xcb_grab_button(3) XCB Requests xcb_grab_button(3)

NAME

xcb_grab_button - Grab pointer button(s)

SYNOPSIS

#include <xcb/xproto.h>

Request function

xcb_void_cookie_t xcb_grab_button(xcb_connection_t *conn,
uint8_t owner_events, xcb_window_t grab_window,
uint16_t event_mask, uint8_t pointer_mode,
uint8_t keyboard_mode, xcb_window_t confine_to,
xcb_cursor_t cursor, uint8_t button, uint16_t modifiers);

REQUEST ARGUMENTS

conn The XCB connection to X11.

owner_events
If 1, the grab_window will still get the pointer events. If
0, events are not reported to the grab_window.

grab_window
Specifies the window on which the pointer should be
grabbed.

event_mask
Specifies which pointer events are reported to the client.

TODO: which values?

pointer_mode
One of the following values:

XCB_GRAB_MODE_SYNC
The state of the keyboard appears to freeze: No
further keyboard events are generated by the
server until the grabbing client issues a
releasing AllowEvents request or until the
keyboard grab is released.

XCB_GRAB_MODE_ASYNC
Keyboard event processing continues normally.


keyboard_mode
One of the following values:

XCB_GRAB_MODE_SYNC
The state of the keyboard appears to freeze: No
further keyboard events are generated by the
server until the grabbing client issues a
releasing AllowEvents request or until the
keyboard grab is released.

XCB_GRAB_MODE_ASYNC
Keyboard event processing continues normally.


confine_to
Specifies the window to confine the pointer in (the user
will not be able to move the pointer out of that window).

The special value XCB_NONE means don't confine the pointer.

cursor Specifies the cursor that should be displayed or XCB_NONE
to not change the cursor.

button One of the following values:

XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_ANY
Any of the following (or none):

XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_1
The left mouse button.

XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_2
The right mouse button.

XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_3
The middle mouse button.

XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_4
Scroll wheel. TODO: direction?

XCB_BUTTON_INDEX_5
Scroll wheel. TODO: direction?


modifiers The modifiers to grab.

Using the special value XCB_MOD_MASK_ANY means grab the
pointer with all possible modifier combinations.

DESCRIPTION

This request establishes a passive grab. The pointer is actively
grabbed as described in GrabPointer, the last-pointer-grab time is
set to the time at which the button was pressed (as transmitted in
the ButtonPress event), and the ButtonPress event is reported if all
of the following conditions are true:

The pointer is not grabbed and the specified button is logically
pressed when the specified modifier keys are logically down, and no
other buttons or modifier keys are logically down.

The grab-window contains the pointer.

The confine-to window (if any) is viewable.

A passive grab on the same button/key combination does not exist on
any ancestor of grab-window.

The interpretation of the remaining arguments is the same as for
GrabPointer. The active grab is terminated automatically when the
logical state of the pointer has all buttons released, independent of
the logical state of modifier keys. Note that the logical state of a
device (as seen by means of the protocol) may lag the physical state
if device event processing is frozen. This request overrides all
previous passive grabs by the same client on the same button/key
combinations on the same window. A modifier of AnyModifier is
equivalent to issuing the request for all possible modifier
combinations (including the combination of no modifiers). It is not
required that all specified modifiers have currently assigned
keycodes. A button of AnyButton is equivalent to issuing the request
for all possible buttons. Otherwise, it is not required that the
button specified currently be assigned to a physical button.

An Access error is generated if some other client has already issued
a GrabButton request with the same button/key combination on the same
window. When using AnyModifier or AnyButton, the request fails
completely (no grabs are established), and an Access error is
generated if there is a conflicting grab for any combination. The
request has no effect on an active grab.

RETURN VALUE

Returns an xcb_void_cookie_t. Errors (if any) have to be handled in
the event loop.

If you want to handle errors directly with xcb_request_check instead,
use xcb_grab_button_checked. See xcb-requests(3) for details.

ERRORS

xcb_access_error_t
Another client has already issued a GrabButton with the
same button/key combination on the same window.

xcb_cursor_error_t
The specified cursor does not exist.

xcb_value_error_t
TODO: reasons?

xcb_window_error_t
The specified window does not exist.

SEE ALSO

xcb-requests(3)

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