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1 files changed, 33 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/xorg-server/xkeyboard-config/compat/README b/xorg-server/xkeyboard-config/compat/README index 00d591e7b..ea8750fac 100644 --- a/xorg-server/xkeyboard-config/compat/README +++ b/xorg-server/xkeyboard-config/compat/README @@ -1,33 +1,33 @@ -The core protocol interpretation of keyboard modifiers does not include direct -support for multiple keyboard groups, so XKB reports the effective keyboard -group to XKB-aware clients using some of reserved bits in the state field of -some core protocol events. This modified state field would not be interpreted -correctly by XKB-unaware clients, so XKB provides a group compatibility mapping -which remaps the keyboard group into a core modifier mask that has similar -effects, when possible. - -XKB maintains three compatibility state components that are used to make -XKB-unaware clients(*) work as well as possible: -- The compatibility state which corresponds to the effective modifier and - effective group state. -- The compatibility lookup state which is the core-protocol equivalent of the - lookup state. -- The compatibility grab state which is the nearest core-protocol equivalent - of the grab state. - -Compatibility state are essentially the corresponding XKB states, but with -keyboard group possibly encoded as one or more modifiers. - -Modifiers that correspond to each keyboard group are described in this -group compatibility map. - - ----- -(*) The implementation of XKB invisibly extends the X library to use the -keyboard extension if it is present. That means, clients that use library or -toolkit routines to interpret keyboard events automatically use all of XKB -features; clients that directly interpret the state field of core protocol -events or the keymap direcly may be affected by some of the XKB differences. -Thus most clients can take all advantages without modification but it also -means that XKB state can be reported to clients that have not explicitly -requested the keyboard extension. +The core protocol interpretation of keyboard modifiers does not include direct
+support for multiple keyboard groups, so XKB reports the effective keyboard
+group to XKB-aware clients using some of reserved bits in the state field of
+some core protocol events. This modified state field would not be interpreted
+correctly by XKB-unaware clients, so XKB provides a group compatibility mapping
+which remaps the keyboard group into a core modifier mask that has similar
+effects, when possible.
+
+XKB maintains three compatibility state components that are used to make
+XKB-unaware clients(*) work as well as possible:
+- The compatibility state which corresponds to the effective modifier and
+ effective group state.
+- The compatibility lookup state which is the core-protocol equivalent of the
+ lookup state.
+- The compatibility grab state which is the nearest core-protocol equivalent
+ of the grab state.
+
+Compatibility state are essentially the corresponding XKB states, but with
+keyboard group possibly encoded as one or more modifiers.
+
+Modifiers that correspond to each keyboard group are described in this
+group compatibility map.
+
+
+----
+(*) The implementation of XKB invisibly extends the X library to use the
+keyboard extension if it is present. That means, clients that use library or
+toolkit routines to interpret keyboard events automatically use all of XKB
+features; clients that directly interpret the state field of core protocol
+events or the keymap direcly may be affected by some of the XKB differences.
+Thus most clients can take all advantages without modification but it also
+means that XKB state can be reported to clients that have not explicitly
+requested the keyboard extension.
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