A client can monopolise the keyboard and pointer but if at all possible
you should avoid doing this. If you have selected both ButtonPress
and
ButtonRelease
in a window, then X
will `grab' the pointer after the
ButtonPress
event until the button is released.
XGrabServer(display) /* the server will buffer up requests from */ /* all other client programs */ XUngrabServer(display) /* allow execution of other client's requests */ XSetInputFocus(display,focus,revert_to,time)/* keybd events go to window*/ Window focus; /* is in if it is a decendent of the focus */ int revert_to; /*RevertToParent,RevertToPointerRoot,RevertToNone if the window becomes non- viewable. */ Time time; /* timestamp or CurrentTime */ /* window, otherwise they are sent to the focus window itself*/ /* the RootWindow is the default focus window */ XGetInputFocus(display,focus,revert_to) Window *focus; /* RETURNS ID of focus window */ int *revert_to; /*RevertToParent,RevertToPointerRoot,RevertToNone*/ /* GRAB ALL MOUSE EVENTS for those of the clients windows */ Status XGrabPointer(display,w,owner_events,event_mask, pointer_mode,keyboard_mode,confine_to,cursor,time) Window w; /* SelectInput suitably else send here if */ /* normal window has not called SelectInput */ Bool owner_events; /*If False then all pointer events selected by the mask are reported with respect to grab_window. If True then pointer events that would normally have been reported are reported as usual, otherwise as in False */ unsigned int event_mask;/* always augmented with ButtonPressMask and ButtonReleaseMask*/ int pointer_mode,keyboard_mode; /*If GrabModeAsync then event processing continues normally. If GrabModeSync the pointer/keyboard appears to freeze until XAllowEvents is called */ Window confine_to; /* if pointer isn't initially in this window then it's warped into it */ Cursor cursor; /* temporary cursor to use */ Time time; /* either a timestamp or CurrentTime */ XUngrabPointer(display,time) /* UNDO THE EFFECT OF XGrabPointer */ Time time; /* either a timestamp or CurrentTime */ /* GRAB THE MOUSE WHENEVER A PARTICULAR COMBINATION OF */ /* MOUSE BUTTONS AND KEYBOARD KEYS ARE PRESSED */ Status XGrabButton(display,button,modifiers,w,owner_events,event_mask, pointer_mode,keyboard_mode,confine_to,cursor,time) unsigned int buttons; unsigned int modifiers; Window w; /* window for events which are excluded by */ /* SelectInput from the window they would normally go to */ Bool owner_events; unsigned int event_mask; int pointer_mode,keyboard_mode; Window confine_to; Cursor cursor; /* temporary cursor to use */ XUngrabButton(display,button,modifiers,w) /* UNDO XGrabButton */ unsigned int buttons; unsigned int modifiers; Window w; /* window for events which are excluded by */