gdk_keymap_translate_keymap_state : unconsumed_modifiers
- From: Owen Taylor <otaylor redhat com>
- To: gtk-devel-list gnome org
- Cc: hp redhat com
- Subject: gdk_keymap_translate_keymap_state : unconsumed_modifiers
- Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:09:19 -0500 (EST)
The docs for this parameter say:
* @unused_modifiers: return location for modifiers that didn't affect the group or level
However, the implementation (for XKB) actually returns something
different -- a mask of modifiers that were consumed to determine the level.
This confusion seems to also be present in the XTranslateKeycodes docs. The corresponding
parameter 'mods_rtrn' is commented as "backfilled with unconsumed modifiers", but
the body of the docs says:
"mods_rtrn is backfilled with the modifiers consumed by the translation_process"
The "consumed modifiers" interpretation is probably marginally more useful than the
unconsumed modifiers interpretation ... e.g., if you want to tell whether a keypress
of "+" matches a spec of "<shift>+" you can do:
(mods & ~consumed_modifiers) == (specified_modifiers & ~consumed_modifiers)
While with unconsumed_modifiers you would do the slightly less robust:
unconsumed_modifiers == specified_modifiers
But it's also slightly more confusing. Any opinions on whether we should go with
the docs or the implementation?
Regards,
Owen
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