XmPushButton(3X) XmPushButton(3X)
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, BSelect
controls the behavior of the PushButton. In addition, BMenu 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 by using the XmNshowAsDefault resource.
If it has a non-zero 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.
Classes
PushButton inherits behavior and resources from Core, XmPrimitive, and XmLabel Classes.
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).
XmPushButton Resource Set
Class: XmCCallback Default: NULL Type: XtCallbackList Access: C Class: XmCCallback Default: NULL Type: XtCallbackList Access: C Class:
XmCArmColor Default: dynamic Type: Pixel Access: CSG Class: XmCArmPixmap Default: XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP Type: Pixmap Access: CSG Class:
XmCDefaultButtonShadowThickness Default: dynamic Type: Dimension Access: CSG Class: XmCCallback Default: NULL Type: XtCallbackList
Access: C Class: XmCFillOnArm Default: True Type: Boolean Access: CSG Class: XmCMultiClick Default: dynamic Type: unsigned char Access:
CSG Class: XmCShowAsDefault Default: 0 Type: Dimension Access: CSG
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 call-
back the reason is XmCR_ACTIVATE. 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. Speci-
fies 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. Specifies the
pixmap to be used as the button face if XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP and PushButton is armed. This resource is disabled when the Push-
Button is in a menu. This resource specifies the width of the default button indicator shadow. If this resource is zero, the width
of the shadow comes from the value of the XmNshowAsDefault resource. If this resource is greater than zero, the XmNshowAsDefault
resource is only used to specify whether this button is the default. The default value is the initial value of XmNshowAsDefault.
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. 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. If a button click is followed by another button click within the time span specified
by the display's multi-click 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. If XmNde-
faultButtonShadowThickness is greater than zero, a value greater than zero in this resource specifies to mark this button as the
default button. If XmNdefaultButtonShadowThickness is zero, a value greater than zero in this resource specifies to mark this button
as the default button with the shadow thickness specified by this resource. The space between the shadow and the default shadow is
equal to the sum of both shadows. The default value is zero. When this value is not zero, the Label resources XmNmarginLeft, XmN-
marginRight, 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 following superclasses. For a complete description of each resource, refer to the man
page for that superclass.
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: dynamic Type: Pixmap
Access: CSG Class: XmCXmString Default: dynamic Type: XmString Access: CSG Class: XmCLabelType Default: XmSTRING Type: unsigned char
Access: CSG Class: XmCMarginBottom Default: dynamic Type: Dimension Access: CSG Class: XmCMarginHeight Default: 2 Type: Dimension Access:
CSG Class: XmCMarginLeft Default: dynamic Type: Dimension Access: CSG Class: XmCMarginRight Default: dynamic Type: Dimension Access: CSG
Class: XmCMarginTop Default: dynamic 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
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: 2 Type: Dimension
Access: CSG Class: XmCNavigationType Default: XmNONE Type: XmNavigationType Access: CSG Class: XmCShadowThickness Default: 2 Type: Dimen-
sion Access: CSG Class: XmCTopShadowColor Default: dynamic Type: Pixel Access: CSG Class: XmCTopShadowPixmap Default: dynamic Type:
Pixmap Access: CSG Class: XmCTraversalOn Default: True 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: XmCMapped-
WhenManaged 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: Posi-
tion Access: CSG
Callback Information
A pointer to the following structure is passed to each callback:
typedef struct {
int reason;
XEvent * event;
int click_count; } XmPushButtonCallbackStruct;
Indicates why the callback was invoked. Points to the XEvent that triggered the callback. 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 listed below. These translations may not directly corre-
spond to a translation table.
BDrag Press: ProcessDrag() BSelect Press: Arm() BSelect Click: Activate()
Disarm() BSelect Release:Activate()
Disarm() BSelect Press 2+:MultiArm() BSelect Release 2+:MultiActivate()
Disarm() KSelect: ArmAndActivate() KHelp: Help()
XmPushButton inherits menu traversal translations from XmLabel. Additional XmPushButton translations for PushButtons in a menu system are
listed below. In a Popup menu system, BMenu also performs the BSelect actions. These translations may not directly correspond to a trans-
lation table.
BSelect Press: BtnDown() BSelect Release:BtnUp() KActivate: ArmAndActivate() KSelect: ArmAndActivate() MAny KCancel:
MenuShellPopdownOne()
Action Routines
The XmPushButton action routines are described below: 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, the XmNlabelPixmap is used
for the button face. If the pointer is still within the button, this action calls the callbacks for XmNactivateCallback. 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. In a menu, does the following: Unposts all menus in the menu hierarchy. Unless the button is already armed,
calls the XmNarmCallback callbacks. Calls the XmNactivateCallback and XmNdisarmCallback callbacks.
Outside a menu, does the following: 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, the XmNarmPixmap is used for the button face. Calls the XmNarmCall-
back 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, the XmNlabelPixmap is used for the button face. The XmNactivateCallback and XmNdisarmCallback callbacks are called. This
action unposts any menus posted by the PushButton's parent menu, disables keyboard traversal for the menu, and enables mouse traver-
sal for the menu. It draws the shadow in the armed state and, unless the button is already armed, calls the XmNarmCallback call-
backs. This action unposts all menus in the menu hierarchy and activates the PushButton. It calls the XmNactivateCallback callbacks
and then the XmNdisarmCallback callbacks. Calls the callbacks for XmNdisarmCallback. In a Pulldown or Popup MenuPane, unposts all
menus in the menu hierarchy and, when the shell's keyboard focus policy is XmEXPLICT, 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 callbacks
for this widget, this action calls the help callbacks for the nearest ancestor that has them. 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 XmEX-
PLICT, restores keyboard focus to the widget that had the focus before the MenuBar was entered. In other Pulldown MenuPanes, unposts
the menu.
In a Popup MenuPane, unposts the menu and restores keyboard focus to the widget from which the menu was posted. If XmNmultiClick is
XmMULTICLICK_DISCARD, this action does nothing.
If XmNmultiClick is XmMULTICLICK_KEEP, this action does the following: Increments click_count in the callback structure. 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. Calls the callbacks for XmNdisarmCallback. If XmNmultiClick is XmMULTICLICK_DISCARD,
this action does nothing.
If XmNmultiClick is XmMULTICLICK_KEEP, this action does the following: Draws the shadow in the armed state. If the button is not in
a menu and if XmNfillOnArm is set to True, fills the button with the color specified by XmNarmColor. If XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP,
the XmNarmPixmap is used for the button face. Calls the XmNarmCallback callbacks. Drags the contents of a PushButton label, identi-
fied 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 PushButtons used in a menu
system.
Additional Behavior
This widget has the additional behavior described below: 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, the XmNarmPixmap is used for the button face. 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(3X).
SEE ALSO
Core(3X), XmCreatePushButton(3X), XmLabel(3X), XmPrimitive(3X), XmRowColumn(3X)
XmPushButton(3X)