Blob Blame History Raw
'\" t
...\" Command.sgm /main/12 1996/09/26 14:53:59 cdedoc $
.de P!
.fl
\!!1 setgray
.fl
\\&.\"
.fl
\!!0 setgray
.fl			\" force out current output buffer
\!!save /psv exch def currentpoint translate 0 0 moveto
\!!/showpage{}def
.fl			\" prolog
.sy sed -e 's/^/!/' \\$1\" bring in postscript file
\!!psv restore
.
.de pF
.ie     \\*(f1 .ds f1 \\n(.f
.el .ie \\*(f2 .ds f2 \\n(.f
.el .ie \\*(f3 .ds f3 \\n(.f
.el .ie \\*(f4 .ds f4 \\n(.f
.el .tm ? font overflow
.ft \\$1
..
.de fP
.ie     !\\*(f4 \{\
.	ft \\*(f4
.	ds f4\"
'	br \}
.el .ie !\\*(f3 \{\
.	ft \\*(f3
.	ds f3\"
'	br \}
.el .ie !\\*(f2 \{\
.	ft \\*(f2
.	ds f2\"
'	br \}
.el .ie !\\*(f1 \{\
.	ft \\*(f1
.	ds f1\"
'	br \}
.el .tm ? font underflow
..
.ds f1\"
.ds f2\"
.ds f3\"
.ds f4\"
.ta 8n 16n 24n 32n 40n 48n 56n 64n 72n 
.TH "XmCommand" "library call"
.SH "NAME"
\fBXmCommand\fP \(em The Command widget class
.iX "XmCommand"
.iX "widget class" "Command"
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
.nf
#include <Xm/Command\&.h>
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
Command is a special-purpose composite widget for command
entry that provides a built-in command-history mechanism\&.
Command includes a command-line text-input field, a command-line prompt,
and a command-history list region\&.
.PP
One additional \fBWorkArea\fP child may be added to the Command after
creation\&.
.PP
Whenever a command is entered, it is
automatically added to the end of the command-history list and made visible\&.
This does not change the selected item in the list, if there is one\&.
.PP
Many of the new resources specified for Command are actually SelectionBox
resources that have been renamed for clarity and ease of use\&.
.SS "Descendants"
.PP
Command automatically creates the descendants shown in the
following table\&.
An application can use \fBXtNameToWidget\fP to gain access
to the named descendant\&. In addition, a user or an application
can use the named descendant when specifying resource values\&.
.TS
tab() box;
l| l| l.
\fBNamed Descendant\fP\fBClass\fP\fBIdentity\fP
___
=
___
\fBItemsList\fP\fBXmList\fPcommand-history list region
___
\fBItemsListSW\fP\fBXmScrolledWindow\fPT{
the ScrolledWindow parent of \fBItemsList\fP
T}
___
\fBSelection\fP\fBXmLabelGadget\fPcommand-line prompt
___
\fBText\fP\fBXmTextField\fPcommand-line text-input field
___
.TE
.SS "Classes"
.PP
Command inherits behavior, resources, and traits from \fBCore\fP,
\fBComposite\fP, \fBConstraint\fP, \fBXmManager\fP,
\fBXmBulletinBoard\fP, and \fBXmSelectionBox\fP\&.
.PP
The class pointer is \fBxmCommandWidgetClass\fP\&.
.PP
The class name is \fBXmCommand\fP\&.
.SS "New Resources"
.PP
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 \fB\&.Xdefaults\fP file, remove the \fBXmN\fP or
\fBXmC\fP prefix and use the remaining letters\&.
To specify one of the defined
values for a resource in a \fB\&.Xdefaults\fP file,
remove the \fBXm\fP 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 \fBXtSetValues\fP (S),
retrieved by using \fBXtGetValues\fP (G), or is not applicable (N/A)\&.
.PP
.TS
tab() box;
c s s s s
l| l| l| l| l.
\fBXmCommand Resource Set\fP
\fBName\fP\fBClass\fP\fBType\fP\fBDefault\fP\fBAccess\fP
_____
XmNcommandXmCTextStringXmString""CSG
_____
XmNcommandChangedCallbackXmCCallbackXtCallbackListNULLC
_____
XmNcommandEnteredCallbackXmCCallbackXtCallbackListNULLC
_____
XmNhistoryItemsXmCItemsXmStringTableNULLCSG
_____
XmNhistoryItemCountXmCItemCountint0CSG
_____
XmNhistoryMaxItemsXmCMaxItemsint100CSG
_____
XmNhistoryVisibleItemCountXmCVisibleItemCountintdynamicCSG
_____
XmNpromptStringXmCPromptStringXmStringdynamicCSG
_____
.TE
.IP "\fBXmNcommand\fP" 10
Contains the current command-line text\&. This is the \fBXmNtextString\fP
resource in SelectionBox, renamed for Command\&.
This resource can also be modified with
\fBXmCommandSetValue\fP and \fBXmCommandAppendValue\fP functions\&.
The command area is a Text widget\&.
.IP "\fBXmNcommandChangedCallback\fP" 10
Specifies the list of callbacks that is called after
each time the value of the command changes\&.
The callback reason is \fBXmCR_COMMAND_CHANGED\fP\&.
This is equivalent to the \fBXmNvalueChangedCallback\fP of the Text
widget, except that a pointer to an \fBXmCommandCallbackStructure\fP is
passed, and the structure\&'s \fIvalue\fP member contains the
\fBXmString\fR\&.
.IP "\fBXmNcommandEnteredCallback\fP" 10
Specifies the list of callbacks that is called
when a command is entered in the Command\&.
The callback reason is \fBXmCR_COMMAND_ENTERED\fP\&. A pointer to an
\fBXmCommandCallback\fP structure is passed\&.
.IP "\fBXmNhistoryItems\fP" 10
Lists \fBXmString\fR items that make up the contents
of the history list\&. This is the \fBXmNlistItems\fP resource in
SelectionBox, renamed for Command\&.
\fBXtGetValues\fP for this resource returns the list items themselves,
not a copy of the list items\&.
The application must not free the returned items\&.
.IP "\fBXmNhistoryItemCount\fP" 10
Specifies the number of \fBXmStrings\fP in \fBXmNhistoryItems\fP\&. This is
the \fBXmNlistItemCount\fP resource in SelectionBox, renamed for Command\&.
The value must not be negative\&.
.IP "\fBXmNhistoryMaxItems\fP" 10
Specifies the maximum number of items allowed in the history list\&. Once
this number is reached, an existing list item must be removed before
a new item can be added to the list\&. For each command entered, the first list
item is removed from the list, so the new command can be added to the list\&.
The value must be greater than 0 (zero)\&.
.IP "\fBXmNhistoryVisibleItemCount\fP" 10
Specifies the number of items in the history list that should be visible at
one time\&. In effect, it sets the height (in lines) of the history list
window\&. This is the \fBXmNlistVisibleItemCount\fP resource in SelectionBox,
renamed for Command\&.
The value must be greater than 0 (zero)\&.
The default is dynamic based on the height of the list\&.
.IP "\fBXmNpromptString\fP" 10
Specifies a prompt for the command line\&.
This is the \fBXmNselectionLabelString\fP
resource in SelectionBox, renamed for Command\&.
The default may vary depending on the value of the
\fBXmNlayoutDirection\fP
resource and the locale\&.
In the C locale the default is > (right angle bracket)\&.
.IP "" 10
Now that some default localized label strings are provided through
message catalogs for the children of composite widgets, the
\fBlabelString\fP resources
cannot be set on the child through default resource files\&.
Instead, the resource provided at the parent level must be used\&.
.SS "Inherited Resources"
.PP
Command inherits behavior and resources from the
superclasses described in the following tables\&.
For a complete description of each resource, refer to the
reference page for that superclass\&.
.PP
.TS
tab() box;
c s s s s
l| l| l| l| l.
\fBXmSelectionBox Resource Set\fP
\fBName\fP\fBClass\fP\fBType\fP\fBDefault\fP\fBAccess\fP
_____
XmNapplyCallbackXmCCallbackXtCallbackListNULLN/A
_____
XmNapplyLabelStringXmCApplyLabelStringXmStringdynamicN/A
_____
XmNcancelCallbackXmCCallbackXtCallbackListNULLN/A
_____
XmNcancelLabelStringXmCCancelLabelStringXmStringdynamicN/A
_____
XmNchildPlacementXmCChildPlacementunsigned charXmPLACE_ABOVE_SELECTIONCSG
_____
XmNdialogTypeXmCDialogTypeunsigned charXmDIALOG_COMMANDG
_____
XmNhelpLabelStringXmCHelpLabelStringXmStringdynamicN/A
_____
XmNlistItemCountXmCItemCountint0CSG
_____
XmNlistItemsXmCItemsXmStringTableNULLCSG
_____
XmNlistLabelStringXmCListLabelStringXmStringNULLN/A
_____
XmNlistVisibleItemCountXmCVisibleItemCountintdynamicCSG
_____
XmNminimizeButtonsXmCMinimizeButtonsBooleanFalseN/A
_____
XmNmustMatchXmCMustMatchBooleanFalseN/A
_____
XmNnoMatchCallbackXmCCallbackXtCallbackListNULLN/A
_____
XmNokCallbackXmCCallbackXtCallbackListNULLN/A
_____
XmNokLabelStringXmCOkLabelStringXmStringdynamicN/A
_____
XmNselectionLabelStringXmCSelectionLabelStringXmStringdynamicCSG
_____
XmNtextAcceleratorsXmCTextAcceleratorsXtAcceleratorsdefaultC
_____
XmNtextColumnsXmCColumnsshortdynamicCSG
_____
XmNtextStringXmCTextStringXmString""CSG
_____
.TE
.PP
.TS
tab() box;
c s s s s
l| l| l| l| l.
\fBXmBulletinBoard Resource Set\fP
\fBName\fP\fBClass\fP\fBType\fP\fBDefault\fP\fBAccess\fP
_____
XmNallowOverlapXmCAllowOverlapBooleanTrueCSG
_____
XmNautoUnmanageXmCAutoUnmanageBooleanFalseN/A
_____
XmNbuttonFontListXmCButtonFontListXmFontListdynamicN/A
_____
XmNbuttonRenderTableXmCButtonRenderTableXmRenderTabledynamicCSG
_____
XmNcancelButtonXmCWidgetWidgetNULLN/A
_____
XmNdefaultButtonXmCWidgetWidgetNULLN/A
_____
XmNdefaultPositionXmCDefaultPositionBooleanFalseCSG
_____
XmNdialogStyleXmCDialogStyleunsigned chardynamicCSG
_____
XmNdialogTitleXmCDialogTitleXmStringNULLCSG
_____
XmNfocusCallbackXmCCallbackXtCallbackListNULLC
_____
XmNlabelFontListXmCLabelFontListXmFontListdynamicCSG
_____
XmNlabelRenderTableXmCLabelRenderTableXmRenderTabledynamicCSG
_____
XmNmapCallbackXmCCallbackXtCallbackListNULLC
_____
XmNmarginHeightXmCMarginHeightDimension10CSG
_____
XmNmarginWidthXmCMarginWidthDimension10CSG
_____
XmNnoResizeXmCNoResizeBooleanFalseCSG
_____
XmNresizePolicyXmCResizePolicyunsigned charXmRESIZE_NONECSG
_____
XmNshadowTypeXmCShadowTypeunsigned charXmSHADOW_OUTCSG
_____
XmNtextFontListXmCTextFontListXmFontListdynamicCSG
_____
XmNtextRenderTableXmCTextRenderTableXmRenderTabledynamicCSG
_____
XmNtextTranslationsXmCTranslationsXtTranslationsNULLC
_____
XmNunmapCallbackXmCCallbackXtCallbackListNULLC
_____
.TE
.PP
.TS
tab() box;
c s s s s
l| l| l| l| l.
\fBXmManager Resource Set\fP
\fBName\fP\fBClass\fP\fBType\fP\fBDefault\fP\fBAccess\fP
_____
XmNbottomShadowColorXmCBottomShadowColorPixeldynamicCSG
_____
XmNbottomShadowPixmapXmCBottomShadowPixmapPixmapXmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAPCSG
_____
XmNforegroundXmCForegroundPixeldynamicCSG
_____
XmNhelpCallbackXmCCallbackXtCallbackListNULLC
_____
XmNhighlightColorXmCHighlightColorPixeldynamicCSG
_____
XmNhighlightPixmapXmCHighlightPixmapPixmapdynamicCSG
_____
XmNinitialFocusXmCInitialFocusWidgetdynamicCSG
_____
XmNlayoutDirectionXmCLayoutDirectionXmDirectiondynamicCG
_____
XmNnavigationTypeXmCNavigationTypeXmNavigationTypeXmTAB_GROUPCSG
_____
XmNpopupHandlerCallbackXmCCallbackXtCallbackListNULLC
_____
XmNshadowThicknessXmCShadowThicknessDimensiondynamicCSG
_____
XmNstringDirectionXmCStringDirectionXmStringDirectiondynamicCG
_____
XmNtopShadowColorXmCTopShadowColorPixeldynamicCSG
_____
XmNtopShadowPixmapXmCTopShadowPixmapPixmapdynamicCSG
_____
XmNtraversalOnXmCTraversalOnBooleanTrueCSG
_____
XmNunitTypeXmCUnitTypeunsigned chardynamicCSG
_____
XmNuserDataXmCUserDataXtPointerNULLCSG
_____
.TE
.PP
.TS
tab() box;
c s s s s
l| l| l| l| l.
\fBComposite Resource Set\fP
\fBName\fP\fBClass\fP\fBType\fP\fBDefault\fP\fBAccess\fP
_____
XmNchildrenXmCReadOnlyWidgetListNULLG
_____
XmNinsertPositionXmCInsertPositionXtOrderProcNULLCSG
_____
XmNnumChildrenXmCReadOnlyCardinal0G
_____
.TE
.PP
.TS
tab() box;
c s s s s
l| l| l| l| l.
\fBCore Resource Set\fP
\fBName\fP\fBClass\fP\fBType\fP\fBDefault\fP\fBAccess\fP
_____
XmNacceleratorsXmCAcceleratorsXtAcceleratorsdynamicN/A
_____
XmNancestorSensitiveXmCSensitiveBooleandynamicG
_____
XmNbackgroundXmCBackgroundPixeldynamicCSG
_____
XmNbackgroundPixmapXmCPixmapPixmapXmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAPCSG
_____
XmNborderColorXmCBorderColorPixelXtDefaultForegroundCSG
_____
XmNborderPixmapXmCPixmapPixmapXmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAPCSG
_____
XmNborderWidthXmCBorderWidthDimension0CSG
_____
XmNcolormapXmCColormapColormapdynamicCG
_____
XmNdepthXmCDepthintdynamicCG
_____
XmNdestroyCallbackXmCCallbackXtCallbackListNULLC
_____
XmNheightXmCHeightDimensiondynamicCSG
_____
XmNinitialResourcesPersistentXmCInitialResourcesPersistentBooleanTrueC
_____
XmNmappedWhenManagedXmCMappedWhenManagedBooleanTrueCSG
_____
XmNscreenXmCScreenScreen *dynamicCG
_____
XmNsensitiveXmCSensitiveBooleanTrueCSG
_____
XmNtranslationsXmCTranslationsXtTranslationsdynamicCSG
_____
XmNwidthXmCWidthDimensiondynamicCSG
_____
XmNxXmCPositionPosition0CSG
_____
XmNyXmCPositionPosition0CSG
_____
.TE
.SS "Callback Information"
.PP
A pointer to the following structure is passed to each callback:
.PP
.nf
typedef struct
{
        int \fIreason\fP;
        XEvent \fI* event\fP;
        XmString \fIvalue\fP;
        int \fIlength\fP;
} XmCommandCallbackStruct;
.fi
.IP "\fIreason\fP" 10
Indicates why the callback was invoked
.IP "\fIevent\fP" 10
Points to the \fBXEvent\fP that triggered the callback
.IP "\fIvalue\fP" 10
Specifies the \fBXmString\fR in the CommandArea
.IP "\fIlength\fP" 10
Specifies the size in bytes of the \fBXmString\fR value\&.
This member is obsolete and exists for compatibility with
earlier releases\&.
.SS "Translations"
.PP
\fBXmCommand\fP inherits translations from \fBXmSelectionBox\fP\&.
.SS "Accelerators"
.PP
The \fBXmNtextAccelerators\fP from \fBXmSelectionBox\fP are added to the Text
descendant of \fBXmCommand\fP\&.
.SS "Action Routines"
.PP
The \fBXmCommand\fP action routines are:
.IP "SelectionBoxUpOrDown(\fBPrevious|Next|First|Last\fP):" 10
When called with an argument of \fBPrevious\fP, or 0 (zero) for
compatibility,
selects the previous item in the history
list and replaces the text with that item\&.
.IP "" 10
When called with an argument of \fBNext\fP, or 1 for
compatibility, selects the next item in the history
list and replaces the text with that item\&.
.IP "" 10
When called with an argument of \fBFirst\fP, or 2 for
compatibility, selects the first item in the history
list and replaces the text with that item\&.
.IP "" 10
When called with an argument of \fBLast\fP, or 3 for
compatibility, selects the last item in the history
list and replaces the text with that item\&.
.IP "" 10
Calls the callbacks for \fBXmNcommandChangedCallback\fP\&.
.SS "Additional Behavior"
.PP
The Command widget has the following additional behavior:
.IP "\fB<Key>\fP\fB<osfCancel>\fP:" 10
If the parent of the Command is a manager, the event is passed to the parent\&.
.IP "\fB<Key>\fP\fB<osfActivate>\fP\ in\ Text:" 10
Calls the Text widget\&'s \fBXmNactivateCallback\fP callbacks\&.
If the text is empty, this action then returns\&.
Otherwise, if the history list has \fBXmNhistoryMaxItems\fP items, it
removes the first item in
the list\&.
It adds the text to the history list as the last item, clears the text,
and calls the \fBXmNcommandEnteredCallback\fP callbacks\&.
.IP "\fB<Key>\fP\ in\ Text:" 10
When any change is made to the text edit widget, this action
calls the callbacks for
\fBXmNcommandChangedCallback\fP\&.
.IP "\fB<BtnDown>\fP\fB(2+)\fP\ or\ \fB<Key>\fP\fB<osfActivate>\fP\ in\ List:" 10
Calls the List widget\&'s \fBXmNdefaultActionCallback\fP callbacks\&.
If the history list has \fBXmNhistoryMaxItems\fP items, this action
removes the first item in the list\&.
It adds the selected List item to the history list as the last item,
clears the text, and calls the \fBXmNcommandEnteredCallback\fP
callbacks\&.
.IP "\fB<FocusIn>\fP:" 10
Calls the callbacks for \fBXmNfocusCallback\fP\&.
.IP "\fB<MapWindow>\fP:" 10
When a Command that is the child of a DialogShell is mapped, this action
calls the callbacks for \fBXmNmapCallback\fP\&.
.IP "\fB<UnmapWindow>\fP:" 10
When a Command that is the child of a DialogShell is unmapped, this
action calls the
callbacks for \fBXmNunmapCallback\fP\&.
.SS "Virtual Bindings"
.PP
The bindings for virtual keys are vendor specific\&.
For information about bindings for virtual buttons and keys, see \fBVirtualBindings\fP(3)\&.
.SH "RELATED"
.PP
\fBComposite\fP(3), \fBConstraint\fP(3),
\fBCore\fP(3),
\fBXmBulletinBoard\fP(3),
\fBXmCommandAppendValue\fP(3),
\fBXmCommandError\fP(3),
\fBXmCommandGetChild\fP(3),
\fBXmCommandSetValue\fP(3),
\fBXmCreateCommand\fP(3),
\fBXmManager\fP(3),
\fBXmSelectionBox\fP(3),
\fBXmVaCreateCommand\fP(3), and
\fBXmVaCreateManagedCommand\fP(3)\&.