Section 3: library functions
XmTextFieldSetSelection — A TextField function that sets the primary selection of the text Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> void XmTextFieldSetSelection( Widget widget, XmTextPosition first, XmTextPosition last, Time time);DescriptionXmTextFieldSetSelection sets the primary selection of the text in the widget. It also sets the insertion cursor position to the last position of the selection and calls the widget’s XmNmotionVerifyCallback callbacks….
XmTextFieldSetMaxLength — A TextField function that sets the value of the current maximum allowable length of a text string entered from the keyboard Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> void XmTextFieldSetMaxLength( Widget widget, int max_length);DescriptionXmTextFieldSetMaxLength sets the value of the current maximum allowable length of the text string in the TextField widget. The maximum allowable length prevents the user…
XmTextFieldSetInsertionPosition — A TextField function that sets the position of the insertion cursor Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> void XmTextFieldSetInsertionPosition( Widget widget, XmTextPosition position);DescriptionXmTextFieldSetInsertionPosition sets the insertion cursor position of the TextField widget. This routine also calls the widget’s XmNmotionVerifyCallback callbacks if the insertion cursor position changes. widget Specifies the TextField widget ID position Specifies the position of…
XmTextFieldSetHighlight — A TextField function that highlights text Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> void XmTextFieldSetHighlight( Widget widget, XmTextPosition left, XmTextPosition right, XmHighlightMode mode);DescriptionXmTextFieldSetHighlight highlights text between the two specified character positions. The mode parameter determines the type of highlighting. Highlighting text merely changes the visual appearance of the text; it does not set the selection. widget Specifies the…
XmTextFieldSetEditable — A TextField function that sets the edit permission Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> void XmTextFieldSetEditable( Widget widget, Boolean editable);DescriptionXmTextFieldSetEditable sets the edit permission state of the TextField widget. When set to True, the text string can be edited. widget Specifies the TextField widget ID editable Specifies a Boolean value that when True allows text string edits…
XmTextFieldSetAddMode — A TextField function that sets the state of Add mode Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> void XmTextFieldSetAddMode( Widget widget, Boolean state);DescriptionXmTextFieldSetAddMode controls whether or not the TextField widget is in Add mode. When the widget is in Add mode, the insert cursor can be moved without disturbing the primary selection. widget Specifies the TextField widget ID…
XmTextFieldReplaceWcs — A TextField function that replaces part of a wide character string in a TextField widget Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> void XmTextFieldReplaceWcs( Widget widget, XmTextPosition from_pos, XmTextPosition to_pos, wchar_t *wcstring);DescriptionXmTextFieldReplaceWcs replaces part of the wide character string in the TextField widget. The character positions begin at 0 (zero) and are numbered sequentially from the beginning of…
XmTextFieldReplace — A TextField function that replaces part of a text string Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> void XmTextFieldReplace( Widget widget, XmTextPosition from_pos, XmTextPosition to_pos, char * value);DescriptionXmTextFieldReplace replaces part of the text string in the TextField widget. The character positions begin at 0 (zero) and are numbered sequentially from the beginning of the text. An example text…
XmTextFieldRemove — A TextField function that deletes the primary selection Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> Boolean XmTextFieldRemove( Widget widget);DescriptionXmTextFieldRemove deletes the primary selected text. If there is a selection, this routine also calls the widget’s XmNvalueChangedCallback and verification callbacks, either XmNmodifyVerifyCallback or XmNmodifyVerifyCallbackWcs, or both. If both verification callback lists are registered, the procedures of the XmNmodifyVerifyCallback list…
XmTextFieldPosToXY — A TextField function that accesses the x and y position of a character position Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> Boolean XmTextFieldPosToXY( Widget widget, XmTextPosition position, Position *x, Position *y);DescriptionXmTextFieldPosToXY accesses the x and y position, relative to the upper left corner of the TextField widget, of a given character position in the text buffer. widget Specifies…
XmTextFieldPasteLink — A TextField function that inserts a link to the clipboard selection Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> Boolean XmTextFieldPasteLink( Widget widget);DescriptionXmTextFieldPasteLink inserts a link to the clipboard selection at the insertion cursor. This routine calls the widget’s XmNdestinationCallback procedures with the selection member of the XmDestinationCallbackStruct set to CLIPBOARD and with the operation member set to XmLINK….
XmTextFieldPaste — A TextField function that inserts the clipboard selection Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> Boolean XmTextFieldPaste( Widget widget);DescriptionXmTextFieldPaste inserts the clipboard selection at the insertion cursor of the destination widget. If XmNpendingDelete is True and the insertion cursor is inside the current selection, the clipboard selection replaces the selected text. This routine calls the widget’s XmNvalueChangedCallback and…
XmTextFieldInsertWcs — A TextField function that inserts a wide character string into a TextField widget Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> void XmTextFieldInsertWcs( Widget widget, XmTextPosition position, wchar_t *wcstring);DescriptionXmTextFieldInsertWcs inserts a wide character string into the TextField widget at a specified location. The character positions begin at 0 (zero) and are numbered sequentially from the beginning of the text….
XmTextFieldInsert — A TextField function that inserts a character string into a text string Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> void XmTextFieldInsert( Widget widget, XmTextPosition position, char * value);DescriptionXmTextFieldInsert inserts a character string into the text string in the TextField widget. The character positions begin at 0 (zero) and are numbered sequentially from the beginning of the text. For…
XmTextFieldGetSubstringWcs — A TextField function that retrieves a portion of a wide character internal text buffer Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> int XmTextFieldGetSubstringWcs( Widget widget, XmTextPosition start, int num_chars, int buffer_size, wchar_t *buffer);DescriptionXmTextFieldGetSubstringWcs retrieves a copy of a portion of the internal text buffer of a TextField widget that is stored in a wide character format. The function…
XmTextFieldGetSubstring — A TextField function that retrieves a copy of a portion of the internal text buffer Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> int XmTextFieldGetSubstring( Widget widget, XmTextPosition start, int num_chars, int buffer_size, char *buffer);DescriptionXmTextFieldGetSubstring retrieves a copy of a portion of the internal text buffer of a TextField widget. The function copies a specified number of characters from…
XmTextFieldGetStringWcs — A TextField function that retrieves a copy of the wide character string value of a TextField widget Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> wchar_t * XmTextFieldGetStringWcs( Widget widget);DescriptionXmTextFieldGetStringWcs retrieves a copy of the wide character string value of the TextField widget. The application is responsible for freeing the storage associated with the string by calling XtFree. widget…
XmTextFieldGetString — A TextField function that accesses the string value Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> char * XmTextFieldGetString( Widget widget);DescriptionXmTextFieldGetString accesses the string value of the TextField widget. The application is responsible for freeing the storage associated with the string by calling XtFree. widget Specifies the TextField widget ID For a complete definition of TextField and its associated…
XmTextFieldGetSelectionWcs — A TextField function that retrieves the value of a wide character encoded primary selection Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> wchar_t * XmTextFieldGetSelectionWcs( Widget widget);DescriptionXmTextFieldGetSelectionWcs retrieves the value of the primary selection, encoded in a wide character format. It returns a NULL pointer if no text is selected in the widget. The application is responsible for freeing…
XmTextFieldGetSelectionPosition — A TextField function that accesses the position of the primary selection Synopsis#include <Xm/TextF.h> Boolean XmTextFieldGetSelectionPosition( Widget widget, XmTextPosition *left, XmTextPosition *right);DescriptionXmTextFieldGetSelectionPosition accesses the left and right position of the primary selection in the text buffer of the TextField widget. widget Specifies the TextField widget ID left Specifies the pointer in which the position…