X Window System core protocol: Difference between revisions

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# the current state of the modifiers (Shift, Control, etc.) and mouse buttons

[[Image:Xkeyboard.svg|left|thumb|400px|HowTranslation afrom keycode is translated into ato keysym.]]

The server therefore sends the keycode and the modifier state without attempting to translate them into a specific character. It is a responsibility of the client to do this conversion. For example, a client may receive an event stating that a given key has been pressed while the Shift modifier was down. If this key would normally generate the character "a", the client (and not the server) associates this event to the character "A".