NAME¶

SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_EXTERNAL_WINDOW_INPUT - A variable controlling whether SDL should call XSelectInput() to enable input events on X11 windows wrapped by SDL windows.

HEADER FILE¶

Defined in SDL3/SDL_hints.h

SYNOPSIS¶

#include "SDL3/SDL.h"

#define SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_EXTERNAL_WINDOW_INPUT SDL_VIDEO_X11_EXTERNAL_WINDOW_INPUT"

DESCRIPTION¶

The variable can be set to the following values:

• "0": Don't call XSelectInput(), assuming the native window code has done
it already.

• "1": Call XSelectInput() to enable input events. (default)

This hint should be set before creating a window.

AVAILABILITY¶

This hint is available since SDL 3.2.10.