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     XChangePointerControl(3X)          XChangePointerControl(3X)



     NAME
          XChangePointerControl, XGetPointerControl - control
          pointer

     SYNOPSIS
          XChangePointerControl(display, do_accel, do_threshold,
          accel_numerator,
                                  accel_denominator, threshold)
                Display *display;
                Bool do_accel, do_threshold;
                int accel_numerator, accel_denominator;
                int threshold;

          XGetPointerControl(display, accel_numerator_return,
          accel_denominator_return,
                                 threshold_return)
                Display *display;
                int *accel_numerator_return,
          *accel_denominator_return;
                int *threshold_return;

     ARGUMENTS
          accel_denominator
                    Specifies the denominator for the
                    acceleration multiplier.

          accel_denominator_return
                    Returns the denominator for the acceleration
                    multiplier.

          accel_numerator
                    Specifies the numerator for the acceleration
                    multiplier.

          accel_numerator_return
                    Returns the numerator for the acceleration
                    multiplier.

          display   Specifies the connection to the X server.

          do_accel  Specifies a Boolean value that controls
                    whether the values for the accel_numerator or
                    accel_denominator are used.

          do_threshold
                    Specifies a Boolean value that controls
                    whether the value for the threshold is used.

          threshold Specifies the acceleration threshold.

          threshold_return
                    Returns the acceleration threshold.



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     XChangePointerControl(3X)          XChangePointerControl(3X)



     DESCRIPTION
          The XChangePointerControl function defines how the
          pointing device moves.  The acceleration, expressed as
          a fraction, is a multiplier for movement. For example,
          specifying 3/1 means the pointer moves three times as
          fast as normal.  The fraction may be rounded
          arbitrarily by the X server. Acceleration only takes
          effect if the pointer moves more than threshold pixels
          at once and only applies to the amount beyond the value
          in the threshold argument.  Setting a value to -1
          restores the default.  The values of the do_accel and
          do_threshold arguments must be True for the pointer
          values to be set, or the parameters are unchanged.
          Negative values (other than -1) generate a BadValue
          error, as does a zero value for the accel_denominator
          argument.

          XChangePointerControl can generate a BadValue error.

          The XGetPointerControl function returns the pointer's
          current acceleration multiplier and acceleration
          threshold.

     DIAGNOSTICS
          BadValue  Some numeric value falls outside the range of
                    values accepted by the request.  Unless a
                    specific range is specified for an argument,
                    the full range defined by the argument's type
                    is accepted.  Any argument defined as a set
                    of alternatives can generate this error.

     SEE ALSO
          Xlib Programming Manual






















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