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author | Paul LeoNerd Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk> | 2008-11-06 00:02:41 +0000 |
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committer | Paul LeoNerd Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk> | 2008-11-06 00:02:41 +0000 |
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diff --git a/termkey_snprint_key.3 b/termkey_snprint_key.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4c67f9d --- /dev/null +++ b/termkey_snprint_key.3 @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +.TH TERMKEY_SNPRINT_KEY 3 +.SH NAME +termkey_snprint_key \- format a string representing a key event +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +.B #include <termkey.h> +.sp +.BI "size_t termkey_snprint_key(termkey_t *" tk ", char *" buffer ", size_t " len ", +.BI " termkey_key " key ", termkey_format " format ); +.fi +.sp +Link with \fI-ltermkey\fP. +.SH DESCRIPTION +\fBtermkey_snprint_key\fP formats a string buffer to contain a human-readable representation of a key event. It fills the \fIbuffer\fP in a way analogous to the \fBsnprintf\fP(3) standard library function. +.PP +The \fIformat\fP argument specifies the format of the output, as a bitmask of the following constants: +.TP +.B TERMKEY_FORMAT_LONGMOD +Print full modifier names e.g. "Shift-" instead of abbreviating to "S-". +.TP +.B TERMKEY_FORMAT_CARETCTRL +If the only modifier is \fBTERMKEY_MOD_CTRL\fP on a plain letter, render it as "^X" rather than "Ctrl-X". +.TP +.B TERMKEY_FORMAT_ALTISMETA +Use the name "Meta" or the letter "M" instead of "Alt" or "A". +.TP +.B TERMKEY_FORMAT_WRAPBRACKET +If the key event is a special key instead of unmodified Unicode, wrap it in "<brackets>". +.PP +The following shortcuts are provided for common combinations of format bits: +.TP +.B TERMKEY_FORMAT_VIM +Shortcut to set \fBALTISMETA\fP and \fBWRAPBRACKET\fP, to give an output close to the format the \fIvim\fP editor uses. +.SH "RETURN VALUE" +\fBtermkey_snprint_key\fP() returns the number of characters written to \fIbuffer\fP. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR termkey_new (3), +.BR termkey_getkey (3), +.BR termkey_waitkey (3), +.BR termkey_get_keyname (3) |