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XkbOpenDisplay(3)                XKB FUNCTIONS               XkbOpenDisplay(3)

NAME
       XkbOpenDisplay  -  Checks for a compatible version of the Xkb extension
       in both the library and the server, and initializes the  extension  for
       use.

SYNOPSIS
       Display  *XkbOpenDisplay  (_Xconst char *display_name, int *event_rtrn,
              int *error_rtrn, int *major_in_out, int *minor_in_out, int *rea-
              son_rtrn);

ARGUMENTS
       display_name
              hardware display name, which determines the display and communi-
              cations domain to be used

       event_rtrn
              backfilled with the extension base event code

       error_rtrn
              backfilled with the extension base error code

       major_in_out
              compile time lib major version in, server major version out

       minor_in_out
              compile time lib min version in, server minor version out

       reason_rtrn
              backfilled with a status code

DESCRIPTION
       As a convenience, you can use the function  XkbOpenDisplay  to  perform
       these  three tasks at once: open a connection to an X server, check for
       a compatible version of the Xkb extension in both the library  and  the
       server, and initialize the extension for use.

       XkbOpenDisplay  is  a convenience function that opens an X display con-
       nection and initializes the X keyboard extension. In  all  cases,  upon
       return  reason_rtrn  contains  a status value indicating success or the
       type of failure. If major_in_out and minor_in_out  are  not  NULL,  Xk-
       bOpenDisplay  first  calls  XkbLibraryVersion  to determine whether the
       client library is compatible, passing it the values pointed to  by  ma-
       jor_in_out  and  minor_in_out.  If  the  library  is  incompatible, Xk-
       bOpenDisplay backfills major_in_out and minor_in_out with the major and
       minor  extension  versions  of the library being used and returns NULL.
       If the library is compatible, XkbOpenDisplay  next  calls  XOpenDisplay
       with  the  display_name.   If this fails, the function returns NULL. If
       successful, XkbOpenDisplay calls XkbQueryExtension  and  backfills  the
       major  and  minor  Xkb server extension version numbers in major_in_out
       and minor_in_out. If the server extension  version  is  not  compatible
       with  the  library  extension version or if the server extension is not
       present, XkbOpenDisplay closes the display and returns NULL. When  suc-
       cessful, the function returns the display connection.

       The possible values for reason_rtrn are:

       •    XkbOD_BadLibraryVersion   indicates   XkbLibraryVersion   returned
            False.

       •    XkbOD_ConnectionRefused indicates the display could not be opened.

       •    XkbOD_BadServerVersion indicates the library and the  server  have
            incompatible extension versions.

       •    XkbOD_NonXkbServer indicates the extension is not present in the X
            server.

       •    XkbOD_Success indicates that the function succeeded.

RETURN VALUES
       NULL           The XkbOpenDisplay function returns NULL if the  library
                      is incompatible.

                    The  XkbOpenDisplay  function  returns NULL if the call to
                    XOpenDisplay with the display_name fails.

                    The XkbOpenDisplay function returns NULL  and  closes  the
                    display  if the server extension version is not compatible
                    with the library extension version or if the server exten-
                    sion is not present.

DIAGNOSTICS
       BadAccess      The Xkb extension has not been properly initialized

SEE ALSO
       XkbLibraryVersion(3), XkbQueryExtension(3), XOpenDisplay(3)

X Version 11                     libX11 1.8.4                XkbOpenDisplay(3)

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