExtensionMode mode);

Turns extension events on or off for a particular window, and specifies the event mask for extension events.

Parameters

window

a GdkWindow.

 

mask

the event mask

 

mode

the type of extension events that are desired.

 

Types and Values

struct GdkDevice

struct GdkDevice {
  GObject parent_instance;
  /* All fields are read-only */
	  
  gchar *GSEAL (name);
  GdkInputSource GSEAL (source);
  GdkInputMode GSEAL (mode);
  gboolean GSEAL (has_cursor);   /* TRUE if the X pointer follows device motion */
	  
  gint GSEAL (num_axes);
  GdkDeviceAxis *GSEAL (axes);
	  
  gint GSEAL (num_keys);
  GdkDeviceKey *GSEAL (keys);
};

A GdkDevice structure contains a detailed description of an extended input device. All fields are read-only; but you can use gdk_device_set_source(), gdk_device_set_mode(), gdk_device_set_key() and gdk_device_set_axis_use() to configure various aspects of the device.

Members


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.

 

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.

 

struct GdkDeviceKey

struct GdkDeviceKey {
  guint keyval;
  GdkModifierType modifiers;
};

The GdkDeviceKey structure contains information about the mapping of one device macro button onto a normal X key event. It has the following fields:

Members

guint keyval;

the keyval to generate when the macro button is pressed. If this is 0, no keypress will be generated.

 

GdkModifierType modifiers;

the modifiers set for the generated key event.

 

struct GdkDeviceAxis

struct GdkDeviceAxis {
  GdkAxisUse use;
  gdouble    min;
  gdouble    max;
};

The GdkDeviceAxis structure contains information about the range and mapping of a device axis.

Members

GdkAxisUse use;

specifies how the axis is used.

 

gdouble min;

the minimal value that will be reported by this axis.

 

gdouble max;

the maximal value that will be reported by this axis.

 

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 x tilt information.

 

GDK_AXIS_WHEEL

the axis is used for wheel information.

 

GDK_AXIS_LAST

a constant equal to the numerically highest axis value.

 

struct GdkTimeCoord

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

The GdkTimeCoord structure stores a single event in a motion history. It contains the following fields:

Members

guint32 time;

The timestamp for this event.

 

gdouble axes[GDK_MAX_TIMECOORD_AXES];

the values of the device's axes.

 

enum GdkExtensionMode

An enumeration used to specify which extension events are desired for a particular widget.

Members

GDK_EXTENSION_EVENTS_NONE

no extension events are desired.

 

GDK_EXTENSION_EVENTS_ALL

all extension events are desired.

 

GDK_EXTENSION_EVENTS_CURSOR

extension events are desired only if a cursor will be displayed for the device.

 
© manpagez.com 2000-2024
Individual documents may contain additional copyright information.