NAME
XmPushButton — The PushButton widget class
SYNOPSIS
#include <Xm/PushB.h>
DESCRIPTION
PushButton issues commands within an application. It consists of a
text label or pixmap surrounded by a border shadow. When a PushButton
is selected, the shadow changes to give the appearance that it has been
pressed in. When a PushButton is unselected, the shadow changes to give
the appearance that it is out.
The default behavior associated with a PushButton in a menu depends on
the type of menu system in which it resides. By default, <Btn1>
controls the behavior of the PushButton. In addition, <Btn3> controls
the behavior of the PushButton if it resides in a PopupMenu system.
The actual mouse button used is determined by its RowColumn parent.
Thickness for a second shadow, used when the PushButton is the default
button, may be specified with the XmNshowAsDefault resource. If it has
a nonzero value, the Label’s resources XmNmarginLeft, XmNmarginRight,
XmNmarginTop, and XmNmarginBottom may be modified to accommodate the
second shadow.
If an initial value is specified for XmNarmPixmap but not for
XmNlabelPixmap, the XmNarmPixmap value is used for XmNlabelPixmap.
PushButton uses the XmQTmenuSystem and XmQTspecifyRenderTable traits,
and holds the XmQactivatable, XmQTmenuSavvy, and XmQTtakesDefault
traits.
Classes
PushButton inherits behavior, resources, and traits from Core,
XmPrimitive, and XmLabel.
The class pointer is xmPushButtonWidgetClass.
The class name is XmPushButton.
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).
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| | XmPushButton Resource Set | | |
|Name | Class | Type | Default | Access |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------+----------------------+--------+
|XmNactivateCallback | XmCCallback | XtCallbackList | NULL | C |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------+----------------------+--------+
|XmNarmCallback | XmCCallback | XtCallbackList | NULL | C |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------+----------------------+--------+
|XmNarmColor | XmCArmColor | Pixel | dynamic | CSG |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------+----------------------+--------+
|XmNarmPixmap | XmCArmPixmap | Pixmap | XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP | CSG |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------+----------------------+--------+
|XmNdefaultButtonShadowThickness | XmCDefaultButtonShadowThickness | Dimension | dynamic | CSG |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------+----------------------+--------+
|XmNdisarmCallback | XmCCallback | XtCallbackList | NULL | C |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------+----------------------+--------+
|XmNfillOnArm | XmCFillOnArm | Boolean | True | CSG |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------+----------------------+--------+
|XmNmultiClick | XmCMultiClick | unsigned char | dynamic | CSG |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------+----------------------+--------+
|XmNshowAsDefault | XmCShowAsDefault | Dimension | 0 | CSG |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------+----------------------+--------+
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------+----------------+----------------------+--------+
XmNactivateCallback
Specifies the list of callbacks that is called when
PushButton is activated. PushButton is activated when the
user presses and releases the active mouse button while the
pointer is inside that widget. Activating the PushButton also
disarms it. For this callback, the reason is XmCR_ACTIVATE.
This callback uses the XmQTactivatable trait.
XmNarmCallback
Specifies the list of callbacks that is called when
PushButton is armed. PushButton is armed when the user
presses the active mouse button while the pointer is inside
that widget. For this callback, the reason is XmCR_ARM.
XmNarmColor
Specifies the color with which to fill the armed button.
XmNfillOnArm must be set to True for this resource to have an
effect. The default for a color display is a color between
the background and the bottom shadow color. For a monochrome
display, the default is set to the foreground color, and any
text in the label appears in the background color when the
button is armed.
This resource is also used when the button is armed in a menu
and the XmNenableEtchedInMenu resource is True.
XmNarmPixmap
Specifies the pixmap to be used as the button face if
XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP and PushButton is armed. This
resource is disabled when the PushButton is in a menu.
XmNdefaultButtonShadowThickness
This resource specifies the width of the default button
indicator shadow. If this resource is 0 (zero), the width of
the shadow comes from the value of the XmNshowAsDefault
resource. If this resource is greater than 0, the
XmNshowAsDefault resource is only used to specify whether
this button is the default. The default value is the initial
value of XmNshowAsDefault.
XmNdisarmCallback
Specifies the list of callbacks that is called when
PushButton is disarmed. PushButton is disarmed when the user
presses and releases the active mouse button while the
pointer is inside that widget. For this callback, the reason
is XmCR_DISARM.
XmNfillOnArm
Forces the PushButton to fill the background of the button
with the color specified by XmNarmColor when the button is
armed and when this resource is set to True. If False, only
the top and bottom shadow colors are switched. When the
PushButton is in a menu, this resource is ignored and assumed
to be False.
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, do not process
the second click. If this resource is set to
XmMULTICLICK_KEEP, process the event and increment
click_count in the callback structure. When the button is in
a menu, the default is XmMULTICLICK_DISCARD; otherwise, for a
button not in a menu, XmMULTICLICK_KEEP is the default value.
XmNshowAsDefault
If XmNdefaultButtonShadowThickness is greater than 0 (zero),
a value greater than 0 in this resource specifies to mark
this button as the default button. If
XmNdefaultButtonShadowThickness is 0, a value greater than 0
in this resource specifies to mark this button as the default
button with the shadow thickness specified by this resource.
When the Display resource XmNdefaultButtonEmphasis has a
value of XmEXTERNAL_HIGHLIGHT (the default), PushButton draws
the location cursor outside of the outer shadow. When this
resource has a value of XmINTERNAL_HIGHLIGHT, the highlight
is drawn between the inner and outer shadows. The space
between the shadow and the default shadow is equal to the sum
of both shadows. The default value is 0. When this value is
not 0, the Label resources XmNmarginLeft, XmNmarginRight,
XmNmarginTop, and XmNmarginBottom may be modified to
accommodate the second shadow. This resource is disabled
when the PushButton is in a menu.
Inherited Resources
PushButton inherits behavior and resources from the superclasses
described the following tables. For a complete description of each
resource, refer to the reference page for that superclass.
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | XmLabel Resource Set | | |
|Name | Class | Type | Default | Access |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNaccelerator | XmCAccelerator | String | NULL | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNacceleratorText | XmCAcceleratorText | XmString | NULL | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNalignment | XmCAlignment | unsigned char | dynamic | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNfontList | XmCFontList | XmFontList | dynamic | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNlabelInsensitivePixmap | XmCLabelInsensitivePixmap | Pixmap | XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNlabelPixmap | XmCLabelPixmap | Pixmap | dynamic | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNlabelString | XmCXmString | XmString | dynamic | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNlabelType | XmCLabelType | unsigned char | XmSTRING | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNmarginBottom | XmCMarginBottom | Dimension | dynamic | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNmarginHeight | XmCMarginHeight | Dimension | 2 | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNmarginLeft | XmCMarginLeft | Dimension | dynamic | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNmarginRight | XmCMarginRight | Dimension | dynamic | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNmarginTop | XmCMarginTop | Dimension | dynamic | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNmarginWidth | XmCMarginWidth | Dimension | 2 | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNmnemonic | XmCMnemonic | KeySym | NULL | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNmnemonicCharSet | XmCMnemonicCharSet | String | XmFONTLIST_DEFAULT_TAG | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNrecomputeSize | XmCRecomputeSize | Boolean | True | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNrenderTable | XmCRenderTable | XmRenderTable | dynamic | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
|XmNstringDirection | XmCStringDirection | XmStringDirection | dynamic | CSG |
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
+--------------------------+---------------------------+-------------------+------------------------+--------+
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | 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;
} XmPushButtonCallbackStruct;
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
XmPushButton includes translations from Primitive.
Note that altering translations in #override or #augment mode is
undefined.
Additional XmPushButton translations for XmPushButtons not in a menu
system are described in the following list.
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.
c<Btn1Down>:
ButtonTakeFocus()
∼c<Btn1Down>:
Arm()
∼c<Btn1Down>,∼c<Btn1Up>:
Activate() Disarm()
∼c<Btn1Down>(2+):
MultiArm()
∼c<Btn1Up>(2+):
MultiActivate()
∼c<Btn1Up>:
Activate() Disarm()
∼c<Btn2Down>:
ProcessDrag()
:<Key><osfActivate>:
PrimitiveParentActivate()
:<Key><osfCancel>:
PrimitiveParentCancel()
:<Key><osfSelect>:
ArmAndActivate()
:<Key><osfHelp>:
Help()
∼s ∼m ∼a <Key>Return:
PrimitiveParentActivate()
∼s ∼m ∼a <Key>space:
ArmAndActivate()
XmPushButton inherits menu traversal translations from XmLabel.
Additional XmPushButton translations for PushButtons in a menu system
are described in the following list. In a Popup menu system, <Btn3>
also performs the <Btn1> actions.
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.
<Btn2Down>:
ProcessDrag()
c<Btn1Down>:
MenuButtonTakeFocus()
c<Btn1Up>:
MenuButtonTakeFocusUp()
∼c<BtnDown>:
BtnDown()
∼c<BtnUp>:
BtnUp()
:<Key><osfSelect>:
ArmAndActivate()
:<Key><osfActivate>:
ArmAndActivate()
:<Key><osfCancel>:
MenuEscape()
:<Key><osfHelp>:
Help()
∼s ∼m ∼a <Key>Return:
ArmAndActivate()
∼s ∼m ∼a <Key>space:
ArmAndActivate()
Action Routines
The XmPushButton action routines are
Activate():
This action draws the shadow in the unarmed state. If the
button is not in a menu and if XmNfillOnArm is set to True,
the background color reverts to the unarmed color. If
XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP, XmNlabelPixmap is used for the
button face. If the pointer is still within the button, this
action calls the callbacks for XmNactivateCallback.
Arm(): This action arms the PushButton. It draws the shadow in the
armed state. If the button is not in a menu and if
XmNfillOnArm is set to True, it fills the button with the
color specified by XmNarmColor. If XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP,
the XmNarmPixmap is used for the button face. It calls the
XmNarmCallback callbacks.
ArmAndActivate():
In a menu, unposts all menus in the menu hierarchy and,
unless the button is already armed, calls the XmNarmCallback
callbacks. This action calls the XmNactivateCallback and
XmNdisarmCallback callbacks.
Outside a menu, draws the shadow in the armed state and, if
XmNfillOnArm is set to True, fills the button with the color
specified by XmNarmColor. If XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP,
XmNarmPixmap is used for the button face. This action calls
the XmNarmCallback callbacks.
Outside a menu, this action also arranges for the following
to happen, either immediately or at a later time: the shadow
is drawn in the unarmed state and, if XmNfillOnArm is set to
True, the background color reverts to the unarmed color. If
XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP, XmNlabelPixmap is used for the
button face. The XmNactivateCallback and XmNdisarmCallback
callbacks are called.
BtnDown():
This action unposts any menus posted by the PushButton’s
parent menu, disables keyboard traversal for the menu, and
enables mouse traversal for the menu. It draws the shadow in
the armed state and, unless the button is already armed,
calls the XmNarmCallback callbacks.
BtnUp(): This action unposts all menus in the menu hierarchy and
activates the PushButton. It calls the XmNactivateCallback
callbacks and then the XmNdisarmCallback callbacks.
ButtonTakeFocus():
Causes the PushButton to take keyboard focus when
Ctrl<Btn1Down> is pressed, without activating the widget.
Disarm(): Calls the callbacks for XmNdisarmCallback.
Help(): In a Pulldown or Popup MenuPane, unposts all menus in the
menu hierarchy and, when the shell’s keyboard focus policy is
XmEXPLICIT, restores keyboard focus to the widget that had
the focus before the menu system was entered. This action
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.
MenuShellPopdownOne():
In a top-level Pulldown MenuPane from a MenuBar, unposts the
menu, disarms the MenuBar CascadeButton and the MenuBar; and,
when the shell’s keyboard focus policy is XmEXPLICIT,
restores keyboard focus to the widget that had the focus
before the MenuBar was entered. In other Pulldown MenuPanes,
it unposts the menu.
In a Popup MenuPane, this action unposts the menu and
restores keyboard focus to the widget from which the menu was
posted.
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 unarmed state. If the button is not in a menu and if
XmNfillOnArm is set to True, the background color reverts to
the unarmed color. If XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP, the
XmNlabelPixmap is used for the button face. If the pointer
is within the PushButton, 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 armed state. If the button is not in a menu
and if XmNfillOnArm is set to True, this action fills the
button with the color specified by XmNarmColor. If
XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP, the XmNarmPixmap is used for the
button face. This action calls the XmNarmCallback callbacks.
ProcessDrag():
Drags the contents of a PushButton label, identified when
BTransfer is pressed. This action sets the XmNconvertProc of
the DragContext to a function that calls the
XmNconvertCallback procedures, possibly multiple times, for
the _MOTIF_DROP selection. This action is undefined for
PushButtons used in a menu system.
Additional Behavior
This widget has the following additional behavior:
<EnterWindow>:
In a menu, if keyboard traversal is enabled, this action does
nothing. Otherwise, it draws the shadow in the armed state
and calls the XmNarmCallback callbacks.
If the PushButton is not in a menu and the cursor leaves and
then reenters the PushButton’s window while the button is
pressed, this action draws the shadow in the armed state. If
XmNfillOnArm is set to True, it also fills the button with
the color specified by XmNarmColor. If XmNlabelType is
XmPIXMAP, XmNarmPixmap is used for the button face.
<LeaveWindow>:
In a menu, if keyboard traversal is enabled, this action does
nothing. Otherwise, it draws the shadow in the unarmed state
and calls the XmNdisarmCallback callbacks.
If the PushButton is not in a menu and the cursor leaves the
PushButton’s window while the button is pressed, this action
draws the shadow in the unarmed state. If XmNfillOnArm is
set to True, the background color reverts to the unarmed
color. If XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP, the XmNlabelPixmap is
used for the button face.
Virtual Bindings
The bindings for virtual keys are vendor specific. For information
about bindings for virtual buttons and keys, see VirtualBindings(3).
RELATED
Core(3), XmCreatePushButton(3), XmLabel(3), XmPrimitive(3), and
XmRowColumn(3).
XmPushButton(library call)