qenter(3G) qenter(3G)
NAME
qenter - creates an event queue entry
C SPECIFICATION
void qenter(dev, val)
Device dev;
short val;
PARAMETERS
dev expects the device number to be entered into the event queue.
val expects the value to be entered into the event queue.
DESCRIPTION
qenter takes a device number and a value and enters them into the event
queue of the calling process. There is no way to distinguish user-
generated and system-generated events except by device number.
The 16-bit device number name space is partitioned as follows:
0x0000 -> 0x0FFF Devices defined by SGI
0x0001 -> 0x00FF Buttons
0x0100 -> 0x01FF Valuators
0x0200 -> 0x02FF Pseudo devices
0x0300 -> 0x0EFF Reserved
0x0F00 -> 0x0FFF Additional buttons
0x1000 -> 0x7FFF Devices defined by users
0x1000 -> 0x2FFF Buttons
0x3000 -> 0x3FFF Valuators
0x4000 -> 0x7FFF Pseudo devices
0x8000 -> 0xFFFF Can not be used
SEE ALSO
qcontrol, qread, qreset, qtest
NOTE
This routine is available only in immediate mode.
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