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     X Version 11 (Release 5)                     XSetDeviceMode(3X11)



     NAME
          XSetDeviceMode - change the mode of a device

     SYNTAX
          XSetDeviceMode(display, device, mode)
                Display *display;
                XDevice *device;
                int _mode;

     ARGUMENTS
          display     Specifies the connection to the X server.

          device      Specifies the device whose mode is to be
                      changed.

          mode        Specifies the mode.  You can pass Absolute , or
                      Relative.

     DESCRIPTION
          The XSetDeviceMode request changes the mode of an input
          device that is capable of reporting either absolute
          positional information or relative motion information. Not
          all input devices are capable of reporting motion data, and
          not all are capable of changing modes from Absolute to
          Relative.

          XSetDeviceMode can generate a BadDevice or BadMode error.

     DIAGNOSTICS
          BadDevice   An invalid device was specified.  The specified
                      device does not exist or has not been opened by
                      this client via XOpenInputDevice.  This error
                      may also occur if some other client has caused
                      the specified device to become the X keyboard or
                      X pointer device via the XChangeKeyboardDevice
                      or XChangePointerDevice requests.

          BadMatch    This error may occur if an XSetDeviceMode
                      request is made specifying a device that has no
                      valuators and reports no axes of motion.

          BadMode     An invalid mode was specified.  This error will
                      also be returned if the specified device is not
                      capable of supporting the XSetDeviceMode
                      request.

     SEE ALSO
          Programming with Xlib







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