XSetDeviceMode(3)

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  XOpen-
                   InputDevice.   This  error  may  also  occur  if some other
                   client has caused the specified device to become the X key-
                   board  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 support-
                   ing the XSetDeviceMode request.

SEE ALSO

       Programming with Xlib

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