02-20-2011
Hey thanks, this worked....!
Can you explain me please what the number 5 represents here?
I mean if I need to take the arguments from $7 and next, should I do
${@:7:5}
?
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dxmcreatescrolledcstext
DXmCreateScrolledCSText(3X) DXmCreateScrolledCSText(3X)
NAME
DXmCreateScrolledCSText - Creates a compound string text widget with scroll bars.
SYNOPSIS
Widget DXmCreateScrolledCSText(
Widget parent,
char *name,
Args *args,
Cardinal num_args );
PARAMETERS
The identifier (widget ID) of the parent widget. The name of the created widget. The application override argument list. The number of
arguments in the application override argument list.
DESCRIPTION
The DXmCreateScrolledCSText routine creates a compound string text widget with scroll bars. The routine uses the same arguments and
resources as the DXmCreateCSText routine to create a compound string text widget but uses the following resources to create horizontal and
vertical scroll bars for the widget as well:
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Resource Description
-------------------------------------------------------------------
XmNscrollHorizontal Controls whether a scroll bar that allows
the user to scroll through text horizontally
is added to the compound string text window.
XmNscrollTopSide Controls whether the horizontal scroll bar
is positioned at the top of the compound
string text window.
XmNscrollVertical Controls whether a scroll bar that allows
the user to scroll through text vertically
is added to the compound string text window.
XmNscrollLeftSide Controls whether the vertical scroll bar is
placed on the left side of the compound
string text window.
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Inherited Resources
The DXmCreateScrolledCSText routine inherits behaviour and resources from the following superclasses:
Core Resource Set XmPrimitive Resource Set DXmScrolledCSText Resource Set
RETURN VALUES
The identifier (widget ID) of the created compound string text widget.
SEE ALSO
DXmCreateCSText(3X)
DXmCreateScrolledCSText(3X)