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XmCreateWorkingDialog(3X)  —  OSF/Motif

NAME

XmCreateWorkingDialog − The MessageBox WorkingDialog convenience creation function

SYNOPSIS

#include <Xm/MessageB.h>
Widget XmCreateWorkingDialog (parent, name, arglist, argcount)
Widgetparent;
Stringname;
ArgListarglist;
Cardinalargcount;

DESCRIPTION

XmCreateWorkingDialog is a convenience creation function that creates a DialogShell and an unmanaged MessageBox child of the DialogShell.  A WorkingDialog informs users that there is a time-consuming operation in progress and allows them to cancel the operation.  It includes a symbol, a message, and three buttons.  The default symbol is an hourglass.  The default button labels are OK, Cancel, and Help. 

Use XtManageChild to pop up the WorkingDialog (passing the MessageBox as the widget parameter); use XtUnmanageChild to pop it down. 

parentSpecifies the parent widget ID

nameSpecifies the name of the created widget

arglistSpecifies the argument list

argcountSpecifies the number of attribute/value pairs in the argument list (arglist)

For a complete definition of MessageBox and its associated resources, see XmMessageBox(3X). 

RETURN VALUE

Returns the MessageBox widget ID. 

RELATED INFORMATION

XmMessageBox(3X). 

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