Section 3: library functions
XmDataFieldGetSelection — A DataField function that retrieves the value of the primary selection Synopsis #include <Xm/DataF.h> char * XmDataFieldGetSelection( Widget widget); Description XmDataFieldGetSelection retrieves the value of the primary selection. It returns a NULL pointer if no text is selected in the widget. The application is responsible for freeing the storage associated with the string…
XmDataFieldCut — A DataField function that copies the primary selection to the clipboard and deletes the selected text Synopsis #include <Xm/DataF.h> Boolean XmDataFieldCut( Widget widget, Time time); Description XmDataFieldCut copies the primary selected text to the clipboard and then deletes the primary selected text. This routine calls the widget’s XmNvalueChangedCallback and verification callbacks, either XmNmodifyVerifyCallback…
XmDataFieldCopy — A DataField function that copies the primary selection to the clipboard Synopsis #include <Xm/DataF.h> Boolean XmDataFieldCopy( Widget widget, Time time); Description XmDataFieldCopy copies the primary selected text to the clipboard. This routine calls the XmNconvertCallback procedures, possibly multiple times, with the selection member of the XmConvertCallbackStruct set to CLIPBOARD and with the parm…
XmDataField — The DataField widget class Synopsis #include <Xm/DataF.h> Description The DataField widget is a Data Presentation widget that handles display and entry of data as text. The DataField widget is a subclass of the XmTextField widget intended for data entry applications. In addition to all of the normal XmTextField functionality, it supports regular expression-based…
XmCvtXmStringToCT — A compound string function that converts a compound string to compound text Synopsis #include <Xm/Xm.h> char * XmCvtXmStringToCT( XmString string); Description XmCvtXmStringToCT converts a compound string to a (char *) string in compound text format. The application must call XtAppInitialize before calling this function. The converter uses the font list tag associated with…
XmCvtXmStringToByteStream — A compound string function that converts a compound string to a Byte Stream format Synopsis #include <Xm/Xm.h> unsigned int XmCvtXmStringToByteStream( XmString string, unsigned char **prop_return); Description XmCvtXmStringToByteStream converts a compound string to a string of bytes representing the compound string in Byte Stream format. This routine is typically used by the source of…
XmCvtXmStringTableToTextProperty — A function that converts from XmStringTable to an XTextProperty Structure Synopsis #include <Xm/Xm.h> int XmCvtXmStringTableToTextProperty (display, string_table, count, style, text_prop_return) Display *display; XmStringTable string_table; int count; XmICCEncodingStyle style; XTextProperty *text_prop_return; (void) Description XmCvtXmStringTableToTextProperty converts the XmStrings in the specified XmStringTable into an XTextProperty structure. The function sets the encoding member of text_prop_return to…
XmCvtTextPropertyToXmStringTable — A function that converts from a TextProperty Structure to a StringTable Synopsis #include <Xm/Xm.h> int XmCvtTextPropertyToXmStringTable (display, text_prop, string_table_return, count_return) Display *display; XTextProperty *text_prop; XmStringTable *string_table_return; int *count_return; (void) Description XmCvtTextPropertyToXmStringTable converts the specified XTextProperty structure into an XmStringTable, as follows: • If the encoding member of text_prop is the Atom STRING, each…
XmCvtStringToUnitType — A function that converts a string to a unit-type value Synopsis #include <Xm/Xm.h> void XmCvtStringToUnitType( XrmValuePtr args, Cardinal * num_args, XrmValue * from_val, XrmValue * to_val); Description XmCvtStringToUnitType converts a string to a unit type. Refer to the reference pages for XmGadget, XmManager, or XmPrimitive for a description of the valid unit types….
XmCvtCTToXmString — A compound string function that converts compound text to a compound string Synopsis #include <Xm/Xm.h> XmString XmCvtCTToXmString( char * text); Description XmCvtCTToXmString converts a (char *) string in compound text format to a compound string. The application must call XtAppInitialize before calling this function. Conversion of compound text to compound strings is implementation…
XmCvtByteStreamToXmString — A compound string function that converts from a compound string in Byte Stream format to a compound string Synopsis #include <Xm/Xm.h> XmString XmCvtByteStreamToXmString( unsigned char *property); Description XmCvtByteStreamToXmString converts a stream of bytes representing a compound string in Byte Stream format to a compound string. This routine is typically used by the destination…
XmCreateWorkingDialog — The MessageBox WorkingDialog convenience creation function Synopsis #include <Xm/MessageB.h> Widget XmCreateWorkingDialog( Widget parent, String name, ArgList arglist, Cardinal argcount); Description XmCreateWorkingDialog is a convenience creation function that creates a DialogShell and an unmanaged MessageBox child of the DialogShell. A WorkingDialog informs users that there is a time-consuming operation in progress and allows them…
XmCreateWorkArea — A function that creates a RowColumn WorkArea Synopsis #include <Xm/RowColumn.h> Widget XmCreateWorkArea( Widget parent, String name, ArgList arglist, Cardinal argcount); Description XmCreateWorkArea creates an instance of a RowColumn widget and returns the associated widget ID. The widget is created with XmNrowColumnType set to XmWORK_AREA. parent Specifies the parent widget ID name Specifies the…
XmCreateWarningDialog — The MessageBox WarningDialog convenience creation function Synopsis #include <Xm/MessageB.h> Widget XmCreateWarningDialog( Widget parent, String name, ArgList arglist, Cardinal argcount); Description XmCreateWarningDialog is a convenience creation function that creates a DialogShell and an unmanaged MessageBox child of the DialogShell. A WarningDialog warns users of action consequences and gives them a choice of resolutions. It…
XmCreateToggleButtonGadget — The ToggleButtonGadget creation function Synopsis #include <Xm/ToggleBG.h> Widget XmCreateToggleButtonGadget( Widget parent, String name, ArgList arglist, Cardinal argcount); Description XmCreateToggleButtonGadget creates an instance of a ToggleButtonGadget and returns the associated widget ID. parent Specifies the parent widget ID name Specifies the name of the created widget arglist Specifies the argument list argcount Specifies the…
XmCreateToggleButton — The ToggleButton widget creation function Synopsis #include <Xm/ToggleB.h> Widget XmCreateToggleButton( Widget parent, String name, ArgList arglist, Cardinal argcount); Description XmCreateToggleButton creates an instance of a ToggleButton widget and returns the associated widget ID. parent Specifies the parent widget ID name Specifies the name of the created widget arglist Specifies the argument list argcount…
XmCreateTextField — The TextField widget creation function Synopsis #include <Xm/TextF.h> Widget XmCreateTextField( Widget parent, String name, ArgList arglist, Cardinal argcount); Description XmCreateTextField creates an instance of a TextField widget and returns the associated widget ID. parent Specifies the parent widget ID name Specifies the name of the created widget arglist Specifies the argument list argcount…
XmCreateText — The Text widget creation function Synopsis #include <Xm/Text.h> Widget XmCreateText( Widget parent, String name, ArgList arglist, Cardinal argcount); Description XmCreateText creates an instance of a Text widget and returns the associated widget ID. parent Specifies the parent widget ID name Specifies the name of the created widget arglist Specifies the argument list argcount…
XmCreateTemplateDialog — A MessageBox TemplateDialog convenience creation function Synopsis #include <Xm/MessageB.h> Widget XmCreateTemplateDialog( Widget parent, String name, ArgList arglist, Cardinal argcount); Description XmCreateTemplateDialog is a convenience creation function that creates a DialogShell and an unmanaged MessageBox child of the DialogShell. The MessageBox widget’s XmNdialogType resource is set to XmDIALOG_TEMPLATE. By default, the TemplateDialog widget contains…
XmCreateSpinBox — The SpinBox creation function Synopsis #include <Xm/SpinB.h> (void) Description XmCreateSpinBox creates a SpinBox widget. This function creates a SpinBox with two arrows, but without any traversable children (choices to spin). The application can create text children to go with this parent SpinBox using XmCreateTextField or XmCreateText. parent Specifies the parent widget ID name…