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NAME
XmPrimitive--The Primitive widget class
SYNOPSIS
#include <Xm/Xm.h>
DESCRIPTION
Primitive is a widget class used as a supporting superclass for other
widget classes. It handles border drawing and highlighting,
traversal activation and deactivation, and various callback lists
needed by Primitive widgets.
Classes
Primitive inherits behavior and resources from Core class.
The class pointer is xmPrimitiveWidgetClass.
The class name is XmPrimitive.
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).
XmPrimitive Resource Set
Name Class Type Default Access
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XmNbottomShadowColor XmCBottomShadowColor Pixel dynamic CSG
XmNbottomShadowPixmap XmCBottomShadowPixmap Pixmap XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP CSG
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
XmNnavigationType XmCNavigationType XmNavigationType XmNONE CSG
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
XmNbottomShadowColor
Specifies the color to use to draw the bottom and right
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sides of the border shadow. This color is used if the
XmNtopShadowPixmap resource is unspecified.
XmNbottomShadowPixmap
Specifies the pixmap to use to draw the bottom and right
sides of the border shadow.
XmNforeground
Specifies the foreground drawing color used by Primitive
widgets.
XmNhelpCallback
Specifies the list of callbacks that is called when the
help key is pressed. The reason sent by the callback is
XmCR_HELP.
XmNhighlightColor
Specifies the color of the highlighting rectangle. This
color is used if the highlight pixmap resource is
XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP.
XmNhighlightOnEnter
Specifies if the highlighting rectangle is drawn when the
cursor moves into the widget. If the shell's focus policy
is XmEXPLICIT, this resource is ignored, and the widget is
highlighted when it has the focus. If the shell's focus
policy is XmPOINTER and if this resource is True, the
highlighting rectangle is drawn when the the cursor moves
into the widget. If the shell's focus policy is XmPOINTER
and if this resource is False, the highlighting rectangle
is not drawn when the the cursor moves into the widget.
The default is False.
XmNhighlightPixmap
Specifies the pixmap used to draw the highlighting
rectangle.
XmNhighlightThickness
Specifies the thickness of the highlighting rectangle.
XmNnavigationType
Determines whether the widget is a tab group.
⊕ XmNONE indicates that the widget is not a tab group.
⊕ XmTAB_GROUP indicates that the widget is a tab group,
unless another widget in the hierarchy has an
XmNnavigationType of XmEXCLUSIVE_TAB_GROUP.
⊕ XmSTICKY_TAB_GROUP indicates that the widget is a tab
group, even if another widget in the hierarchy has an
XmNnavigationType of XmEXCLUSIVE_TAB_GROUP.
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⊕ XmEXCLUSIVE_TAB_GROUP indicates that the widget is a
tab group and that widgets in the hierarchy whose
XmNnavigationType is XmTAB_GROUP are not tab groups.
When a parent widget has an XmNnavigationType of
XmEXCLUSIVE_TAB_GROUP, traversal of non-tab-group
widgets within the group is based on the order of
those widgets in their parent's XmNchildren list.
When any widget in a hierarchy has an
XmNnavigationType of XmEXCLUSIVE_TAB_GROUP, traversal
of tab groups in the hierarchy proceeds to widgets in
the order in which their XmNnavigationType resources
were specified as XmEXCLUSIVE_TAB_GROUP or
XmSTICKY_TAB_GROUP, whether by creating the widgets
with that value, by calling XtSetValues, or by calling
XmAddTabGroup.
XmNshadowThickness
Specifies the size of the drawn border shadow.
XmNtopShadowColor
Specifies the color to use to draw the top and left sides
of the border shadow. This color is used if the
XmNtopShadowPixmap resource is unspecified.
XmNtopShadowPixmap
Specifies the pixmap to use to draw the top and left sides
of the border shadow.
XmNtraversalOn
Specifies if traversal is activated for this widget. In
CascadeButton and CascadeButtonGadget, this resource is
forced to TRUE unless the parent is an OptionMenu.
XmNunitType
Provides the basic support for resolution independence. It
defines the type of units a widget uses with sizing and
positioning resources. If the widget's parent is a
subclass of XmManager and if the XmNunitType resource is
not explicitly set, it defaults to the unit type of the
parent widget. If the widget's parent is not a subclass of
XmManager, the resource has a default unit type of
XmPIXELS.
XmNunitType can have the following values:
⊕ XmPIXELS--all values provided to the widget are
treated as normal pixel values.
⊕ Xm100TH_MILLIMETERS--all values provided to the widget
are treated as 1/100 millimeter.
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⊕ 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 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 resources XmNhorizontalFontUnit
and XmNverticalFontUnit.
XmNuserData
Allows the application to attach any necessary specific
data to the widget. It is an internally unused resource.
Dynamic Color Defaults
The foreground, background, top shadow, bottom shadow, and highlight
color resources are dynamically defaulted. If no color data is
specified, the colors are automatically generated. On a single-plane
system, a black and white color scheme is generated. Otherwise, four
colors are generated, which display the correct shading for the 3-D
visuals. If the background is the only color specified for a widget,
the top shadow and bottom shadow colors are generated to give the 3-D
appearance. Foreground and highlight colors are generated to provide
sufficient contrast with the background color.
Colors are generated only at creation. Resetting the background
through XtSetValues does not regenerate the other colors.
XmChangeColor can be used to recalculate all associated colors based
on a new background color.
Inherited Resources
Primitive inherits behavior and resources from the following
superclass. For a complete description of each resource, refer to
the man page for that superclass.
Core Resource Set
Name Class Type Default Access
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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
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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; }
XmAnyCallbackStruct;
reason Indicates why the callback was invoked. For this callback,
reason is set to XmCR_HELP.
event Points to the XEvent that triggered the callback.
Translations
The XmPrimitive translations are listed below. These translations
may not directly correspond to a translation table.
Note that for buttons in menus, altering translations in #override or
#augment mode is undefined. KUp: PrimitiveTraverseUp()
KDown: PrimitiveTraverseDown()
KLeft: PrimitiveTraverseLeft()
KRight: PrimitiveTraverseRight()
KBeginLine: PrimitiveTraverseHome()
KNextField: PrimitiveNextTabGroup()
KPrevField: PrimitivePrevTabGroup()
KActivate: PrimitiveParentActivate()
KCancel: PrimitiveParentCancel()
KHelp: PrimitiveHelp()
Action Routines
The XmPrimitive action routines are described below:
PrimitiveHelp():
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.
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PrimitiveNextTabGroup():
Traverses to the first item in the next tab group. If the
current tab group is the last entry in the tab group list,
it wraps to the beginning of the tab group list.
PrimitiveParentActivate():
If the parent is a manager, passes the KActivate event
received by the widget to the parent.
PrimitiveParentCancel():
If the parent is a manager, Passes the KCancel event
received by the widget to the parent.
PrimitivePrevTabGroup():
Traverses to the first item in the previous tab group. If
the beginning of the tab group list is reached, it wraps to
the end of the tab group list.
PrimitiveTraverseDown():
Traverses to the next item below the current widget in the
current tab group, wrapping if necessary.
PrimitiveTraverseHome():
Traverses to the first widget or gadget in the current tab
group.
PrimitiveTraverseLeft():
Traverses to the next item to the left of the current
widget in the current tab group, wrapping if necessary.
PrimitiveTraverseNext():
Traverses to the next item in the current tab group,
wrapping if necessary.
PrimitiveTraversePrev():
Traverses to the previous item in the current tab group,
wrapping if necessary.
PrimitiveTraverseRight():
Traverses to the next item to the right of the current
gadget in the current tab group, wrapping if necessary.
PrimitiveTraverseUp():
Traverses to the next item above the current gadget in the
current tab group, wrapping if necessary.
Additional Behavior
This widget has the additional behavior described below:
<FocusIn>:
If the shell's keyboard focus policy is XmEXPLICIT,
highlights the widget and gives it the focus.
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<FocusOut>:
If the shell's keyboard focus policy is XmEXPLICIT,
unhighlights the widget and removes the focus.
Virtual Bindings
The bindings for virtual keys are vendor specific. For information
about bindings for virtual buttons and keys, see VirtualBindings(3X).
RELATED INFORMATION
Core(3X), XmChangeColor(3X), and XmScreen(3X).
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