Motif Programming in the X Window System Environment

ISBN: 0-07-031723-2; To Order: 800/352-3566

Table of Contents

1. What Is a Window System?
• Data-Processing: Batch vs. Command-Line vs. Graphic-User Interfaces
• Window System Concepts
• Types of Input to a Window System
• Advantages of a Graphic-User Interface
• Disadvantages of a Graphic-User Interface
• Application Programming for a Window System
• A Brief History of Window Systems
2. What Is the X Window System?
• The X Window System
• X Windowing Concepts
• X Window Pointer Concepts
• X and Xt Data Types
• Starting X
• Window Manager Concepts
3. What Is the Motif Toolkit?
• The Open Software Foundation
• OSF/Motif
• Motif Toolkit Library
• Motif Data Types
• Motif Window Manager
• The Relationship between X and Motif
• A Typical X/Motif Terminal Session
• Output from and Input to a Motif Application
4. Graphic-User Interface Objects -- Widgets
• X and Object-Oriented Programming
• Widget Concepts
• Motif Widgets
• Xt Widgets
• The X/Motif Widget Class Tree
• Purpose of this Book
5. X Application Programming Concepts
• Documentation
• Function Naming Conventions
• Header Files
• Initializing and Creating a Shell Widget
• Error Handling
• Creating a Motif PushButton Widget
• Managing Nonshell Widgets
• Making the Shell Widget Visible
• Entering an Event Loop
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
• Compiling and Executing X Programs
6. Event-Driven Programming
• Handling Input through the Widgets
• Callback Function Concepts
• Registering a Callback Function
• Coding a Callback Function
• Removing a Callback
• Terminating an X Program and Closing the Display
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
7. Multiple-Widget Programs
• Composite/Manager Widget Concepts
• Creating a Motif RowColumn Manager
• Don't Forget to Manage the Manager
• Widget Instance/Management Tree
• Parameters for Motif Widget Creation Functions
• Outline of a Basic X/Motif Program
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
8. Passing Data to a Callback Function
• Function Parameters
• Client_data
• Call_data
• Call_data for a PushButton
• Call_data for a RowColumn
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
9. Resources
• X and Object-Oriented Programming
• Resource Concepts
• Classes, Instances, and Inheritance
• Core Widget and Resources
• XmPrimitive Widget and Resources
• Composite Widget and Resources
• Constraint Widget and Resources
• XmManager Widget and Resources
• Important Resource Concepts
• Resources for PushButtons
• Resources for RowColumns
• Setting Resources at Widget Creation
• Setting and Getting Resources After Widget Creation
• Resource Convenience Functions
• Motif Compound Strings
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
10. Resource Files
• Resource File Concepts
• Syntax for Resource Files
• Sources for Resources
• Advantages and Disadvantages of Resource Files
• xrdb Program
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
11. Motif Primitive Widgets
• Primitive Widget Concepts
• Motif ArrowButton
• Motif CascadeButton
• Motif DrawnButton
• Motif Label
• Motif List
• Motif ScrollBar
• Motif Separator
• Motif ToggleButton
• Motif Gadgets
• Motif PushButtonGadget
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
12. Motif Manager Widgets
• Manager Widget Concepts
• Motif BulletinBoard
• Motif DrawingArea
• Motif Frame
• Motif PanedWindow
• Motif Scale
• Motif ScrolledWindow
• ScrolledWindow Extensions
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
13. Motif Text Widget
• Motif Text
• Common Text Widget Editing Behaviors
• Differences Between Single- and Multi-Line Text Widgets
• Motif Text Convenience Functions
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
14. Common Motif Manager Widgets
• Motif Form
• Theory of Form Children Attachments
• Form Attachments
• Widget Attachments
• Position Attachments
• Rubber Positioning and XmATTACH_NONE
• Common Form Children Layouts
• Motif MainWindow
• Defined Widget Resource Values
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
15. Graphic-User Interface Design Guidelines
• Motif Style Guide
• Giving Power to the User
• Client Areas
• Grouping Related Controls
• Designing a Client Area
• Motif's MainWindow Widget
16. X Events
• Event Concepts
• Differences between Callbacks and Event Handlers
• Event Types
• Registering an Event Handler
• Coding an Event Handler
• Removing an Event Handler
• X Event Data Structures
• Accessing Members of X Event Data Structures
• Other Common Event Structure Definitions
• Determining the Actual Mouse Pointer Location
• Translating Keypress Events into Characters
• Timeouts
• Work Procedures
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
17. Motif Menus
• Menu Concepts
• Menu Instance Trees
• Motif PopupMenus
• Motif PulldownMenus
• Motif OptionMenus
• Making Menu Options Unavailable
• Motif MenuShells
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
18. Motif Dialog Boxes
• Dialog Box Concepts
• Motif MessageBox
• Motif SelectionBox
• Creating and Managing Dialog Boxes
• MessageBox Dialogs
• SelectionBox Dialogs
• Create Your Own Dialog
• Motif Dialog Box Convenience Functions
• Motif Dialog Shells
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
19. Color
• X Color Concepts
• X Terminals and Visual Classes
• The X Window System and Colormaps
• Using Colors in Your Application
• Installing Colors in a Colormap
• Using Custom Colormaps
• ColormapNotify Events
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
20. X Fonts, Motif Fontlists, and the X Cursor Font
• X Font Concepts
• Motif Font Concepts
• Loading a Font
• Getting Font Information
• Creating a Motif Fontlist
• Compound Strings and Fontlists
• X Cursor Font
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
21. A Motif Case Study Example Program
22. Graphics Context
• Graphics Concepts
• Creating a Graphics Context
• Meaning of Various GC Members
• Changing the Graphics Context Programmatically
• Drawing a Line
• Drawing Text
• Drawings and Expose Events
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
23. Drawing Graphics Objects (Optional)
• Graphics Review
• Drawing Points
• Drawing Lines and Segments
• Drawing Rectangles
• Drawing Arcs
• Drawing Filled Rectangles and Arcs
• Drawing Filled Polygons
• Clearing and Copying Areas
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
24. Pixmaps and Bitmaps (Optional)
• Pixmap Concepts
• Creating a Pixmap
• Clearing and Copying Pixmaps
• Bitmap Concepts
• Creating a Pixmap from a Bitmap
• Cursor Pixmaps
• A Complete X/Motif Client Application
25. Motif Window Manager (Optional)
• Purpose of a Window Manager
• Motif's Input Selection Model
• Motif Window Manager Resources
• .mwmrc File
• Motif Keyboard Bindings
• Motif Mouse Button Bindings
• Motif Window Manager Menus
26. X11R4, X11R5, Motif 1.1, and Motif 1.2 (Optional)
• X11 Release 4
• X11 Release 5
• OSF/Motif 1.1
• Motif 1.1 Changes to Metaclass Widgets
• Motif 1.1 Changes to Primitive Widgets and Gadgets
• Motif 1.1 Changes to Manager Widgets
• Motif 1.1 Changes to Dialog Widgets
• Motif 1.1 Changes to Menu Widgets
• Motif 1.1 Changes to Support ANSI C
• OSF/Motif 1.2

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