XSETDEVICEMODE(3) libXi XSETDEVICEMODE(3)NAMEXSetDeviceMode - change the mode of a device
SYNTAX
#include <X11/extensions/XInput.h>
XSetDeviceMode(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.
03/04/2009 XSETDEVICEMODE(3)
