XSetDeviceMode(3X11)X Version 11 (Release 6.6XSetDeviceMode(3X11)
NAME
XSetDeviceMode - change the mode of a device
SYNTAX
XSetDeviceMode(display, device, mode)
Display *display;
XDevice *device;
int _mode;
ARGUMENTS
display Specifies the connection to the X server.
device Specifies the device whose mode is to be
changed.
mode Specifies the mode. You can pass Absolute , or
Relative.
DESCRIPTION
The XSetDeviceMode request changes the mode of an input
device that is capable of reporting either absolute
positional information or relative motion information. Not
all input devices are capable of reporting motion data, and
not all are capable of changing modes from Absolute to
Relative.
XSetDeviceMode can generate a BadDevice or BadMode error.
DIAGNOSTICS
BadDevice An invalid device was specified. The specified
device does not exist or has not been opened by
this client via XOpenInputDevice. This error
may also occur if some other client has caused
the specified device to become the X keyboard or
X pointer device via the XChangeKeyboardDevice
or XChangePointerDevice requests.
BadMatch This error may occur if an XSetDeviceMode
request is made specifying a device that has no
valuators and reports no axes of motion.
BadMode An invalid mode was specified. This error will
also be returned if the specified device is not
capable of supporting the XSetDeviceMode
request.
SEE ALSO
Programming with Xlib
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