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XChangeKeyboardDevice(3X11)	  X FUNCTIONS	   XChangeKeyboardDevice(3X11)

NAME
       XChangeKeyboardDevice - change which device is used as the X keyboard

SYNTAX
       Status XChangeKeyboardDevice(display, device)
	     Display *display;
	     XDevice *device;

ARGUMENTS
       display	   Specifies the connection to the X server.

       device	   Specifies the device to be used as the X keyboard.

DESCRIPTION
       The  XChangeKeyboardDevice  request causes the server to use the speci‐
       fied device as the X keyboard.  The device must	have  been  previously
       opened  by  the	requesting client via XOpenDevice or a BadDevice error
       will result.  The device must support input class Keys, or  a  BadMatch
       error will result.  If the server implementation does not support using
       the requested device as the X keyboard, a BadDevice error will result.

       If the specified device is grabbed by another client, AlreadyGrabbed is
       returned.   If  the  specified  device  is  frozen by a grab on another
       device, GrabFrozen is returned.	If the request is successful,  Success
       is returned.

       If  the	request	 succeeds,  a  ChangeDeviceNotify event is sent to all
       clients that have selected that	event.	 A  MappingNotify  event  with
       request = MappingKeyboard is sent to all clients.  The specified device
       becomes the X keyboard  and  the	 old  X	 keyboard  becomes  accessible
       through the input extension protocol requests.

       XChangeKeyboardDevice can generate a BadDevice or a BadMatch error.

DIAGNOSTICS
       BadDevice   An invalid device was specified.  The specified device does
		   not exist, has not been opened by this client via  XOpenIn‐
		   putDevice,  or is already one of the core X device (pointer
		   or keyboard).  This error may  also	occur  if  the	server
		   implementation  does not support using the specified device
		   as the X keyboard.

       BadMatch	   This error may occur if  an	XChangeKeyboardDevice  request
		   was made specifying a device that has no keys.

SEE ALSO
       XChangePointerDevice(3X11)
       Programming With Xlib

X Version 11			   Release 6	   XChangeKeyboardDevice(3X11)

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