ArrowButton consists of a directional arrow surrounded by a
border shadow. When it is selected, the shadow changes
to give the appearance that the
ArrowButton has been pressed in. When the
ArrowButton is unselected, the shadow reverts to give the appearance that the
ArrowButton is released, or out.
ArrowButton holds the XmQTactivatable trait.
Classes
ArrowButton inherits behavior, resources, and traits
from the Core and XmPrimitive classes.
The class pointer is xmArrowButtonWidgetClass.
The class name is XmArrowButton.
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).
XmArrowButton Resource Set
Name
Class
Type
Default
Access
XmNactivateCallback
XmCCallback
XtCallbackList
NULL
C
XmNarmCallback
XmCCallback
XtCallbackList
NULL
C
XmNarrowDirection
XmCArrowDirection
unsigned char
XmARROW_UP
CSG
XmNdetailShadowThickness
XmCDetailShadowThickness
Dimension
2
CSG
XmNdisarmCallback
XmCCallback
XtCallbackList
NULL
C
XmNmultiClick
XmCMultiClick
unsigned char
dynamic
CSG
XmNactivateCallback
Specifies a list of callbacks that is called
when the ArrowButton is activated.
To activate the button, press and release BSelect
while the pointer is inside
the ArrowButton widget. Activating the ArrowButton
also disarms it.
The reason sent by this callback is XmCR_ACTIVATE.
This callback uses the XmQTactivatable trait.
XmNarmCallback
Specifies a list of callbacks that is called
when the ArrowButton is armed.
To arm this widget, press BSelect
while the pointer is inside the ArrowButton.
The reason sent by this callback is XmCR_ARM.
XmNarrowDirection
Sets the arrow direction.
The values for this resource are
•
XmARROW_UP
•
XmARROW_DOWN
•
XmARROW_LEFT
•
XmARROW_RIGHT
XmNdetailShadowThickness
Specifies the thickness of the inside arrow shadows. The default thickness
is 2 pixels.
XmNdisarmCallback
Specifies a list of callbacks that is called
when the ArrowButton is disarmed.
To disarm this widget, press and release
BSelect while the pointer is inside the ArrowButton.
The reason for this callback is XmCR_DISARM.
XmNmultiClick
If a button click is followed by another button click within the time
span specified by the display's multiclick time, and this resource is
set to XmMULTICLICK_DISCARD, the second click.
is not processed.
If this resource is set to XmMULTICLICK_KEEP, the event
is processed and click_count is incremented in the callback structure.
When the button is not in a menu, the default value is
XmMULTICLICK_KEEP.
Inherited Resources
ArrowButton inherits behavior and resources from the
superclasses described in the following table.
For a complete description of each resource, refer to the
reference page for that superclass.
XmPrimitive Resource Set
Name
Class
Type
Default
Access
XmNbottomShadowColor
XmCBottomShadowColor
Pixel
dynamic
CSG
XmNbottomShadowPixmap
XmCBottomShadowPixmap
Pixmap
XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP
CSG
XmNconvertCallback
XmCCallback
XtCallbackList
NULL
C
XmNforeground
XmCForeground
Pixel
dynamic
CSG
XmNhelpCallback
XmCCallback
XtCallbackList
NULL
C
XmNhighlightColor
XmCHighlightColor
Pixel
dynamic
CSG
XmNhighlightOnEnter
XmCHighlightOnEnter
Boolean
False
CSG
XmNhighlightPixmap
XmCHighlightPixmap
Pixmap
dynamic
CSG
XmNhighlightThickness
XmCHighlightThickness
Dimension
2
CSG
XmNlayoutDirection
XmCLayoutDirection
XmDirection
dynamic
CG
XmNnavigationType
XmCNavigationType
XmNavigationType
XmNONE
CSG
XmNpopupHandlerCallback
XmCCallback
XtCallbackList
NULL
C
XmNshadowThickness
XmCShadowThickness
Dimension
2
CSG
XmNtopShadowColor
XmCTopShadowColor
Pixel
dynamic
CSG
XmNtopShadowPixmap
XmCTopShadowPixmap
Pixmap
dynamic
CSG
XmNtraversalOn
XmCTraversalOn
Boolean
True
CSG
XmNunitType
XmCUnitType
unsigned char
dynamic
CSG
XmNuserData
XmCUserData
XtPointer
NULL
CSG
Core Resource Set
Name
Class
Type
Default
Access
XmNaccelerators
XmCAccelerators
XtAccelerators
dynamic
CSG
XmNancestorSensitive
XmCSensitive
Boolean
dynamic
G
XmNbackground
XmCBackground
Pixel
dynamic
CSG
XmNbackgroundPixmap
XmCPixmap
Pixmap
XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP
CSG
XmNborderColor
XmCBorderColor
Pixel
XtDefaultForeground
CSG
XmNborderPixmap
XmCPixmap
Pixmap
XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP
CSG
XmNborderWidth
XmCBorderWidth
Dimension
0
CSG
XmNcolormap
XmCColormap
Colormap
dynamic
CG
XmNdepth
XmCDepth
int
dynamic
CG
XmNdestroyCallback
XmCCallback
XtCallbackList
NULL
C
XmNheight
XmCHeight
Dimension
dynamic
CSG
XmNinitialResourcesPersistent
XmCInitialResourcesPersistent
Boolean
True
C
XmNmappedWhenManaged
XmCMappedWhenManaged
Boolean
True
CSG
XmNscreen
XmCScreen
Screen *
dynamic
CG
XmNsensitive
XmCSensitive
Boolean
True
CSG
XmNtranslations
XmCTranslations
XtTranslations
dynamic
CSG
XmNwidth
XmCWidth
Dimension
dynamic
CSG
XmNx
XmCPosition
Position
0
CSG
XmNy
XmCPosition
Position
0
CSG
Callback Information
A pointer to the following structure is passed to each callback:
typedef struct
{
int reason;
XEvent * event;
int click_count;
} XmArrowButtonCallbackStruct;
reason
Indicates why the callback was invoked.
event
Points to the XEvent that triggered the callback.
click_count
This value is valid only when the reason is XmCR_ACTIVATE.
It contains the number of clicks in the last multiclick sequence
if the XmNmultiClick resource is set to XmMULTICLICK_KEEP;
otherwise it contains 1.
The activate callback is invoked for each click if XmNmultiClick
is set to XmMULTICLICK_KEEP.
Translations
XmArrowButton includes translations for XmPrimitive.
The following key names are listed in the
X standard key event translation table syntax.
This format is the one used by Motif to
specify the widget actions corresponding to a given key.
A brief overview of the format is provided under
VirtualBindings(3).
For a complete description of the format, please refer to the
X Toolkit Instrinsics Documentation.
<EnterWindow>:
Enter()
<LeaveWindow>:
Leave()
c<Btn1Down>:
ButtonTakeFocus()
≈c<Btn1Down>:
Arm()
≈c<Btn1Down>,≈c<Btn1Up>:
Activate() Disarm()
≈c<Btn1Down>(2+):
MultiArm()
≈c<Btn1Up>(2+):
MultiActivate()
≈c<Btn1Up>:
Activate() Disarm()
:<Key><osfActivate>:
PrimitiveParentActivate()
:<Key><osfCancel>:
PrimitiveParentCancel()
:<Key><osfSelect>:
ArmAndActivate()
:<Key><osfHelp>:
Help()
≈s ≈m ≈a<Key>Return:
PrimitiveParentActivate()
≈s ≈m ≈a<Key>space:
ArmAndActivate()
Action Routines
The XmArrowButton action routines are
Activate():
Draws the shadow in the unselected state.
If the pointer is within the ArrowButton,
calls the callbacks for XmNactivateCallback.
Arm():
Draws the shadow in the selected state and
calls the callbacks for XmNarmCallback.
ArmAndActivate():
Draws the shadow in the selected state and
calls the callbacks for XmNarmCallback.
Arranges for the shadow to be drawn in the unselected state and
the callbacks for XmNactivateCallback and XmNdisarmCallback
to be called, either immediately or at a later time.
ButtonTakeFocus():
Causes the ArrowButton to take keyboard focus
when Ctrl<Btn1Down> is pressed, without activating the widget.
Disarm():
Draws the shadow in the unselected state and
calls the callbacks for XmNdisarmCallback.
Help():
Calls the callbacks for XmNhelpCallback if any exist.
If there are no help callbacks for this widget, this action calls the
help callbacks for the nearest ancestor that has them.
MultiActivate():
If XmNmultiClick is XmMULTICLICK_DISCARD, this action does
nothing.
If XmNmultiClick is XmMULTICLICK_KEEP, this action
increments click_count in the callback structure and
draws the shadow in the unselected state.
If the pointer is within the ArrowButton, this action calls the
callbacks for XmNactivateCallback and XmNdisarmCallback.
MultiArm():
If XmNmultiClick is XmMULTICLICK_DISCARD, this action does
nothing.
If XmNmultiClick is XmMULTICLICK_KEEP, this action
draws the shadow in the selected state and calls the callbacks for
XmNarmCallback.
Additional Behavior
This widget has the following additional behavior:
<EnterWindow>:
Draws the ArrowButton shadow in its selected state if the
pointer leaves and re-enters the window while <Btn1> is pressed.
<LeaveWindow>:
Draws the ArrowButton shadow in its unselected state
if the pointer leaves the window while <Btn1> is pressed.
Virtual Bindings
The bindings for virtual keys are vendor specific.
For information about bindings for virtual buttons and keys, see VirtualBindings(3).