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XmTextSetHighlight(3X)													    XmTextSetHighlight(3X)

NAME

       XmTextSetHighlight - A Text function that highlights text

SYNOPSIS

       #include <Xm/Text.h>

       void XmTextSetHighlight (widget, left, right, mode)
	       Widget widget;
	       XmTextPosition left;
	       XmTextPosition right;
	       XmHighlightMode mode;

DESCRIPTION

       XmTextSetHighlight  highlights text between the two specified character positions.  The mode parameter determines the type of highlighting.
       Highlighting text merely changes the visual appearance of the text; it does not set the selection.  Specifies the Text widget ID  Specifies
       the position of the left boundary of text to be highlighted. This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the text buffer.
       The first character position is 0.  Specifies the position of the right boundary of text to be highlighted. This is an  integer	number	of
       characters  from  the  beginning of the text buffer.  The first character position is 0.  Specifies the type of highlighting to be done.  A
       value of XmHIGHLIGHT_NORMAL removes highlighting.  A value of XmHIGHLIGHT_SELECTED highlights the text using reverse  video.   A  value	of
       XmHIGHLIGHT_SECONDARY_SELECTED highlights the text using underlining.

       For a complete definition of Text and its associated resources, see XmText(3X).

SEE ALSO

       XmText(3X)

															    XmTextSetHighlight(3X)

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