XmLabel(3X)XmLabel(3X)NAMEXmLabel - The Label widget class
SYNOPSIS
#include <Xm/Label.h>
DESCRIPTION
Label is an instantiable widget and is also used as a superclass for
other button widgets, such as PushButton and ToggleButton. The Label
widget does not accept any button or key input, and the help callback
is the only callback defined. Label also receives enter and leave
events.
Label can contain either text or a pixmap. Label text is a compound
string. Refer to the OSF/Motif Programmer's Guide for more information
on compound strings. The text can be multilingual, multiline, and/or
multifont. When a Label is insensitive, its text is stippled, or the
user-supplied insensitive pixmap is displayed.
Label supports both accelerators and mnemonics primarily for use in
Label subclass widgets that are contained in menus. Mnemonics are
available in a menu system when the button is visible. Accelerators in
a menu system are accessible even when the button is not visible. The
Label widget displays the mnemonic by underlining the first matching
character in the text string. The accelerator is displayed as a text
string adjacent to the label text or pixmap.
Label consists of many margin fields surrounding the text or pixmap.
These margin fields are resources that may be set by the user, but
Label subclasses and Manager parents also modify some of these fields.
They tend to modify the XmNmarginLeft, XmNmarginRight, XmNmarginTop,
and XmNmarginBottom resources and leave the XmNmarginWidth and XmN‐
marginHeight resources as set by the application.
Label takes into account XmNshadowThickness in determining its layout
but does not draw the shadow. That is, if XmNshadowThickness is
greater than 0, Label leaves space for the shadow, but the shadow does
not appear.
In a Label XmNtraversalOn and XmNhighlightOnEnter are forced to False
inside Popup MenuPanes, Pulldown MenuPanes, and OptionMenus. Otherwise
these resources default to False.
Classes
Label inherits behavior and resources from Core and XmPrimitive
Classes.
The class pointer is xmLabelWidgetClass.
The class name is XmLabel.
New Resources
The following table defines a set of widget resources used by the pro‐
grammer to specify data. The programmer can also set the resource val‐
ues 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).
XmLabel Resource Set
Class: XmCAccelerator
Default: NULL
Type: String
Access: CSG
Class: XmCAcceleratorText
Default: NULL
Type: XmString
Access: CSG
Class: XmCAlignment
Default: dynamic
Type: unsigned char
Access: CSG
Class: XmCFontList
Default: dynamic
Type: XmFontList
Access: CSG
Class: XmCLabelInsensitivePixmap
Default: XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP
Type: Pixmap
Access: CSG
Class: XmCLabelPixmap
Default: XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP
Type: Pixmap
Access: CSG
Class: XmCXmString
Default: dynamic
Type: XmString
Access: CSG
Class: XmCLabelType
Default: XmSTRING
Type: unsigned char
Access: CSG
Class: XmCMarginBottom
Default: 0
Type: Dimension
Access: CSG
Class: XmCMarginHeight
Default: 2
Type: Dimension
Access: CSG
Class: XmCMarginLeft
Default: 0
Type: Dimension
Access: CSG
Class: XmCMarginRight
Default: 0
Type: Dimension
Access: CSG
Class: XmCMarginTop
Default: 0
Type: Dimension
Access: CSG
Class: XmCMarginWidth
Default: 2
Type: Dimension
Access: CSG
Class: XmCMnemonic
Default: NULL
Type: KeySym
Access: CSG
Class: XmCMnemonicCharSet
Default: XmFONTLIST_DEFAULT_TAG
Type: String
Access: CSG
Class: XmCRecomputeSize
Default: True
Type: Boolean
Access: CSG
Class: XmCStringDirection
Default: dynamic
Type: XmStringDirection
Access: CSG
Sets the accelerator on a button widget in a menu, which acti‐
vates a visible or invisible, but managed, button from the key‐
board. This resource is a string that describes a set of modi‐
fiers and the key that may be used to select the button. The
format of this string is identical to that used by the transla‐
tions manager, with the exception that only a single event may
be specified and only KeyPress events are allowed.
Accelerators for buttons are supported only for PushButtons and
ToggleButtons in Pulldown and Popup MenuPanes. Specifies the
text displayed for the accelerator. The text is displayed adja‐
cent to the label string or pixmap. Accelerator text for buttons
is displayed only for PushButtons and ToggleButtons in Pulldown
and Popup Menus. Specifies the label alignment for text or
pixmap. XmALIGNMENT_BEGINNING (left alignment)--causes the left
sides of the lines of text to be vertically aligned with the
left edge of the widget window. For a pixmap, its left side is
vertically aligned with the left edge of the widget window.
XmALIGNMENT_CENTER (center alignment)--causes the centers of the
lines of text to be vertically aligned in the center of the wid‐
get window. For a pixmap, its center is vertically aligned with
the center of the widget window. XmALIGNMENT_END (right align‐
ment)--causes the right sides of the lines of text to be verti‐
cally aligned with the right edge of the widget window. For a
pixmap, its right side is vertically aligned with the right edge
of the widget window.
The above descriptions for text are correct when XmNstringDirec‐
tion is XmSTRING_DIRECTION_L_TO_R. When that resource is
XmSTRING_DIRECTION_R_TO_L, the descriptions for XmALIGN‐
MENT_BEGINNING and XmALIGNMENT_END are switched.
If the parent is a RowColumn whose XmNisAligned resource is
True, XmNalignment is forced to the same value as the RowCol‐
umn's XmNentryAlignment if the RowColumn's XmNrowColumnType is
XmWORK_AREA or if the widget is a subclass of XmLabel. Other‐
wise, the default is XmALIGNMENT_CENTER. Specifies the font of
the text used in the widget. If this value is NULL at initial‐
ization, the font list is initialized by looking up the parent
hierarchy of the widget for an ancestor that is a subclass of
the XmBulletinBoard, VendorShell, or XmMenuShell widget class.
If such an ancestor is found, the font list is initialized to
the XmNbuttonFontList (for button subclasses) or XmNlabel‐
FontList of the ancestor widget. If no such ancestor is found,
the default is implementation dependent. Refer to
XmFontList(3X) for more information on the creation and struc‐
ture of a font list. Specifies a pixmap used as the button face
if XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP and the button is insensitive. The
default value, XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP, displays an empty label.
Specifies the pixmap when XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP. The default
value, XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP, displays an empty label. Specifies
the compound string when the XmNlabelType is XmSTRING. If this
value is NULL, it is initialized by converting the name of the
widget to a compound string. Refer to XmString(3X) for more
information on the creation and structure of compound strings.
Specifies the label type. XmSTRING--displays text using XmNla‐
belString. XmPIXMAP--displays pixmap using XmNlabelPixmap or
XmNlabelInsensitivePixmap. Specifies the amount of spacing
between the bottom of the label text and the top of the bottom
margin specified by XmNmarginHeight. This may be modified by
Label's subclasses. For example, CascadeButton may increase
this field to make room for the cascade pixmap. Specifies an
equal amount of spacing above the margin defined by XmNmarginTop
and below the margin defined by XmNmarginBottom. XmNmarginHeight
specifies the amount of spacing between the top edge of the mar‐
gin set by XmNmarginTop and the bottom edge of the top shadow,
and the amount of spacing between the bottom edge of the margin
specified by XmNmarginBottom and the top edge of the bottom
shadow. Specifies the amount of spacing between the left edge
of the label text and the right side of the left margin (speci‐
fied by XmNmarginWidth). This may be modified by Label's sub‐
classes. For example, ToggleButton may increase this field to
make room for the toggle indicator and for spacing between the
indicator and label. Whether this actually applies to the left
or right side of the label may depend on the value of XmN‐
stringDirection. Specifies the amount of spacing between the
right edge of the label text and the left side of the right mar‐
gin (specified by XmNmarginWidth). This may be modified by
Label's subclasses. For example, CascadeButton may increase
this field to make room for the cascade pixmap. Whether this
actually applies to the left or right side of the label may
depend on the value of XmNstringDirection. Specifies the amount
of spacing between the top of the label text and the bottom of
the top margin specified by XmNmarginHeight. This may be modi‐
fied by Label's subclasses. For example, CascadeButton may
increase this field to make room for the cascade pixmap. Speci‐
fies an equal amount of spacing to the left of the margin
defined by XmNmarginLeft and to the right of the margin defined
by XmNmarginRight. XmNmarginWidth specifies the amount of spac‐
ing between the left edge of the margin set by XmNmarginLeft and
the right edge of the left shadow, and the amount of spacing
between the right edge of the margin specified by XmNmarginRight
and the left edge of the right shadow. Provides the user with
an alternate means of activating a button. A button in a
MenuBar, a Popup MenuPane, or a Pulldown MenuPane can have a
mnemonic.
This resource contains a keysym as listed in the X11 keysym ta‐
ble. The first character in the label string that exactly
matches the mnemonic in the character set specified in XmNm‐
nemonicCharSet is underlined when the button is displayed.
When a mnemonic has been specified, the user activates the but‐
ton by pressing the mnemonic key while the button is visible. If
the button is a CascadeButton in a MenuBar and the MenuBar does
not have the focus, the user must use the MAlt modifier while
pressing the mnemonic. The user can activate the button by
pressing either the shifted or the unshifted mnemonic key.
Specifies the character set of the mnemonic for the label. The
default is XmFONTLIST_DEFAULT_TAG. Specifies a Boolean value
that indicates whether the widget shrinks or expands to accommo‐
date its contents (label string or pixmap) as a result of an
XtSetValues resource value that would change the size of the
widget. If True, the widget shrinks or expands to exactly fit
the label string or pixmap. If False, the widget never attempts
to change size on its own. Specifies the direction in which the
string is to be drawn. The following are the values:
XmSTRING_DIRECTION_L_TO_R--left to right XmSTRING_DIREC‐
TION_R_TO_L--right to left
The default for this resource is determined at creation time. If
no value is specified for this resource and the widget's parent
is a manager, the value is inherited from the parent; otherwise,
it defaults to XmSTRING_DIRECTION_L_TO_R.
Inherited Resources
Label inherits behavior and resources from the following superclasses.
For a complete description of each resource, refer to the man page for
that superclass.
XmPrimitive Resource Set
Class: XmCBottomShadowColor
Default: dynamic
Type: Pixel
Access: CSG
Class: XmCBottomShadowPixmap
Default: XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP
Type: Pixmap
Access: CSG
Class: XmCForeground
Default: dynamic
Type: Pixel
Access: CSG
Class: XmCCallback
Default: NULL
Type: XtCallbackList
Access: C
Class: XmCHighlightColor
Default: dynamic
Type: Pixel
Access: CSG
Class: XmCHighlightOnEnter
Default: False
Type: Boolean
Access: CSG
Class: XmCHighlightPixmap
Default: dynamic
Type: Pixmap
Access: CSG
Class: XmCHighlightThickness
Default: 0
Type: Dimension
Access: CSG
Class: XmCNavigationType
Default: XmNONE
Type: XmNavigationType
Access: CSG
Class: XmCShadowThickness
Default: 0
Type: Dimension
Access: CSG
Class: XmCTopShadowColor
Default: dynamic
Type: Pixel
Access: CSG
Class: XmCTopShadowPixmap
Default: dynamic
Type: Pixmap
Access: CSG
Class: XmCTraversalOn
Default: False
Type: Boolean
Access: CSG
Class: XmCUnitType
Default: dynamic
Type: unsigned char
Access: CSG
Class: XmCUserData
Default: NULL
Type: XtPointer
Access: CSG
Core Resource Set
Class: XmCAccelerators
Default: dynamic
Type: XtAccelerators
Access: CSG
Class: XmCSensitive
Default: dynamic
Type: Boolean
Access: G
Class: XmCBackground
Default: dynamic
Type: Pixel
Access: CSG
Class: XmCPixmap
Default: XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP
Type: Pixmap
Access: CSG
Class: XmCBorderColor
Default: XtDefaultForeground
Type: Pixel
Access: CSG
Class: XmCPixmap
Default: XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP
Type: Pixmap
Access: CSG
Class: XmCBorderWidth
Default: 0
Type: Dimension
Access: CSG
Class: XmCColormap
Default: dynamic
Type: Colormap
Access: CG
Class: XmCDepth
Default: dynamic
Type: int
Access: CG
Class: XmCCallback
Default: NULL
Type: XtCallbackList
Access: C
Class: XmCHeight
Default: dynamic
Type: Dimension
Access: CSG
Class: XmCInitialResourcesPersistent
Default: True
Type: Boolean
Access: C
Class: XmCMappedWhenManaged
Default: True
Type: Boolean
Access: CSG
Class: XmCScreen
Default: dynamic
Type: Screen *
Access: CG
Class: XmCSensitive
Default: True
Type: Boolean
Access: CSG
Class: XmCTranslations
Default: dynamic
Type: XtTranslations
Access: CSG
Class: XmCWidth
Default: dynamic
Type: Dimension
Access: CSG
Class: XmCPosition
Default: 0
Type: Position
Access: CSG
Class: XmCPosition
Default: 0
Type: Position
Access: CSG
Translations
XmLabel includes translations from Primitive. The XmLabel translations
are listed below. These translations may not directly correspond to a
translation table. BDrag Press: ProcessDrag() KHelp: Help()
The translations used by subclasses of XmLabel for menu traversal are
listed below. These translations may not directly correspond to a
translation table. KLeft: MenuTraverseLeft() KRight:
MenuTraverseRight() KUp: MenuTraverseUp() KDown:
MenuTraverseDown() MAny KCancel: MenuEscape()
Action Routines
The XmLabel action routines are described below: In a Popup or Pulldown
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. Calls the
callbacks for XmNhelpCallback if any exist. If there are no help call‐
backs for this widget, this action calls the help callbacks for the
nearest ancestor that has them. In a MenuBar, disarms the CascadeBut‐
ton and the menu and, when the shell's keyboard focus policy is XmEX‐
PLICIT, restores keyboard focus to the widget that had the focus before
the menu was entered.
In a toplevel 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, unposts the
menu and moves the focus to its CascadeButton.
In a Popup MenuPane, unposts the menu and, when the shell's key‐
board focus policy is XmEXPLICIT, restores keyboard focus to the
widget from which the menu was posted. If the current menu item
has a submenu and is in a MenuBar, then this action posts the
submenu, disarms the current menu item, and arms the submenu's
first traversable menu item.
If the current menu item is in a MenuPane, then this action dis‐
arms the current menu item and arms the item below it. This
action wraps within the MenuPane. When the current menu item is
at the MenuPane's bottom edge, then this action wraps to the
topmost menu item in the column to the right, if one exists.
When the current menu item is at the bottom, rightmost corner of
the MenuPane, then this action wraps to the tear-off control, if
present, or to the top, leftmost menu item. When the current
menu item is in a MenuBar, then this action disarms the current
item and arms the MenuBar item to the left. This action wraps
within the MenuBar.
In MenuPanes, if the current menu item is not at the left edge
of a MenuPane, this action disarms the current item and arms the
item to its left. If the current menu item is at the left edge
of a submenu attached to a MenuBar item, then this action
unposts the submenu and traverses to the MenuBar item to the
left, wrapping if necessary. If that MenuBar item has a sub‐
menu, it posts the submenu and arms the first traversable item
in the submenu. If the current menu item is at the left edge of
a submenu not directly attached to a MenuBar item, then this
action unposts the current submenu only.
In Popup or Torn-off MenuPanes, when the current menu item is at
the left edge, this action wraps within the MenuPane. If the
current menu item is at the left edge of the MenuPane and not in
the top row, this action wraps to the rightmost menu item in the
row above. If the current menu item is in the upper, leftmost
corner, this action wraps to the tear-off control, if present,
or else it wraps to the bottom, rightmost menu item in the Menu‐
Pane. If the current menu item is in a MenuBar, then this
action disarms the current item and arms the MenuBar item to the
right. This action wraps within the MenuBar.
In MenuPanes, if the current menu item is a CascadeButton, then
this action posts its associated submenu. If the current menu
item is not a CascadeButton and is not at the right edge of a
MenuPane, this action disarms the current item and arms the item
to its right, wrapping if necessary. If the current menu item is
not a CascadeButton and is at the right edge of a submenu that
is a descendent of a MenuBar, then this action unposts all sub‐
menus and traverses to the MenuBar item to the right. If that
MenuBar item has a submenu, it posts the submenu and arms the
submenu's first traversable item.
In Popup or Torn-off menus, if the current menu item is not a
CascadeButton and is at the right edge of a row (except the bot‐
tom row), this action wraps to the leftmost menu item in the row
below. If the current menu item is not a CascadeButton and is
in the bottom, rightmost corner of a Popup or Pulldown MenuPane,
this action wraps to the tear-off control, if present, or else
it wraps to the top, leftmost menu item of the MenuPane. When
the current menu item is in a MenuPane, then this action disarms
the current menu item and arms the item above it. This action
wraps within the MenuPane. When the current menu item is at the
MenuPane's top edge, then this action wraps to the bottommost
menu item in the column to the left, if one exists. When the
current menu item is at the top, leftmost corner of the Menu‐
Pane, then this action wraps to the tear-off control, if
present, or to the bottom, rightmost menu item. Drags the con‐
tents of a Label, identified by pressing BDrag. This action
creates a DragContext object whose XmNexportTargets resource is
set to COMPOUND_TEXT for a label type of XmSTRING; otherwise,
PIXMAP if the label type is XmPIXMAP. This action is undefined
for Labels used in a menu system.
Virtual Bindings
The bindings for virtual keys are vendor specific. For information
about bindings for virtual buttons and keys, see VirtualBindings(3X).
SEE ALSOCore(3X), XmCreateLabel(3X), XmFontListAppendEntry(3X), XmStringCre‐
ate(3X), XmStringCreateLtoR(3X), XmPrimitive(3X)XmLabel(3X)
