XSetDeviceMode(3X11) X11 SDE 5.4R3.00 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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