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XtSetKeyTranslator(3Xt)              BSD               XtSetKeyTranslator(3Xt)



NAME
     XtSetKeyTranslator, XtTranslateKeycode, XtRegisterCaseConverter,
     XtConvertCase - convert KeySym to KeyCodes

SYNTAX
     void XtSetKeyTranslator(display, proc)
         Display *display;
         XtKeyProc proc;

     void XtTranslateKeycode(display, keycode, modifiers, modifiers_return,
     keysym_return)
         Display *display;
         KeyCode keycode;
         Modifiers modifiers;
         Modifiers *modifiers_return;
         KeySym *keysym_return;

     void XtRegisterCaseConverter(display, proc, start, stop)
         Display *display;
         XtCaseProc proc;
         KeySym start;
         KeySym stop;

     void XtConvertCase(display, keysym, lower_return, upper_return)
         Display *display;
         KeySym keysym;
         KeySym *lower_return;
         KeySym *upper_return;

ARGUMENTS
     display   Specifies the display.

     keycode   Specifies the KeyCode to translate.

     keysym    Specifies the KeySym to convert.

     keysym_return
               Returns the resulting KeySym.

     lower_return
               Returns the lowercase equivalent of the KeySym.

     upper_return
               Returns the uppercase equivalent of the KeySym.

     modifiers Specifies the modifiers to the KeyCode.

     modifiers_return
               Returns a mask that indicates the modifiers actually used to
               generate the KeySym.

     proc      Specifies the procedure that is to perform key translations or
               conversions.

     start     Specifies the first KeySym for which this converter is valid.

     stop      Specifies the last KeySym for which this converter is valid.

DESCRIPTION
     The XtSetKeyTranslator function sets the specified procedure as the
     current key translator.  The default translator is XtTranslateKey, an
     XtKeyProc that uses Shift and Lock modifiers with the interpretations
     defined by the core protocol.  It is provided so that new translators can
     call it to get default KeyCode-to-KeySym translations and so that the
     default translator can be reinstalled.

     The XtTranslateKeycode function passes the specified arguments directly
     to the currently registered KeyCode to KeySym translator.

     The XtRegisterCaseConverter registers the specified case converter.  The
     start and stop arguments provide the inclusive range of KeySyms for which
     this converter is to be called.  The new converter overrides any previous
     converters for KeySyms in that range.  No interface exists to remove
     converters; you need to register an identity converter.  When a new
     converter is registered, the Intrinsics  refreshes the keyboard state if
     necessary.  The default converter understands case conversion for all
     KeySyms defined in the core protocol.

     The XtConvertCase function calls the appropriate converter and returns
     the results.  A user-supplied XtKeyProc may need to use this function.

SEE ALSO
     X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface
     Xlib - C Language X Interface

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