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Xorg get current layout
#include <stdio.h>
#include <X11/XKBlib.h>
int
main()
{
char* displayName = "";
int eventCode;
int errorReturn;
int major = XkbMajorVersion;
int minor = XkbMinorVersion;;
int reasonReturn;
Display* display = XkbOpenDisplay(displayName, &eventCode, &errorReturn, &major, &minor, &reasonReturn);
if (reasonReturn != XkbOD_Success)
return 1;
XkbStateRec xkbState;
XkbGetState(display, XkbUseCoreKbd, &xkbState);
printf("%d\n", xkbState.group);
XkbDescRec* kbdDescPtr = XkbAllocKeyboard();
if (kbdDescPtr == NULL)
return 1;
XkbGetNames(display, XkbSymbolsNameMask, kbdDescPtr);
Atom symNameAtom = kbdDescPtr->names->symbols;
if (symNameAtom != None) {
char* symNameC = XGetAtomName(display, symNameAtom);
printf("%s\n", symNameC);
XFree(symNameC);
}
XCloseDisplay(display);
return 0;
}
$ setxkbmap -print
xkb_keymap {
xkb_keycodes { include "evdev+aliases(qwerty)" };
xkb_types { include "complete" };
xkb_compat { include "complete" };
xkb_symbols { include "pc+us(dvorak-de)+ru(winkeys-ua):2+inet(evdev)+capslock(grouplock)" };
xkb_geometry { include "pc(pc104)" };
};
$ setxkbmap -print
xkb_keymap {
xkb_keycodes { include "evdev+aliases(qwerty)" };
xkb_types { include "complete" };
xkb_compat { include "complete" };
xkb_symbols { include "pc+us+inet(evdev)" };
xkb_geometry { include "pc(pc104)" };
};
$ ./getxkbgroupsymbols
1
pc+us(dvorak-de)+ru(winkeys-ua):2+inet(evdev)+capslock(grouplock)
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