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XmCommand(3X)

OSF/Motif

NAME

XmCommand - The Command widget class

SYNOPSIS

#include <Xm/Command.h>

DESCRIPTION

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. One additional WorkArea child may be added to the Command after creation. 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. Many of the new resources specified for Command are actually SelectionBox resources that have been renamed for clarity and ease of use. Classes Command inherits behavior and resources from Core, Composite, Constraint, XmManager, XmBulletinBoard, and XmSelectionBox classes. The class pointer is xmCommandWidgetClass. The class name is XmCommand. 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). XmCommand Resource Set XmNcommand Class: XmCTextString Default: "" Type: XmString Access: CSG XmNcommandChangedCallback Class: XmCCallback Default: NULL Type: XtCallbackList Access: C XmNcommandEnteredCallback Class: XmCCallback Default: NULL Type: XtCallbackList Access: C XmNhistoryItems Class: XmCItems Default: NULL Type: XmStringTable Access: CSG XmNhistoryItemCount Class: XmCItemCount Default: 0 Type: int Access: CSG XmNhistoryMaxItems Class: XmCMaxItems Default: 100 Type: int Access: CSG XmNhistoryVisibleItemCount Class: XmCVisibleItemCount Default: dynamic Type: int Access: CSG XmNpromptString Class: XmCPromptString Default: dynamic Type: XmString Access: CSG XmNcommand Contains the current command-line text. This is the XmNtextString resource in SelectionBox, renamed for Command. This resource can also be modified via XmCommandSetValue and XmCommandAppendValue functions. The command area is a Text widget. XmNcommandChangedCallback Specifies the list of callbacks that is called when the value of the command changes. The callback reason is XmCR_COMMAND_CHANGED. This is equivalent to the XmNvalueChangedCallback of the Text widget, except that a pointer to an XmCommandCallbackStructure is passed, and the structure's value member contains the XmString. XmNcommandEnteredCallback Specifies the list of callbacks that is called when a command is entered in the Command. The callback reason is XmCR_COMMAND_ENTERED. A pointer to an XmCommandCallback structure is passed. XmNhistoryItems Lists XmString items that make up the contents of the history list. This is the XmNlistItems resource in SelectionBox, renamed for Command. XtGetValues for this resource returns the list items themselves, not a copy of the list items. The application must not free the returned items. XmNhistoryItemCount Specifies the number of XmStrings in XmNhistoryItems. This is the XmNlistItemCount resource in SelectionBox, renamed for Command. The value must not be negative. XmNhistoryMaxItems 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. XmNhistoryVisibleItemCount 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 XmNlistVisibleItemCount resource in SelectionBox, renamed for Command. The value must be greater than 0. The default is dynamic based on the height of the list. XmNpromptString Specifies a prompt for the command line. This is the XmNselectionLabelString resource in SelectionBox, renamed for Command. The default may vary depending on the value of the XmNstringDirection resource and the locale. In the C locale the default is ">". Inherited Resources Command inherits behavior and resources from the following superclasses. For a complete description of each resource, refer to the man page for that superclass. XmSelectionBox Resource Set XmNapplyCallback Class: XmCCallback Default: NULL Type: XtCallbackList Access: N/A XmNapplyLabelString Class: XmCApplyLabelString Default: dynamic Type: XmString Access: N/A XmNcancelCallback Class: XmCCallback Default: NULL Type: XtCallbackList Access: N/A XmNcancelLabelString Class: XmCCancelLabelString Default: dynamic Type: XmString Access: N/A XmNchildPlacement Class: XmCChildPlacement Default: XmPLACE_ABOVE_SELECTION Type: unsigned char Access: CSG XmNdialogType Class: XmCDialogType Default: XmDIALOG_COMMAND Type: unsigned char Access: G XmNhelpLabelString Class: XmCHelpLabelString Default: dynamic Type: XmString Access: N/A XmNlistItemCount Class: XmCItemCount Default: 0 Type: int Access: CSG XmNlistItems Class: XmCItems Default: NULL Type: XmStringTable Access: CSG XmNlistLabelString Class: XmCListLabelString Default: NULL Type: XmString Access: N/A XmNlistVisibleItemCount Class: XmCVisibleItemCount Default: dynamic Type: int Access: CSG XmNminimizeButtons Class: XmCMinimizeButtons Default: False Type: Boolean Access: N/A XmNmustMatch Class: XmCMustMatch Default: False Type: Boolean Access: N/A XmNnoMatchCallback Class: XmCCallback Default: NULL Type: XtCallbackList Access: N/A XmNokCallback Class: XmCCallback Default: NULL Type: XtCallbackList Access: N/A XmNokLabelString Class: XmCOkLabelString Default: dynamic Type: XmString Access: N/A XmNselectionLabelString Class: XmCSelectionLabelString Default: dynamic Type: XmString Access: CSG XmNtextAccelerators Class: XmCTextAccelerators Default: default Type: XtAccelerators Access: C XmNtextColumns Class: XmCColumns Default: dynamic Type: short Access: CSG XmNtextString Class: XmCTextString Default: "" Type: XmString Access: CSG XmBulletinBoard Resource Set XmNallowOverlap Class: XmCAllowOverlap Default: True Type: Boolean Access: CSG XmNautoUnmanage Class: XmCAutoUnmanage Default: False Type: Boolean Access: N/A XmNbuttonFontList Class: XmCButtonFontList Default: dynamic Type: XmFontList Access: N/A XmNcancelButton Class: XmCWidget Default: NULL Type: Widget Access: N/A XmNdefaultButton Class: XmCWidget Default: NULL Type: Widget Access: N/A XmNdefaultPosition Class: XmCDefaultPosition Default: False Type: Boolean Access: CSG XmNdialogStyle Class: XmCDialogStyle Default: dynamic Type: unsigned char Access: CSG XmNdialogTitle Class: XmCDialogTitle Default: NULL Type: XmString Access: CSG XmNfocusCallback Class: XmCCallback Default: NULL Type: XtCallbackList Access: C XmNlabelFontList Class: XmCLabelFontList Default: dynamic Type: XmFontList Access: CSG XmNmapCallback Class: XmCCallback Default: NULL Type: XtCallbackList Access: C XmNmarginHeight Class: XmCMarginHeight Default: 10 Type: Dimension Access: CSG XmNmarginWidth Class: XmCMarginWidth Default: 10 Type: Dimension Access: CSG XmNnoResize Class: XmCNoResize Default: False Type: Boolean Access: CSG XmNresizePolicy Class: XmCResizePolicy Default: XmRESIZE_NONE Type: unsigned char Access: CSG XmNshadowType Class: XmCShadowType Default: XmSHADOW_OUT Type: unsigned char Access: CSG XmNtextFontList Class: XmCTextFontList Default: dynamic Type: XmFontList Access: CSG XmNtextTranslations Class: XmCTranslations Default: NULL Type: XtTranslations Access: C XmNunmapCallback Class: XmCCallback Default: NULL Type: XtCallbackList Access: C XmManager Resource Set XmNbottomShadowColor Class: XmCBottomShadowColor Default: dynamic Type: Pixel Access: CSG XmNbottomShadowPixmap Class: XmCBottomShadowPixmap Default: XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP Type: Pixmap Access: CSG XmNforeground Class: XmCForeground Default: dynamic Type: Pixel Access: CSG XmNhelpCallback Class: XmCCallback Default: NULL Type: XtCallbackList Access: C XmNhighlightColor Class: XmCHighlightColor Default: dynamic Type: Pixel Access: CSG XmNhighlightPixmap Class: XmCHighlightPixmap Default: dynamic Type: Pixmap Access: CSG XmNinitialFocus Class: XmCInitialFocus Default: dynamic Type: Widget Access: CSG XmNnavigationType Class: XmCNavigationType Default: XmTAB_GROUP Type: XmNavigationType Access: CSG XmNshadowThickness Class: XmCShadowThickness Default: dynamic Type: Dimension Access: CSG XmNstringDirection Class: XmCStringDirection Default: dynamic Type: XmStringDirection Access: CG XmNtopShadowColor Class: XmCTopShadowColor Default: dynamic Type: Pixel Access: CSG XmNtopShadowPixmap Class: XmCTopShadowPixmap Default: dynamic Type: Pixmap Access: CSG XmNtraversalOn Class: XmCTraversalOn Default: True Type: Boolean Access: CSG XmNunitType Class: XmCUnitType Default: dynamic Type: unsigned char Access: CSG XmNuserData Class: XmCUserData Default: NULL Type: XtPointer Access: CSG Composite Resource Set XmNchildren Class: XmCReadOnly Default: NULL Type: WidgetList Access: G XmNinsertPosition Class: XmCInsertPosition Default: NULL Type: XtOrderProc Access: CSG XmNnumChildren Class: XmCReadOnly Default: 0 Type: Cardinal Access: G Core Resource Set XmNaccelerators Class: XmCAccelerators Default: dynamic Type: XtAccelerators Access: N/A XmNancestorSensitive Class: XmCSensitive Default: dynamic Type: Boolean Access: G XmNbackground Class: XmCBackground Default: dynamic Type: Pixel Access: CSG XmNbackgroundPixmap Class: XmCPixmap Default: XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP Type: Pixmap Access: CSG XmNborderColor Class: XmCBorderColor Default: XtDefaultForeground Type: Pixel Access: CSG XmNborderPixmap Class: XmCPixmap Default: XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP Type: Pixmap Access: CSG XmNborderWidth Class: XmCBorderWidth Default: 0 Type: Dimension Access: CSG XmNcolormap Class: XmCColormap Default: dynamic Type: Colormap Access: CG XmNdepth Class: XmCDepth Default: dynamic Type: int Access: CG XmNdestroyCallback Class: XmCCallback Default: NULL Type: XtCallbackList Access: C XmNheight Class: XmCHeight Default: dynamic Type: Dimension Access: CSG XmNinitialResourcesPersistent Class: XmCInitialResourcesPersistent Default: True Type: Boolean Access: C XmNmappedWhenManaged Class: XmCMappedWhenManaged Default: True Type: Boolean Access: CSG XmNscreen Class: XmCScreen Default: dynamic Type: Screen * Access: CG XmNsensitive Class: XmCSensitive Default: True Type: Boolean Access: CSG XmNtranslations Class: XmCTranslations Default: dynamic Type: XtTranslations Access: CSG XmNwidth Class: XmCWidth Default: dynamic Type: Dimension Access: CSG XmNx Class: XmCPosition Default: 0 Type: Position Access: CSG XmNy Class: XmCPosition Default: 0 Type: Position Access: CSG Callback Information A pointer to the following structure is passed to each callback: typedef struct { int reason; XEvent * event; XmString value; int length; } XmCommandCallbackStruct; reason Indicates why the callback was invoked event Points to the XEvent that triggered the callback value Specifies the XmString in the CommandArea length Specifies the size of the command in XmString Translations XmCommand inherits translations from XmSelectionBox. Accelerators The XmNtextAccelerators from XmSelectionBox are added to the Text descendant of XmCommand. Action Routines The XmCommand action routines are described below: SelectionBoxUpOrDown(0|1|2|3): When called with a 0 argument, selects the previous item in the history list and replaces the text with that item. When called with a 1 argument, selects the next item in the history list and replaces the text with that item. When called with a 2 argument, selects the first item in the history list and replaces the text with that item. When called with a 3 argument, selects the last item in the history list and replaces the text with that item. Calls the callbacks for XmNcommandChangedCallback. Additional Behavior The Command widget has the additional behavior described below: MAny KCancel: If the parent of the Command is a manager, the event is passed to the parent. KActivate in Text: Calls the Text widget's XmNactivateCallback callbacks. If the text is empty, this action then returns. Otherwise, if the history list has XmNhistoryMaxItems 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 XmNcommandEnteredCallback callbacks. <Key> in Text: When any change is made to the text edit widget, this action calls the callbacks for XmNcommandChangedCallback. <DoubleClick> or <KActivate> in List: Calls the List widget's XmNdefaultActionCallback callbacks. If the history list has XmNhistoryMaxItems 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 XmNcommandEnteredCallback callbacks. <FocusIn>: Calls the callbacks for XmNfocusCallback. <MapWindow>: When a Command that is the child of a DialogShell is mapped, this action calls the callbacks for XmNmapCallback. <UnmapWindow>: When a Command that is the child of a DialogShell is unmapped, this action calls the callbacks for XmNunmapCallback. Virtual Bindings The bindings for virtual keys are vendor specific. For information about bindings for virtual buttons and keys, see VirtualBindings(3X).

SEE ALSO

Composite(3X), Constraint(3X), Core(3X), XmBulletinBoard(3X), XmCommandAppendValue(3X), XmCommandError(3X), XmCommandGetChild(3X), XmCommandSetValue(3X), XmCreateCommand(3X), XmManager(3X), XmSelectionBox(3X)

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