NAME

XwmenumgrWidgetClass − the X Widgets menu manager meta widget. 

SYNOPSIS

#include <X11/Intrinsic.h>
#include <X11/StringDefs.h>
#include <Xw/Xw.h>

CLASSES

The menu manager class is built the Core, Composite, Constraint and XwManager classes. 

DESCRIPTION

The MenuMgr class is an X Widget meta class.  It is never instantiated as a widget.  Its sole purpose is as a supporting superclass for other menu manager widget classes. 

NEW RESOURCES

The menu manager defines a set of resource types which may be used by the programmer to specify the data for widgets which are a subclass of MenuMgr.  To specify any of these resources within the .Xdefaults file, simply drop the XtN prefix from the resource name.  The following table contains the set of resources defined by MenuMgr.   

XtNassociateChildren
This resource indicates whether the menu hierarchy controlled by the menu manager is accessible only from within the associated widget, or from within the widget and any of the widget’s children.

XtNmenuPost
This string resource describes the button event and any required modifiers needed to post one of the top level menupanes controlled by the menu manager. The string is specified using the syntax supported by the Xt Intrinsic’s translation manager, with three exceptions. First, only a single event may be specified.  Secondly, the event must be a ButtonPress or ButtonRelease event. Thirdly, all modifiers specified are interpreted as being exclusive; this means that only the specified modifiers can be present when the button event occurs.

XtNmenuSelect
This string resource describes the button event and any required modifiers needed to select a menu button within any of the menupanes controlled by the menu manager. The string is specified using the syntax supported by the Xt Intrinsic’s translation manager, with three exceptions. First, only a single event may be specified.  Secondly, the event must be a ButtonPress or ButtonRelease event.  Thirdly, all modifiers specified are interpreted as being exclusive; this means that only the specified modifiers can be present when the button event occurs.

XtNmenuUnpost
This string resource describes the key event and any required modifiers needed to unpost the currently viewable set of menupanes controlled by the menu manager. This provides the user with the means for unposting a menu hierarchy from the keyboard, without selecting a menu button. The string is specified using the syntax supported by the Xt Intrinsic’s translation manager, with three exceptions. First, only a single event may be specified.  Secondly, the event must be a key event. Thirdly, all modifiers specified are interpreted as being exclusive; this means that only the specified modifiers can be present when the button event occurs.

XtNkbdSelect
This string resource describes the key event and any required modifiers needed to select the currently highlighted menu button. This provides the user with the means for selecting a menu item from the keyboard, without being required to use the mouse. The string is specified using the syntax supported by the Xt Intrinsic’s translation manager, with three exceptions. First, only a single event may be specified.  Secondly, the event must be a key event. Thirdly, all modifiers specified are interpreted as being exclusive; this means that only the specified modifiers can be present when the button event occurs.

ORIGIN

Hewlett-Packard Company. 

SEE ALSO

CORE(3X), XWMANAGER(3X)

September 29, 2021