XmConvertUnits(3X) X11 SDE 5.4R3.00 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.
⊕ Xm100TH_MILLIMETERS--all values provided to the widget are
treated as 1/100 millimeter.
⊕ Xm1000TH_INCHES--all values provided to the widget are treated
as 1/1000 inch.
⊕ Xm100TH_POINTS--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.
⊕ Xm100TH_FONT_UNITS--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
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XmConvertUnits(3X) X11 SDE 5.4R3.00 XmConvertUnits(3X)
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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