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FlatCheckBox(3w)  —  OLIT Widget Set

NAME

FlatCheckBox − flat check box widget, from class FlatNonExclusives

SYNOPSIS

#include <X11/Intrinsic.h>
#include <X11/StringDefs.h>
#include <Xol/OpenLook.h>
#include <Xol/FCheckBox.h>
 . . .
Widget my_flatcheckbox, my_parent;
String my_name;
ArgList args;
Cardinal num_args;

my_flatcheckbox =  XtCreate( my_name, flatCheckBoxWidgetClass,

my_parent, args, num_args);

DESCRIPTION

The FlatCheckBox offers improved performance compared to a NonExclusives widget populated with CheckBox widgets. 

Keyboard Traversal

The FlatCheckBox widget is a Primitive widget that manages the traversal between a set of sub-objects.  When the user traverses to a FlatCheckBox widget, the first sub-object in the set will display itself as having input focus (see the CheckBox widget for a description of this appearance.) 

The MOVEUP, MOVEDOWN, MOVERIGHT, and MOVELEFT keys move the input focus between the sub-objects.  To traverse out of the FlatCheckbox widget, the following keys can be used:

—NEXT_FIELD moves to the next traversable widget in the window

—PREV_FIELD moves to the previous traversable widget in the window

—NEXTWINDOW moves to the next window in the application. 

—PREVWINDOW moves to the previous window in the application. 

—NEXTAPP moves to the first window in the next application. 

—PREVAPP moves to the first window in the previous application. 

Keyboard Operation

Flat         CheckBox Activation Types
_
Activation   Type     Expected   Results
=
 
OL_SELECTKEY
These        controls have       two
(When        set,     its        border
Pres         sing     the        SELECTKEY
will         toggle   the        checkbox’s
If           the      control    is
will         call     the        XtNunselect
If           the      control    is
will         call     the        XtNselect
 

Display of Keyboard Mnemonic

The FlatCheckbox widget displays the mnemonic accelerator of a sub-object as part of the sub-object’s label.  If the mnemonic character is in the label, then that character is highlighted according to the value returned by XtNshowMnemonics().  If the mnemonic character is not in the label, it is displayed to the right of the label in parentheses and highlighted according to the value returned by XtNshowMnemonics(). 

If truncation is necessary, the mnemonic displayed in parentheses is truncated as a unit. 

Display of Keyboard Accelerators

The FlatCheckbox widget displays the keyboard accelerator as part of the sub-object’s label.  The string in the XtNacceleratorText resource is displayed to the right of the label (or mnemonic) separated by at least one space.  The acceleratorText is right justified. 

If truncation is necessary, the accelerator is truncated as a unit.  The accelerator is truncated before the mnemonic or the label. 

  Figure 1 FlatCheckBox Item

  Figure 2 FlatCheckBox item

  Figure 3 figures

Coloration

The FlatCheckBox container inherits its background color from the container’s parent widget.  Setting the background color affects only the sub-objects’ background. 

On a monochrome display, the FlatCheckBox widget indicates that it has input focus by inverting the foreground color and parent’s background colors within the bounding box of the first sub-object. 

On color displays, when the FlatCheckBox widget receives the input focus, the background color within the bounding box of the first sub-object is changed to the input focus color set in the XtNinputFocusColor resource.  When the FlatCheckBox sub-object loses the input focus, the background color reverts to its parent’s XtNbackground color or XtNbackgroundPixmap. 

EXCEPTIONS:

—If the input focus color is the same as the parent’s background color, then the FlatCheckBox widget inverts the foreground and background colors of the sub-object when it has input focus. 

—If the input focus color is the same as the font color or foreground color, then the FlatCheckBox widget inverts the foreground and background colors of the sub-object when it has input focus. 

RESOURCES

Sub-object Resources

The following tables list the resources for the FlatExclusives.  Resources marked by a bullet (•) denote sub-object resources.  If these resources are not included in the XtNitemFields list, they are inherited from the container widget.  An application can change the default values for sub-object resources by setting them on the container directly.  Even though a sub-object resource is not included in the XtNitemFields list, the application can query the value of any sub-object resource with OlFlatGetValues(). 

  Table 1 Flat CheckBox Resource Summary

Flat                 CheckBox       Resource            Set
Name                 Type           Default             Access
 
XtNaccelerator       String         NULL                SGI
XtNacceleratorText   String         Dynamic             SGI
XtNancestorSensitive Boolean        TRUE                G
XtNbackground        Pixel          XtDefaultBackground SGI
XtNbackgroundPixmap  Pixmap         None                SGI
XtNborderWidth       Dimension      0                   SGI
XtNclientData        XtPointer      NULL                SGI
XtNconsumeEvent      XtCallbackList NULL                SGI
XtNdepth             Cardinal       (parent’s)          GI
XtNfont              XFontStruct∗   (OPEN               LOOK
XtNfontColor         Pixel          XtDefaultForeground SGI
XtNforeground        Pixel          XtDefaultForeground SGI
XtNgravity           int            CenterGravity       SGI
XtNhPad              Dimension      0                   SGI
XtNhSpace            Dimension      (calculated)        SGI
XtNheight            Dimension      (calculated)        SGI
XtNinputFocusColor   Pixel          Red                 SGI
XtNitemFields        String∗        NULL                GI
XtNitemGravity       int            NorthWestGravity    SGI
XtNitemMaxHeight     Dimension      OL_IGNORE           SGI
XtNitemMaxWidth      Dimension      OL_IGNORE           SGI
XtNitemMinHeight     Dimension      OL_IGNORE           SGI
XtNitemMinWidth      Dimension      OL_IGNORE           SGI
XtNitems             XtPointer      NULL                SGI
XtNitemsTouched      Boolean        FALSE               SG
XtNlabel             String         NULL                SGI
XtNlabelImage        XImage∗        NULL                SGI
XtNlabelJustify      OlDefine       OL_LEFT             SGI
XtNlabelTile         Boolean        FALSE               SGI
XtNlayoutHeight      OlDefine       OL_MINIMIZE         SGI
XtNlayoutType        OlDefine       OL_FIXEDROWS        SGI
XtNlayoutWidth       OlDefine       OL_MINIMIZE         SGI
XtNmanaged           Boolean        TRUE                SGI
XtNmappedWhenManaged Boolean        TRUE                SGI
XtNmeasure           int            1                   SGI
XtNmnemonic          unsigned       char                NULL
XtNnumItemFields     Cardinal       0                   SGI
XtNnumItems          Cardinal       0                   SGI
XtNposition          OlDefine       OL_LEFT             SGI
XtNreferenceName     String         NULL                SGI
XtNreferenceWidget   Widget         NULL                SGI
XtNsameHeight        OlDefine       OL_ALL              SGI
XtNsameWidth         OlDefine       OL_COLUMNS          SGI
XtNselectProc        XtCallbackProc NULL                SGI
XtNsensitive         Boolean        TRUE                SGI
XtNset               Boolean        FALSE               SGI∗
XtNtraversalOn       Boolean        TRUE                SGI
XtNunselectProc      XtCallbackProc NULL                SGI
XtNuserData          XtPointer      NULL                SGI
XtNvPad              Dimension      0                   SGI
XtNvSpace            Dimension      (calculated)        SGI
XtNwidth             Dimension      (calculated)        SGI
XtNx                 Position       0                   SGI
XtNy                 Position       0                   SGI

Access:S = XtSetValues G = XtGetValues
        I = init timeO = other access
• sub-object resources; see below
∗ not inherited from container
† see Resources(3W)

Flat                 CheckBox       Resource     Set
Name                 Type           Default      Access
=
XtNlayoutHeight      OlDefine       OL_MINIMIZE  SGI
_
XtNlayoutType        OlDefine       OL_FIXEDROWS SGI
_
XtNlayoutWidth       OlDefine       OL_MINIMIZE  SGI
_
XtNmanaged           Boolean        TRUE         SGI
_
XtNmappedWhenManaged Boolean        TRUE         SGI
_
XtNmeasure           int            1            SGI
_
XtNmnemonic          unsigned       char         NULL
_
XtNnumItemFields     Cardinal       0            SGI
_
XtNnumItems          Cardinal       0            SGI
_
XtNposition          OlDefine       OL_LEFT      SGI
_
XtNreferenceName     String         NULL         SGI
_
XtNreferenceWidget   Widget         NULL         SGI
_
XtNsameHeight        OlDefine       OL_ALL       SGI
_
XtNsameWidth         OlDefine       OL_COLUMNS   SGI
_
XtNselectProc        XtCallbackProc NULL         SGI
_
XtNsensitive         Boolean        TRUE         SGI
_
XtNset               Boolean        FALSE        SGI∗
_
XtNtraversalOn       Boolean        TRUE         SGI
_
XtNunselectProc      XtCallbackProc NULL         SGI
_
XtNuserData          XtPointer      NULL         SGI
_
XtNvPad              Dimension      0            SGI
_
XtNvSpace            Dimension      (calculated) SGI
_
XtNwidth             Dimension      (calculated) SGI
_
XtNx                 Position       0            SGI
_
XtNy                 Position       0            SGI

Access:S = XtSetValues G = XtGetValues
        I = init timeO = other access
• sub-object resources; see below
∗ not inherited from container
† see Resources(3W)

The resources marked with a bullet (•) in the preceding table are sub-object resources.  If these resources are not included in the XtNitemFields list, they are inherited from the container widget.  An application can change the default values for sub-object resources by setting them directly on the container.  Even though a sub-object resource is not included in the XtNitemFields list, the application can query the value of any sub-object resource with OlFlatGetValues(). 

XtNancestorSensitive

 class:XtCSensitivetype:Booleandefault:TRUETRUE’u’access:GG’u’

Action: indicates the sensitivity of the sub-object’s ancestors. 

Values: TRUE/true – all the sub-object’s ancestors are sensitive and the sub-object is sensitive to user input.  FALSE/false – one or more of the sub-object’s ancestors are insensitive, so the sub-object displays an inactive visual and is not sensitive to user input. 

XtNbackground

 class:XtCBackgroundtype:Pixeldefault:XtDefaultBackgroundXtDefaultBackground’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: sets the pixel color used to fill in the background of the check box. 

XtNbackgroundPixmap

 class:XtCBackgroundPixmaptype:Pixmapdefault:NoneNone’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: specifies the pixmap that is displayed as the sub-object’s label. 

Any supplied pixmap must have the same depth as the flat widget’s depth.  Pixmaps of None and ParentRelative are not considered valid values. 

If either XtNlabel or XtNlabelImage has a non -NULL value, this resource is ignored. 

XtNclientData

 class:XtCClientDatatype:XtPointerdefault:NULLNULL’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: sets the client data supplied to all callback procedures. 

XtNfont

 class:XtCFonttype:XFontStruct∗default:OPEN LOOK fontOPEN LOOK font’u’access:SISI’u’

Action: displays the string specified by the XtNlabel resource. 

XtNfontColor

 class:XtCFontColortype:Pixeldefault:XtDefaultForegroundXtDefaultForeground’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: specifies the foreground color of the sub-object’s label, even if the label is an XImage. 

XtNforeground

 class:XtCForegroundtype:Pixeldefault:XtDefaultForegroundXtDefaultForeground’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: sets the pixel color used to draw check box and check. 

XtNitems

 class:XtCItemstype:XtPointerdefault:NULLNULL’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: provides the list of sub-object items.  This value must point to a static list since flat containers reference this list after initialization but do not cache its information. 

XtNitemFields

 class:XtCItemFieldstype:String∗default:NULLNULL’u’access:GIGI’u’

Action: provides the list of resource names used to parse the records in the XtNitems list. 

This resource does not have to point to static information since the flat container does not use this information after initialization.  Though the flat container does not reference this resource’s value after initialization, it holds onto it for responding to an XtGetValues() request and supplying it in the OlFlatCallData structure during callbacks.  Therefore, if the application plans on querying this resource, it is recommended that the application make this resource point to static information. 

XtNitemsTouched

 class:XtCItemsTouchedtype:Booleandefault:FALSEFALSE’u’access:SGSG’u’

Action: indicates whether visual needs updating. 

Whenever the application modifies an item list directly, it must supply this resource with a value of TRUE to the flat widget container so that the container can update the visual.  If the resource value is supplied, the flat widget container treats its current item list as a new list and hence, updates its entire visual.  Since the list is treated as a new list, the flat container may request a change in geometry from its parent. 

Note: It is not necessary to use this resource if the application modifies the list with the OlFlatSetValues procedure; nor is it necessary to use this resource whenever the application supplies a new list to the flat container. 

Values: TRUE, FALSE

XtNlabel

 class:XtCLabeltype:Stringdefault:NULLNULL’u’access:SGI•SGI•’u’ Action: sets the text string that appears in the sub-object.

XtNlabelImage

 class:XtCLabelImagetype:XImage∗default:NULLNULL’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: an XImage pointer that can appear in a sub-object. 

This resource is ignored if XtNlabel is non-NULL. 

XtNlabelJustify

 class:XtCLabelJustifytype:OlDefinedefault:OL_LEFTOL_LEFT’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: specifies the justification of the label or XImage that appears within a sub-object. 

Values: OL_LEFT/left, OL_CENTER/center, OL_RIGHT/right

XtNlabelTile

 class:XtCLabelTiletype:Booleandefault:FALSEFALSE’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: augments the XtNlabelImage/XtNlabelPixmap resource to allow tiling of the sub-object’s background. 

Values: TRUE, FALSE

For an image or pixmap that is smaller than the sub-object’s background, the label area is tiled with the image/pixmap to fill the sub-object’s background if this resource is TRUE.  Otherwise, the label is placed as described by the XtNlabelJustify resource. 

The XtNlabelTile resource is ignored for text labels. 

XtNmappedWhenManaged

 class:XtCMappedWhenManagedtype:Booleandefault:TRUETRUE’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: specifies whether or not a managed sub-object is displayed

Note: This resource is never inherited from the container, so its default value is always TRUE

Values: TRUE/true, FALSE/false

Regardless of this resource’s value, all managed sub-objects will be included when determining the layout. 

XtNnumItems

 class:XtCNumItemstype:Cardinaldefault:00’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: specifies the number of sub-object items. 

XtNnumItemFields

 class:XtCNumItemFieldstype:Cardinaldefault:00’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: indicates the number of resource names contained in XtNitemFields

XtNposition

 class:XtCPositiontype:OlDefinedefault:OL_LEFTOL_LEFT’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: determines on which side of the check box to place the label. 

Values: OL_LEFT/left, OL_RIGHT/right

The value of OL_LEFT or OL_RIGHT indicates the label is placed to the left or to the right of the check box, respectively. 

XtNsameHeight

 class:XtCSameHeighttype:OlDefinedefault:OL_ALLOL_ALL’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: specifies the columns that are forced to the same width. 

Values: OL_ALL/all, OL_COLUMNS/columns, OL_NONE/none

XtNselectProc

 class:XtCCallbackProctype:XtCallbackProcdefault:NULLNULL’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: points to the callback procedure for the sub-object becoming selected by user input. 

XtNsensitive

 class:XtCSensitivetype:Booleandefault:TRUETRUE’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: indicates sensitivity to user input. 

Values: TRUE/true – the sub-object is sensitive to user input.  FALSE/false – the sub-object is insensitive to user input and an inactive visual is displayed to indicate this state. 

Note: This resource is never inherited from the container, so its default value is always TRUE. 

XtNset

 class:XtCSettype:Booleandefault:FALSEFALSE’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: reflects the current state of the sub-object. 

Values: TRUE/true, FALSE/false

Note: This resource is never inherited from the container, so its default value is always FALSE.  Even if the application does not use XtNset in its item fields list, the container will correctly maintain the set item and the application can change the set item via OlFlatSetValues. 

XtNunselectProc

 class:XtCCallbackProctype:XtCallbackProcdefault:NULLNULL’u’access:SGISGI’u’

Action: specifies the callback for sub-object becoming unselected by user input. 
 
 
 

Version 3.0  —  Last change: 19 July 91

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