XmTextFieldSetHighlight

Motif 2.1 Programmer's Reference

XmTextFieldSetHighlight

A TextField function that highlights text

Format

#include <Xm/TextF.h>
void XmTextFieldSetHighlight
Widget
widgetXmTextPosition
leftXmTextPosition
rightXmHighlightMode mode

DESCRIPTION

XmTextFieldSetHighlight 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 TextField widget ID

left

Specifies the position of the left boundary of text to be highlighted. This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the text buffer. The first character position is 0 (zero).

right

Specifies the position of the right boundary of text to be highlighted. This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the text buffer. The first character position is 0 (zero).

mode

Specifies the type of highlighting to be done. A value of XmHIGHLIGHT_NORMAL removes highlighting. A value of XmHIGHLIGHT_SELECTED highlights the test using reverse video. A value of XmHIGHLIGHT_SECONDARY_SELECTED highlights the text using underlining.

For a complete definition of TextField and its associated resources, see XmTextField (3).

RELATED

XmTextField (3).