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XmTextFieldSetHighlight(3X)											       XmTextFieldSetHighlight(3X)

NAME

       XmTextFieldSetHighlight - A TextField function that highlights text

SYNOPSIS

       #include <Xm/TextF.h>

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

DESCRIPTION

       XmTextFieldSetHighlight	highlights  text  between  the two specified character positions.  The mode parameter determines the type of high-
       lighting.  Highlighting text merely changes the visual appearance of the text; it does not set the selection.  Specifies the TextField wid-
       get 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 test using reverse  video.
       A value of XmHIGHLIGHT_SECONDARY_SELECTED highlights the text using underlining.

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

SEE ALSO

       XmTextField(3X)

														       XmTextFieldSetHighlight(3X)