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XChangeKeyboardDevice(3X11)			   XChangeKeyboardDevice(3X11)

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

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

ARGUMENTS
       Specifies  the  connection to the X server.  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
       An invalid device was specified.	 The specified device does not	exist,
       has not been opened by this client via XOpenInputDevice,	 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.  This error may occur if an  XChangeKeyboard‐
       Device request was made specifying a device that has no keys.

SEE ALSO
       XChangePointerDevice(3X11)

       Programming With Xlib

						   XChangeKeyboardDevice(3X11)

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