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Motif 2.1 Programmer's Reference


Shell

The Shell widget class

Format

#include <Xm/Xm.h>
#include <X11/Shell.h>

DESCRIPTION

Shell is a top-level widget (with only one managed child) that encapsulates the interaction with the window manager.

At the time the shell's child is managed, the child's width is used for both widgets if the shell is unrealized and no width has been specified for the shell. Otherwise, the shell's width is used for both widgets. The same relations hold for the height of the shell and its child.

Classes

Shell inherits behavior and resources from Composite and Core.

The class pointer is shellWidgetClass.

The class name is Shell.

New Resources

The following table defines a set of widget resources used by the programmer to specify data. The programmer can also set the resource values for the inherited classes to set attributes for this widget. To reference a resource by name or by class in a .Xdefaults file, remove the XmN or XmC prefix and use the remaining letters. To specify one of the defined values for a resource in a .Xdefaults file, remove the Xm prefix and use the remaining letters (in either lowercase or uppercase, but include any underscores between words). The codes in the access column indicate if the given resource can be set at creation time (C), set by using XtSetValues (S), retrieved by using XtGetValues (G), or is not applicable (N/A).


Shell Resource Set
Name Class Type Default Access
XmNallowShellResize XmCAllowShellResize Boolean False CG
XmNcreatePopupChildProc XmCCreatePopupChildProc XtCreatePopupChildProc NULL CSG
XmNgeometry XmCGeometry String NULL CSG
XmNoverrideRedirect XmCOverrideRedirect Boolean False CSG
XmNpopdownCallback XmCCallback XtCallbackList NULL C
XmNpopupCallback XmCCallback XtCallbackList NULL C
XmNsaveUnder XmCSaveUnder Boolean False CSG
XmNvisual XmCVisual Visual * CopyFromParent CSG

XmNallowShellResize
Specifies that if this resource is False, the Shell widget instance returns XtGeometryNo to all geometry requests from its children. All Motif convenience create dialog functions override this default value and set XmNallowShellResize to True.

XmNcreatePopupChildProc
Specifies the pointer to a function that is called when the Shell widget instance is popped up by XtPopup. The function creates the child widget when the shell is popped up instead of when the application starts up. This can be used if the child needs to be reconfigured each time the shell is popped up. The function takes one argument, the popup shell, and returns no result. It is called after the popup callbacks specified by XmNpopupCallback.

XmNgeometry
Specifies the desired geometry for the widget instance. This resource is examined only when the widget instance is unrealized and the number of its managed children is changed. It is used to change the values of the XmNx, XmNy, XmNwidth, and XmNheight resources. When XtGetValues is called on this resource, the returned value is a pointer to the actual resource value and should not be freed. In addition, this resource is not copied on creation or by XtSetValues. The application must ensure that the string remains valid until the shell is realized.

XmNoverrideRedirect
If True, specifies that the widget instance is a temporary window that should be ignored by the window manager. Applications and users should not normally alter this resource.

XmNpopdownCallback
Specifies a list of callbacks that is called when the widget instance is popped down by XtPopdown.

XmNpopupCallback
Specifies a list of callbacks that is called when the widget instance is popped up by XtPopup. The second argument to XtPopup must be XtGrabNone.

XmNsaveUnder
If True, specifies that it is desirable to save the contents of the screen beneath this widget instance, avoiding expose events when the instance is unmapped. This is a hint, and an implementation may save contents whenever it desires, including always or never.

XmNvisual
Specifies the visual used in creating the widget.

Inherited Resources

Shell inherits behavior and resources from the superclass described in the following table. For a complete description of each resource, refer to the reference page for that superclass.


Composite Resource Set
Name Class Type Default Access
XmNchildren XmCReadOnly WidgetList NULL G
XmNinsertPosition XmCInsertPosition XtOrderProc NULL CSG
XmNnumChildren XmCReadOnly Cardinal 0 G


Core Resource Set
Name Class Type Default Access
XmNaccelerators XmCAccelerators XtAccelerators dynamic CSG
XmNancestorSensitive XmCSensitive Boolean dynamic G
XmNbackground XmCBackground Pixel dynamic CSG
XmNbackgroundPixmap XmCPixmap Pixmap XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP CSG
XmNborderColor XmCBorderColor Pixel XtDefaultForeground CSG
XmNborderPixmap XmCPixmap Pixmap XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP CSG
XmNborderWidth XmCBorderWidth Dimension 0 CSG
XmNcolormap XmCColormap Colormap dynamic CG
XmNdepth XmCDepth int dynamic CG
XmNdestroyCallback XmCCallback XtCallbackList NULL C
XmNheight XmCHeight Dimension dynamic CSG
XmNinitialResourcesPersistent XmCInitialResourcesPersistent Boolean True C
XmNmappedWhenManaged XmCMappedWhenManaged Boolean True CSG
XmNscreen XmCScreen Screen * dynamic CG
XmNsensitive XmCSensitive Boolean True CSG
XmNtranslations XmCTranslations XtTranslations dynamic CSG
XmNwidth XmCWidth Dimension dynamic CSG
XmNx XmCPosition Position 0 CSG
XmNy XmCPosition Position 0 CSG

Translations

There are no translations for Shell.

RELATED

Composite (3) and Core (3).


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