XSetDeviceMode(3X11) 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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