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    .TH "XGETDEVICECONTROL" "libmansuffix" "09/05/2024" "\ \&" "\ \&"
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    .SH "NAME"
    XGetDeviceControl, XChangeDeviceControl \- query and change input device controls
    .SH "SYNOPSIS"
    .sp
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    #include <X11/extensions/XInput\&.h>
    .fi
    .sp
    .nf
    XDeviceControl *XGetDeviceControl( Display *display,
                                       XDevice *device,
                                       int *controlType);
    .fi
    .sp
    .nf
    int XChangeDeviceControl( Display *display,
                              XDevice *device,
                              int controlType,
                              XDeviceControl *control);
    .fi
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    .nf
    display
           Specifies the connection to the X server\&.
    .fi
    .sp
    .nf
    device
           Specifies the device whose control is to be interrogated
           or modified\&.
    .fi
    .sp
    .nf
    controlType
           Specifies the type of control to be interrogated or
           changed\&.
    .fi
    .sp
    .nf
    control
           Specifies the address of an XDeviceControl structure
           that contains the new values for the Device\&.
    .fi
    .SH "DESCRIPTION"
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    .nf
    These requests are provided to manipulate those input devices
    that support device control\&. A BadMatch error will be generated
    if the requested device does not support any device controls\&.
    .fi
    .if n \{\
    .RE
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    .sp
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    .nf
    Valid device control types that can be used with these requests
    include the following:
    .fi
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    .RE
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    .nf
    DEVICE_RESOLUTION: Queries or changes the resolution of
    valuators on input devices\&.
    .fi
    .if n \{\
    .RE
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    .sp
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    .nf
    The XGetDeviceControl request returns a pointer to an
    XDeviceControl structure\&.
    .fi
    .if n \{\
    .RE
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    .sp
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    .nf
    XGetDeviceControl can generate a BadDevice or BadMatch error\&.
    .fi
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    .RE
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    .nf
    The XChangeDeviceControl request modifies the values of one
    control on the specified device\&. The control is identified by
    the id field of the XDeviceControl structure that is passed
    with the request\&.
    .fi
    .if n \{\
    .RE
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    .nf
    XChangeDeviceControl can generate a BadDevice, BadMatch, or
    BadValue error\&.
    .fi
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    .RE
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    .SH "STRUCTURES"
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    Each control is described by a structure specific to that control\&.
    These structures are defined in the file XInput\&.h\&.
    .fi
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    .nf
    XDeviceControl is a generic structure that contains two fields
    that are at the beginning of each class of control:
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    typedef struct {
        XID class;
        int length;
    } XDeviceControl;
    .fi
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    .RE
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    .nf
    The XDeviceResolutionState structure defines the information
    that is returned for device resolution for devices with
    valuators\&.
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    typedef struct {
        XID control;
        int length;
        int num_valuators;
        int* resolutions;
        int* min_resolutions;
        int* max_resolutions;
    } XDeviceResolutionState;
    .fi
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    The XDeviceResolutionControl structure defines the attributes
    that can be controlled for keyboard Devices\&.
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    .nf
    typedef struct {
        XID control;
        int length;
        int first_valuator;
        int num_valuators;
        int* resolutions;
    } XDeviceResolutionControl;
    .fi
    .if n \{\
    .RE
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    .SH "DIAGNOSTICS"
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    .nf
    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\&.
    .fi
    .if n \{\
    .RE
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    .nf
    BadMatch
           This error may occur if an XGetDeviceControl request was
           made specifying a device that has no controls or an
           XChangeDeviceControl request was made with an
           XDeviceControl structure that contains an invalid Device
           type\&. It may also occur if an invalid combination of
           mask bits is specified ( DvKey but no DvAutoRepeatMode
           for keyboard Devices), or if an invalid KeySym is
           specified for a string Device\&.
    .fi
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    .RE
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    .nf
    BadValue
           Some numeric value falls outside the range of values
           accepted by the XChangeDeviceControl request\&. Unless a
           specific range is specified for an argument, the full
           range defined by the argument\*(Aqs type is accepted\&. Any
           argument defined as a set of alternatives can generate
           this error\&.
    .fi
    .if n \{\
    .RE
    .\}