XmConvertUnits(3X) UNIX System V XmConvertUnits(3X)
NAME
XmConvertUnits-A function that converts a value in one unit
type to another unit type
SYNOPSIS
#include <Xm/Xm.h>
int XmConvertUnits (widget, orientation, from_unit_type,
from_value, to_unit_type)
Widget widget;
int orientation;
int from_unit_type;
int from_value;
int to_unit_type;
DESCRIPTION
XmConvertUnits converts the value and returns it as the
return value from the function.
widget Specifies the widget for which the data is to be
converted
orientation Specifies whether the converter uses the
horizontal or vertical screen resolution when
performing the conversions. orientation can
have values of XmHORIZONTAL or XmVERTICAL.
from_unit_type
Specifies the current unit type of the supplied
value
from_value Specifies the value to be converted
to_unit_type
Converts the value to the unit type specified
The parameters from_unit_type and to_unit_type can have the
following values:
⊕ XmPIXELS-all values provided to the widget are treated
as normal pixel values. This is the default for the
resource.
⊕ Xm100THMILLIMETERS-all values provided to the widget
are treated as 1/100 millimeter.
⊕ Xm1000THINCHES-all values provided to the widget are
treated as 1/1000 inch.
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XmConvertUnits(3X) UNIX System V XmConvertUnits(3X)
⊕ Xm100THPOINTS-all values provided to the widget are
treated as 1/100 point. A point is a unit typically
used in text processing applications and is defined as
1/72 inch.
⊕ Xm100THFONTUNITS-all values provided to the widget
are treated as 1/100 of a font unit. A font unit has
horizontal and vertical components. These are the
values of the XmScreen resources XmNhorizontalFontUnit
and XmNverticalFontUnit.
RETURN VALUE
Returns the converted value. If a NULL widget, incorrect
orientation, or incorrect unit_type is supplied as parameter
data, 0 is returned.
RELATED INFORMATION
XmSetFontUnits(3X) and XmScreen(3X).
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