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You can use "printf" to format the input to the specified length. See the printf manual for complete syntax.
 

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XmTextFindStringWcs(library call)										 XmTextFindStringWcs(library call)

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XmTextFindStringWcs -- A Text function that finds the beginning position of a wide character text string SYNOPSIS
#include <Xm/Text.h> Boolean XmTextFindStringWcs( Widget widget, XmTextPosition start, wchar_t *wcstring, XmTextDirection direction, XmTextPosition *position); DESCRIPTION
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Returns True if a string match is found; otherwise, returns False. RELATED
XmText(3) and XmTextFindString(3). XmTextFindStringWcs(library call)
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