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.ds xT X Toolkit Intrinsics \- C Language Interface
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.ds xL Xlib \- C Language X Interface
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.TH XAllowEvents __libmansuffix__ __xorgversion__ "XLIB FUNCTIONS"
.SH NAME
XAllowEvents \- release queued events
.SH SYNTAX
.HP
int XAllowEvents\^(\^Display *\fIdisplay\fP, int \fIevent_mode\fP\^,
Time \fItime\fP\^);
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP \fIdisplay\fP 1i
Specifies the connection to the X server.
.IP \fIevent_mode\fP 1i
Specifies the event mode.
You can pass
.BR AsyncPointer ,
.BR SyncPointer ,
.BR AsyncKeyboard ,
.BR SyncKeyboard ,
.BR ReplayPointer ,
.BR ReplayKeyboard ,
.BR AsyncBoth ,
or
.BR SyncBoth .
.IP \fItime\fP 1i
Specifies the time.
You can pass either a timestamp or
.BR CurrentTime .
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.B XAllowEvents
function releases some queued events if the client has caused a device
to freeze.
It has no effect if the specified time is earlier than the last-grab
time of the most recent active grab for the client or if the specified time
is later than the current X server time.
.LP
.B XAllowEvents
can generate a
.B BadValue
error.
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
.TP 1i
.B BadValue
Some numeric value falls outside the range of values accepted by the request.
Unless a specific range is specified for an argument, the full range defined
by the argument's type is accepted.
Any argument defined as a set of
alternatives can generate this error.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fI\*(xL\fP