1XSETDEVICEMODE(libmansuffix) 2============================ 3 4NAME 5---- 6 7 XSetDeviceMode - change the mode of a device 8 9SYNOPSIS 10-------- 11 12 #include <X11/extensions/XInput.h> 13 14 XSetDeviceMode( Display *display, 15 XDevice *device, 16 int mode); 17 18 display 19 Specifies the connection to the X server. 20 21 device 22 Specifies the device whose mode is to be changed. 23 24 mode 25 Specifies the mode. You can pass Absolute, or Relative. 26 27DESCRIPTION 28----------- 29 30 The XSetDeviceMode request changes the mode of an input device 31 that is capable of reporting either absolute positional 32 information or relative motion information. Not all input 33 devices are capable of reporting motion data, and not all are 34 capable of changing modes from Absolute to Relative. 35 36 XSetDeviceMode can generate a BadDevice or BadMode error. 37 38DIAGNOSTICS 39----------- 40 41 BadDevice 42 An invalid device was specified. The specified device 43 does not exist or has not been opened by this client via 44 XOpenInputDevice. This error may also occur if some 45 other client has caused the specified device to become 46 the X keyboard or X pointer device via the 47 XChangeKeyboardDevice or XChangePointerDevice requests. 48 49 BadMatch 50 This error may occur if an XSetDeviceMode request is 51 made specifying a device that has no valuators and 52 reports no axes of motion. 53 54 BadMode 55 An invalid mode was specified. This error will also be 56 returned if the specified device is not capable of 57 supporting the XSetDeviceMode request. 58