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Accessibility::DeviceEvent Struct Reference

import "Accessibility_Registry.idl";


Data Fields

EventType type
long id
short hw_code
unsigned short modifiers
unsigned long timestamp
string event_string
boolean is_text


Detailed Description

A structure which encapsulates information about a device event.


Field Documentation

string Accessibility::DeviceEvent::event_string
 

A string representation of the event. If is_text is True, then this string represents the character or typographic sequence that would be received by a focussed text input field. event_string is in general suitable for exposure to the end-user for purposes of keyboard echo.

short Accessibility::DeviceEvent::hw_code
 

a numeric code which is hardware and system-dependent, identifying the specific hardware button or key on the device for which the event has occurred. On X Window systems, for global key notifications and for most non-global key notifications as well, this code corresponds to the XKeycode. For switch and button events it indicates the switch or button number.

Note:
For technical reasons, this code may differ from the XKeycode when generated by Java applications for consumption by non-global key listeners. This is subject to change in future versions of the DeviceEventController implementation.

long Accessibility::DeviceEvent::id
 

an identifier which identifies this event in the event stream. On X Window systems this corresponds to the XEvent serial number.

boolean Accessibility::DeviceEvent::is_text
 

True if the event results in the insertion of characters into an input text buffer, or would do so if delivered to a focussed text input field. ¨Typographical¨ key events have this field set to True, whereas ¨control¨ key events generally do not.

unsigned short Accessibility::DeviceEvent::modifiers
 

an unsigned short int consisting of zero or more of the following values OR'ed together:

  • 1<<::MODIFIER_SHIFT (=1, corresponds to Xlib's ShiftMask)
  • 1<<::MODIFIER_SHIFTLOCK (=2, corresponds to Xlib's LockMask)
  • 1<<::MODIFIER_CONTROL (=4, corresponds to Xlib's ControlMask)
  • 1<<::MODIFIER_ALT (=8, corresponds to Xlib's Mod1Mask)
  • 1<<::MODIFIER_META (=16, corresponds to Xlib's Mod2Mask)
  • 1<<::MODIFIER_META2 (=32, corresponds to Xlib's Mod3Mask)
  • 1<<::MODIFIER_META3 (=64, corresponds to Xlib's Mod4Mask)

unsigned long Accessibility::DeviceEvent::timestamp
 

an unsigned integer representing the time that the event occurred. On X Window systems this event is a time in milliseconds from some arbitrary starting point; it therefore has a cycle time of approximately 50 days.

EventType Accessibility::DeviceEvent::type
 

Identifies the type of the containing DeviceEvent.


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