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.SH "NAME"
XSetDeviceMode \- change the mode of a device
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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#include <X11/extensions/XInput\&.h>
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XSetDeviceMode( Display *display,
                XDevice *device,
                int mode);
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display
       Specifies the connection to the X server\&.
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device
       Specifies the device whose mode is to be changed\&.
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mode
       Specifies the mode\&. You can pass Absolute, or Relative\&.
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The XSetDeviceMode request changes the mode of an input device
that is capable of reporting either absolute positional
information or relative motion information\&. Not all input
devices are capable of reporting motion data, and not all are
capable of changing modes from Absolute to Relative\&.
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XSetDeviceMode can generate a BadDevice or BadMode error\&.
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.SH "DIAGNOSTICS"
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BadDevice
       An invalid device was specified\&. The specified device
       does not exist or has not been opened by this client via
       XOpenInputDevice\&. This error may also occur if some
       other client has caused the specified device to become
       the X keyboard or X pointer device via the
       XChangeKeyboardDevice or XChangePointerDevice requests\&.
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BadMatch
       This error may occur if an XSetDeviceMode request is
       made specifying a device that has no valuators and
       reports no axes of motion\&.
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BadMode
       An invalid mode was specified\&. This error will also be
       returned if the specified device is not capable of
       supporting the XSetDeviceMode request\&.
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