XkbGetAutoRepeatRate(3)

💅 XkbGetAutoRepeatRate — okay so here's the tea

Bestie, we're looking at XkbGetAutoRepeatRate(3) from the XKB functions section of the manual, and honestly? It's giving "small function, big keyboard glow-up." Let's get into it ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

XkbGetAutoRepeatRate — literally just gets the current attributes of the RepeatKeys control for a keyboard device. That's it. That's the whole job. Iconic, honestly 🎀

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✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

Bool XkbGetAutoRepeatRate (Display *display, unsigned int device_spec,
       unsigned int *timeout_rtrn, unsigned int *interval_rtrn);

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🦋 ARGUMENTS 🦋

• display — your connection to the X server, the whole reason we're here 💖
• device_spec — the device ID you actually want, or XkbUseCoreKbd if you're feeling basic (affectionate)
• timeout_rtrn — gets backfilled with the initial repeat delay, in ms ⏱️
• interval_rtrn — gets backfilled with the subsequent repeat delay, in ms ⏱️⏱️

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🔥 DESCRIPTION 🔥

So the core protocol is kind of a flop here ngl — it only lets you control whether the entire keyboard, or individual keys, should auto-repeat when held down. That's it. Binary. Two settings. Groundbreaking 🙈

RepeatKeys is a boolean control that extends that capability by adding control over the delay until a key begins to repeat and the rate at which it repeats. And here's the couple-y part: RepeatKeys is coupled with the core auto-repeat control — when RepeatKeys is enabled or disabled, the core auto-repeat gets enabled or disabled too, and vice versa. They're matching, periodt 💅

Auto-repeating keys are controlled by two attributes:

1. timeout — the delay after the initial press of an auto-repeating key and the first generated repeat event.
2. interval — the delay between all subsequent generated repeat events.

And like with all boolean controls, configuring the attributes that determine how the control operates does not automatically enable the control as a whole. So don't come crying to me when you set everything up and nothing happens, bestie — that's a whole separate step 😭

XkbGetAutoRepeatRate queries the server for the current values of the RepeatControls control attributes, backfills timeout_rtrn and interval_rtrn with them, and returns True. 🫶

Heads up though: if a compatible version of the Xkb extension is not available in the server, XkbGetAutoRepeatRate returns False. Vibe check failed, no data for you 💀

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⭐ RETURN VALUES ⭐

• True — the XkbGetAutoRepeatRate function returns True if a compatible version of the Xkb extension is available in the server. Slay ✅
• False — the XkbGetAutoRepeatRate function returns False if a compatible version of the Xkb extension is not available in the server. Tragic ❌

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🧚 SEE ALSO 🧚

There's no SEE ALSO section in this one, so go forth and query your repeat rates in peace, queen 👑

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Okay that's the whole page!! Stay hydrated, read your return values, and remember: X Version 11, libX11 1.8.14 — that's the source and version, brought to you by the XKB FUNCTIONS girlies. Byeeee 💜🌈🎀