XkbResizeKeySyms(3) XKB FUNCTIONS XkbResizeKeySyms(3)

NAME

XkbResizeKeySyms - Change the number of symbols bound to a key

SYNOPSIS

KeySym * XkbResizeKeySyms (XkbDescRec *xkb, int key, int needed);

ARGUMENTS

xkb keyboard description to be changed

key keycode for key to modify

needed new number of keysyms required for key

DESCRIPTION

XkbResizeKeySyms reserves the space needed for needed keysyms and
returns a pointer to the beginning of the new array that holds the
keysyms. It adjusts the offset field of the key_sym_map entry for the
key if necessary and can also change the syms, num_syms, and
size_syms fields of xkb->map if it is necessary to reallocate the
syms array. XkbResizeKeySyms does not modify either the width or
number of groups associated with the key.

If needed is greater than the current number of keysyms for the key,
XkbResizeKeySyms initializes all new keysyms in the array to
NoSymbol.

Because the number of symbols needed by a key is normally computed as
width * number of groups, and XkbResizeKeySyms does not modify either
the width or number of groups for the key, a discrepancy exists upon
return from XkbResizeKeySyms between the space allocated for the
keysyms and the number required. The unused entries in the list of
symbols returned by XkbResizeKeySyms are not preserved across future
calls to any of the map editing functions, so you must update the key
symbol mapping (which updates the width and number of groups for the
key) before calling another allocator function. A call to
XkbChangeTypesOfKey will update the mapping.

If any allocation errors occur while resizing the number of symbols
bound to the key, XkbResizeKeySyms returns NULL.

SEE ALSO

XkbChangeTypesOfKey(3), XkbResizeKeyActions(3)

NOTES

A change to the number of symbols bound to a key should be
accompanied by a change in the number of actions bound to a key.
Refer to XkbResizeKeyActions for more information on changing the
number of actions bound to a key.

X Version 11 libX11 1.8.10 XkbResizeKeySyms(3)