XmTabList(3X) UNIX System V XmTabList(3X)
NAME
XmTabList - Data type for a tab list
SYNOPSIS
#include <Xm/Xm.h>
XmTabList
VERSION
This page documents Motif 2.1.
DESCRIPTION
XmTabList is the data type for a tab list. A tab list
consists of tab stop list entries (XmTabs). Whenever a tab
component is encountered while an XmString is being
rendered, the origin of the next X draw depends on the next
XmTab. If a tab stop would cause text to overlap, the x
position for the segment is reset to follow immediately
after the end of the previous segment.
Tab lists are specified in resource files with the following
syntax:
resource_spec: tab WHITESPACE [, WHITESPACE tab ]*
The resource value string consists of one or more tabs
separated by commas. Each tab identifies the value of the
tab, the unit type, and whether the offset is relative or
absolute. For example:
tab := float [ WHITESPACE units ]
float := [ sign ] [[ DIGIT]*. ]DIGIT+
sign := +
where the presence or absence of sign indicates,
respectively, a relative offset or an absolute offset. Note
that negative tab values are not allowed. units indicates
the unitType to use as described in the XmConvertUnits
reference page.
For example, the following specifies a tab list consisting
of a one inch absolute tab followed by a one inch relative
tab:
*tabList: 1in, +1in
For resources of type, dimension, or position, you can
specify units as described in the XmNunitType resource of
the XmGadget, XmManager, or XmPrimitive reference page.
RELATED
Refer to the Motif Programmer's Guide for more information
about tabs and tab lists. XmTabListCopy(3),
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XmTabListFree(3), XmTabListGetTab(3),
XmTabListInsertTabs(3), XmTabListRemoveTabs(3),
XmTabListReplacePositions(3), and XmTabListTabCount(3).
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