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Motif 2.1 Programmer's Reference

XmArrowButton

The ArrowButton widget class

Format

#include <Xm/ArrowB.h>

DESCRIPTION

ArrowButton consists of a directional arrow surrounded by a border shadow. When it is selected, the shadow changes to give the appearance that the ArrowButton has been pressed in. When the ArrowButton is unselected, the shadow reverts to give the appearance that the ArrowButton is released, or out.

ArrowButton holds the XmQTactivatable trait.

Classes

ArrowButton inherits behavior, resources, and traits from the Core and XmPrimitive classes.

The class pointer is xmArrowButtonWidgetClass.

The class name is XmArrowButton.

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).


XmArrowButton Resource Set
Name Class Type Default Access
XmNactivateCallback XmCCallback XtCallbackList NULL C
XmNarmCallback XmCCallback XtCallbackList NULL C
XmNarrowDirection XmCArrowDirection unsigned char XmARROW_UP CSG
XmNdetailShadowThickness XmCDetailShadowThickness Dimension 2 CSG
XmNdisarmCallback XmCCallback XtCallbackList NULL C
XmNmultiClick XmCMultiClick unsigned char dynamic CSG

XmNactivateCallback
Specifies a list of callbacks that is called when the ArrowButton is activated. To activate the button, press and release BSelect while the pointer is inside the ArrowButton widget. Activating the ArrowButton also disarms it. The reason sent by this callback is XmCR_ACTIVATE. This callback uses the XmQTactivatable trait.

XmNarmCallback
Specifies a list of callbacks that is called when the ArrowButton is armed. To arm this widget, press BSelect while the pointer is inside the ArrowButton. The reason sent by this callback is XmCR_ARM.

XmNarrowDirection
Sets the arrow direction. The values for this resource are

  1. XmARROW_UP

  2. XmARROW_DOWN

  3. XmARROW_LEFT

  4. XmARROW_RIGHT
  5. XmNdetailShadowThickness
    Specifies the thickness of the inside arrow shadows. The default thickness is 2 pixels.

    XmNdisarmCallback
    Specifies a list of callbacks that is called when the ArrowButton is disarmed. To disarm this widget, press and release BSelect while the pointer is inside the ArrowButton. The reason for this callback is XmCR_DISARM.

    XmNmultiClick
    If a button click is followed by another button click within the time span specified by the display's multiclick time, and this resource is set to XmMULTICLICK_DISCARD, the second click. is not processed. If this resource is set to XmMULTICLICK_KEEP, the event is processed and click_count is incremented in the callback structure. When the button is not in a menu, the default value is XmMULTICLICK_KEEP.

    Inherited Resources

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


    XmPrimitive Resource Set
    Name Class Type Default Access
    XmNbottomShadowColor XmCBottomShadowColor Pixel dynamic CSG
    XmNbottomShadowPixmap XmCBottomShadowPixmap Pixmap XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP CSG
    XmNconvertCallback XmCCallback XtCallbackList NULL C
    XmNforeground XmCForeground Pixel dynamic CSG
    XmNhelpCallback XmCCallback XtCallbackList NULL C
    XmNhighlightColor XmCHighlightColor Pixel dynamic CSG
    XmNhighlightOnEnter XmCHighlightOnEnter Boolean False CSG
    XmNhighlightPixmap XmCHighlightPixmap Pixmap dynamic CSG
    XmNhighlightThickness XmCHighlightThickness Dimension 2 CSG
    XmNlayoutDirection XmCLayoutDirection XmDirection dynamic CG
    XmNnavigationType XmCNavigationType XmNavigationType XmNONE CSG
    XmNpopupHandlerCallback XmCCallback XtCallbackList NULL C
    XmNshadowThickness XmCShadowThickness Dimension 2 CSG
    XmNtopShadowColor XmCTopShadowColor Pixel dynamic CSG
    XmNtopShadowPixmap XmCTopShadowPixmap Pixmap dynamic CSG
    XmNtraversalOn XmCTraversalOn Boolean True CSG
    XmNunitType XmCUnitType unsigned char dynamic CSG
    XmNuserData XmCUserData XtPointer NULL CSG


    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

    Callback Information

    A pointer to the following structure is passed to each callback:

    typedef struct
    {
            int 
    reason;
            XEvent 
    * event;
            int 
    click_count;
    } XmArrowButtonCallbackStruct;

    reason
    Indicates why the callback was invoked.

    event
    Points to the XEvent that triggered the callback.

    click_count
    This value is valid only when the reason is XmCR_ACTIVATE. It contains the number of clicks in the last multiclick sequence if the XmNmultiClick resource is set to XmMULTICLICK_KEEP; otherwise it contains 1. The activate callback is invoked for each click if XmNmultiClick is set to XmMULTICLICK_KEEP.

    Translations

    XmArrowButton includes translations for XmPrimitive. The following key names are listed in the X standard key event translation table syntax. This format is the one used by Motif to specify the widget actions corresponding to a given key. A brief overview of the format is provided under VirtualBindings (3). For a complete description of the format, please refer to the X Toolkit Instrinsics Documentation.

    EnterWindow:
    Enter()

    LeaveWindow:
    Leave()

    c<Btn1Down> :
    ButtonTakeFocus()

    c Btn1Down:
    Arm()

    c Btn1Down,c Btn1Up:
    Activate() Disarm()

    c Btn1Down(2+) :
    MultiArm()

    c Btn1Up(2+) :
    MultiActivate()

    c Btn1Up:
    Activate() Disarm()

    : KeyosfActivate:
    PrimitiveParentActivate()

    : KeyosfCancel:
    PrimitiveParentCancel()

    : KeyosfSelect:
    ArmAndActivate()

    : KeyosfHelp:
    Help()

    s m a KeyReturn :
    PrimitiveParentActivate()

    s m a Keyspace :
    ArmAndActivate()

    Action Routines

    The XmArrowButton action routines are

    Activate() :
    Draws the shadow in the unselected state. If the pointer is within the ArrowButton, calls the callbacks for XmNactivateCallback.

    Arm() :
    Draws the shadow in the selected state and calls the callbacks for XmNarmCallback.

    ArmAndActivate() :
    Draws the shadow in the selected state and calls the callbacks for XmNarmCallback. Arranges for the shadow to be drawn in the unselected state and the callbacks for XmNactivateCallback and XmNdisarmCallback to be called, either immediately or at a later time.

    ButtonTakeFocus():
    Causes the ArrowButton to take keyboard focus when Ctrl<Btn1Down> is pressed, without activating the widget.

    Disarm() :
    Draws the shadow in the unselected state and calls the callbacks for XmNdisarmCallback.

    Help() :
    Calls the callbacks for XmNhelpCallback if any exist. If there are no help callbacks for this widget, this action calls the help callbacks for the nearest ancestor that has them.

    MultiActivate() :
    If XmNmultiClick is XmMULTICLICK_DISCARD, this action does nothing.

    If XmNmultiClick is XmMULTICLICK_KEEP, this action increments click_count in the callback structure and draws the shadow in the unselected state. If the pointer is within the ArrowButton, this action calls the callbacks for XmNactivateCallback and XmNdisarmCallback.

    MultiArm() :
    If XmNmultiClick is XmMULTICLICK_DISCARD, this action does nothing. If XmNmultiClick is XmMULTICLICK_KEEP, this action draws the shadow in the selected state and calls the callbacks for XmNarmCallback.

    Additional Behavior

    This widget has the following additional behavior:

    EnterWindow:
    Draws the ArrowButton shadow in its selected state if the pointer leaves and re-enters the window while Btn1 is pressed.

    LeaveWindow:
    Draws the ArrowButton shadow in its unselected state if the pointer leaves the window while Btn1 is pressed.

    Virtual Bindings

    The bindings for virtual keys are vendor specific. For information about bindings for virtual buttons and keys, see VirtualBindings (3).

    RELATED

    Core (3), XmCreateArrowButton (3), and XmPrimitive (3).


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