Name

XmDrawingArea(3X) — XmDrawingArea--The DrawingArea widget class XmDrawingAreawidget class

Synopsis

#include <Xm/DrawingA.h>

DESCRIPTION

DrawingArea is an empty widget that is easily adaptable to a variety of purposes. It does no drawing and defines no behavior except for invoking callbacks. Callbacks notify the application when graphics need to be drawn (exposure events or widget resize) and when the widget receives input from the keyboard or mouse.

Applications are responsible for defining appearance and behavior as needed in response to DrawingArea callbacks.

DrawingArea is also a composite widget and subclass of XmManager that supports minimal geometry management for multiple widget or gadget children.

Classes

DrawingArea inherits behavior and resources from the Core, Composite, Constraint, and XmManager classes.

The class pointer is xmDrawingAreaWidgetClass.

The class name is XmDrawingArea.

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).

Name

Class

Type

Default

Access

XmNexposeCallback

XmCCallback

XtCallbackList

NULL

C

XmNinputCallback

XmCCallback

XtCallbackList

NULL

C

XmNmarginHeight

XmCMarginHeight

Dimension

10

CSG

XmNmarginWidth

XmCMarginWidth

Dimension

10

CSG

XmNresizeCallback

XmCCallback

XtCallbackList

NULL

C

XmNresizePolicy

XmCResizePolicy

unsigned char

XmRESIZE_ANY

CSG


XmNexposeCallback 

Specifies the list of callbacks that is called when DrawingArea receives an exposure event. The callback reason is XmCR_EXPOSE. The callback structure also includes the exposure event.

The default bit gravity for Manager windows is NorthWestGravity. This may cause the XmNexposeCallback procedures not to be invoked when the DrawingArea window is made smaller.

XmNinputCallback 

Specifies the list of callbacks that is called when the DrawingArea receives a keyboard or mouse event (key or button, up or down). The callback reason is XmCR_INPUT. The callback structure also includes the input event.

XmNmarginHeight 

Specifies the minimum spacing in pixels between the top or bottom edge of DrawingArea and any child widget.

XmNmarginWidth 

Specifies the minimum spacing in pixels between the left or right edge of DrawingArea and any child widget.

XmNresizeCallback 

Specifies the list of callbacks that is called when the DrawingArea is resized. The callback reason is XmCR_RESIZE.

XmNresizePolicy 

Controls the policy for resizing DrawingArea widgets. Possible values include XmRESIZE_NONE (fixed size), XmRESIZE_ANY (shrink or grow as needed), and XmRESIZE_GROW (grow only).

Inherited Resources

DrawingArea inherits behavior and resources from the following superclasses. For a complete description of each resource, refer to the man page for that superclass.

Name

Class

Type

Default

Access

XmNbottomShadowColor

XmCBottomShadowColor

Pixel

dynamic

CSG

XmNbottomShadowPixmap

XmCBottomShadowPixmap

Pixmap

XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP

CSG

XmNforeground

XmCForeground

Pixel

dynamic

CSG

XmNhelpCallback

XmCCallback

XtCallbackList

NULL

C

XmNhighlightColor

XmCHighlightColor

Pixel

dynamic

CSG

XmNhighlightPixmap

XmCHighlightPixmap

Pixmap

dynamic

CSG

XmNinitialFocus

XmCInitialFocus

Widget

NULL

CSG

XmNnavigationType

XmCNavigationType

XmNavigationType

XmTAB_GROUP

CSG

XmNshadowThickness

XmCShadowThickness

Dimension

0

CSG

XmNstringDirection

XmCStringDirection

XmStringDirection

dynamic

CG

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


Name

Class

Type

Default

Access

XmNchildren

XmCReadOnly

WidgetList

NULL

G

XmNinsertPosition

XmCInsertPosition

XtOrderProc

NULL

CSG

XmNnumChildren

XmCReadOnly

Cardinal

0

G


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; 

   Window   window; 

} XmDrawingAreaCallbackStruct; 

reason 

Indicates why the callback was invoked

event 

Points to the XEvent that triggered the callback. This is NULL for the XmNresizeCallback.

window 

Is set to the widget window

Translations

XmDrawingArea inherits translations from XmManager. Before calling the XmManager actions, all events in the inherited translations except <BtnMotion>, <EnterWindow>, <LeaveWindow>, <FocusIn>, and <FocusOut> also call the DrawingAreaInput() action.

XmDrawingArea has the additional translations listed below. These translations may not directly correspond to a translation table.

MAny BAny Press:

DrawingAreaInput()

MAny BAny Release:

DrawingAreaInput()

MAny KAny Press:

DrawingAreaInput()

ManagerGadgetKeyInput()

MAny KAny Release:

DrawingAreaInput()


Action Routines

The XmDrawingArea action routines are described below:

DrawingAreaInput(): 

Unless the event takes place in a gadget, calls the callbacks for XmNinputCallback.

ManagerGadgetKeyInput(): 

Causes the current gadget to process a keyboard event.

Additional Behavior

The XmDrawingArea widget has the additional behavior described below:

<Expose>: 

Calls the callbacks for XmNexposeCallback.

<Widget Resize>: 

Calls the callbacks for XmNresizeCallback.

Virtual Bindings

The bindings for virtual keys are vendor specific. For information about bindings for virtual buttons and keys, see VirtualBindings(3X).

RELATED INFORMATION

Composite(3X), Constraint(3X), Core(3X), XmCreateDrawingArea(3X), and XmManager(3X).