Volume 6B: Motif Reference Manual, 2nd Edition For Motif 2.1 By Antony Fountain & Paula Ferguson 2nd Edition February 2000 1-56592-654-4, Order Number: 6544 1208 pages, $49.95

Appendix D: New Features in Motif 2.1 and 2.0

This appendix provides a summary of the new features in Motif 2.1 and 2.0. It lists the new toolkit functions and widget classes in Motif 2.1 and 2.0, as well as any new resources added to existing widget classes. For more information on the functions and widgets, see the appropriate reference pages in Section 1, Motif Functions and Macros, and Section 2, Motif and Xt Widget Classes.

New Toolkit Functions

XmComboBoxAddItem()

Adds an item to a ComboBox.

XmComboBoxDeletePos()

Deletes an item from a ComboBox.

XmComboBoxSelectItem()

Selects an item in a ComboBox.

XmComboBoxSetItem()

Selects and makes visible an item in a ComboBox.

XmComboBoxUpdate()

Update the state of a ComboBox.

XmContainerCopy()

Copy selected Container items to the clipboard.

XmContainerCopyLink()

Copy links to selected Container items to the clipboard.

XmContainerCut()

Cut selected Container items to the clipboard.

XmContainerGetItemChildren()

Retrieve the logical children of a Container item.

XmContainerPaste()

Copy clipboard data into a Container.

XmContainerPasteLink()

Copy links to clipboard data into a Container.

XmContainerRelayout()

Force the relayout of Container items.

XmContainerReorder()

Sort the items within a Container.

XmConvertStringToUnits()

Convert a unit specification expressed as a string to an integral value.

XmCvtByteStreamToXmString()

Convert a byte stream representation to a compound string.

XmCvtTextPropertyToXmStringTable()

Convert a text property to a compound string table.

XmCvtXmStringTableToTextProperty()

Convert a compound string table to a text property.

XmCvtXmStringToByteStream()

Convert a compound string to a byte stream representation.

XmDirectionMatch()

Compare two XmDirection quantities.

XmDirectionMatchPartial()

Loosely compare two XmDirection quantities.

XmDirectionToStringDirection()

Convert an XmDirection type to a XmStringDirection type.

XmFontListCreate_r()

Create an XmFontList in a thread-safe manner.

XmFontListEntryCreate_r()

Create an XmFontListEntry in a thread-safe manner.

XmGetScaledPixmap()

Read a pixmap and scale it for printing.

XmImCloseXIM()

Close all input contexts.

XmImFreeXIC()

Free an input context.

XmImGetXIC()

Create an input context for a widget.

XmImMbResetIC()

Reset an input context.

XmImSetXIC()

Register a widget with an existing input context.

XmNotebookGetPageInfo()

Retrieve data about a Notebook page.

XmObjectAtPoint()

Find the widget most closely associated with a point.

XmParseMappingCreate()

Create a parse mapping object.

XmParseMappingFree()

Free a parse mapping object.

XmParseMappingGetValues()

Retrieve the values of a parse mapping object.

XmParseMappingSetValues()

Set the values of a parse mapping object.

XmParseTableFree()

Free an array of parse mapping objects.

XmPrintPopupPDM()

Issue a request to the Print Display Manager.

XmPrintSetup()

Initialize a PrintShell and X Print connection.

XmPrintToFile()

Print X Print Server data to file.

XmRedisplayWidget()

Synchronously force a widget to expose itself.

XmRenderTableAddRenditions()

Add rendition objects to a render table.

XmRenderTableCopy()

Copy a render table.

XmRenderTableCvtFromProp()

Convert a text property into a render table.

XmRenderTableCvtToProp()

Convert a render table to a text property.

XmRenderTableFree()

Free a render table.

XmRenderTableGetRendition()

Find a rendition object in a render table.

XmRenderTableGetRenditions()

Find a group of rendition objects in a render table.

XmRenderTableGetTags()

Retrieve all the rendition tags in a render table.

XmRenderTableRemoveRenditions()

Remove renditions from a render table.

XmRenditionCreate()

Create a rendition object.

XmRenditionFree()

Free a rendition object.

XmRenditionRetrieve()

Retrieve the values of a rendition object.

XmRenditionUpdate()

Set the values of a rendition object.

XmScaleSetTicks()

Place tick marks along the edge of a Scale.

XmSimpleSpinBoxAddItem()

Add an item to a SimpleSpinBox.

XmSimpleSpinBoxDeletePos()

Delete an item from a SimpleSpinBox.

XmSimpleSpinBoxSetItem()

Select an item in a SimpleSpinBox.

XmSpinBoxValidatePosition()

Validate a position in a SpinBox.

XmStringByteStreamLength()

Return the length of a byte stream representation of a compound string.

XmStringComponentCreate()

Create a component in a compound string.

XmStringConcatAndFree()

Concatenate two compound strings, and free the originals.

XmStringDirectionToDirection()

Convert an XmStringDirection type into an XmDirection type.

XmStringGenerate()

Generate a new compound string using the default parse table.

XmStringGetNextTriple()

Retrieve the type, length, and value of the next compound string component.

XmStringIsVoid()

Check if a compound string is empty of components.

XmStringParseText()

Convert a string into a compound string using a parse table.

XmStringPeekNextTriple()

Look ahead at the type of the next compound string component.

XmStringPutRendition()

Add rendition components around a compound string.

XmStringTableParseStringArray()

Convert an array of strings into an array of compound strings using a parse table.

XmStringTableProposeTablist()

Calculate an XmTabList for a compound string.

XmStringTableToXmString()

Convert a compound string table into a compound string.

XmStringTableUnparse()

Convert an array of compound strings into an array of strings using a parse table.

XmStringToXmStringTable()

Convert a string into an array of compound strings.

XmStringUnparse()

Convert a compound string into a string using a parse table.

XmTabCreate()

Create a new XmTab object.

XmTabFree()

Free an XmTab object.

XmTabGetValues()

Retrieve the values of an XmTab object.

XmTabListCopy()

Copy an array of XmTab objects.

XmTabListFree()

Free an array of XmTab objects.

XmTabListGetTab()

Find an XmTab object within an array.

XmTabListInsertTabs()

Add XmTab objects to an array of tabs.

XmTabListRemoveTabs()

Remove XmTab objects from an array of tabs.

XmTabListReplacePositions()

Replace XmTab objects within an array of tabs.

XmTabListTabCount()

Return the number of XmTab objects in an array of tabs.

XmTabSetValue()

Set the value of an XmTab object.

XmTextCopyLink()

Copy a link to the primary selection into the clipboard.

XmTextGetCenterline()

Return the centerline of a vertically oriented text string.

XmTextPasteLink()

Copy a link from the clipboard selection at the insertion cursor.

XmToggleButtonSetValue()

Set the value of a tri-state ToggleButton.

XmTransferDone()

Signal the end of data transfer operations.

XmTransferSendRequest()

Transmit a multiple data transfer request.

XmTransferSetParameters()

Specify parameters for the next data transfer request.

XmTransferStartRequest()

Initiate a multiple data transfer request.

XmTransferValue()

Issue a data transfer request.

Obsolete Toolkit Functions

XmFontListAppendEntry()

Superseded by XmRenderTableAddRenditions().

XmFontListCopy()

Superseded by XmRenderTableCopy().

XmFontListCreate()

Superseded by XmRenditionCreate() and XmRenderTableAddRenditions().

XmFontListEntryCreate()

Superseded by XmRenditionCreate().

XmFontListEntryFree()

Superseded by XmRenditionFree().

XmFontListEntryGetFont()

Superseded by XmRenditionRetrieve().

XmFontListEntryGetTag()

Superseded by XmRenditionRetrieve().

XmFontListEntryLoad()

Superseded by setting the XmNloadModel of a rendition object.

XmFontListFree()

Superseded by XmRenderTableFree().

XmFontListGetNextFont()

Superseded by XmRenditionRetrieve().

XmFontListNextEntry()

Superseded by XmRenderTableGetRendition().

XmFontListRemoveEntry()

Superseded by XmRenderTableRemoveRenditions().

XmGetAtomName()

Superseded by XGetAtomName().

XmInternAtom()

Superseded by XInternAtom().

XmRepTypeInstallTearOffModelConverter()

Internally installed.

XmMainWindowSep1()

Superceded by XtNameToWidget().

XmMainWindowSep2()

Superceded by XtNameToWidget().

XmMainWindowSep3()

Superceded by XtNameToWidget().

XmMainWindowSetAreas()

Superseded by XtSetValues() of XmNhorizontalScrollBar, XmNverticalScrollBar, XmNworkWindow, XmNmenuBar, and XmNcommandWindow, resources.

XmScrolledWindowSetAreas()

Superseded by XtSetValues() of XmNhorizontalScrollBar, XmNverticalScrollBar, and XmNworkWindow resources.

XmStringCreateLtoR()

Superceded by XmStringGenerate().

XmStringGetLtoR()

Superceded by XmStringUnparse().

XmStringGetNextComponent()

Superceded by XmStringGetNextTriple().

XmStringGetNextSegment()

Superceded by XmStringGetNextTriple().

XmStringPeekNextComponent()

Superceded by XmStringPeekNextTriple().

XmStringSegmentCreate()

Superseded by XmStringComponentCreate() and XmStringConcat().

New Widget Classes

XmComboBox

A widget which combines text input with list selection.

XmContainer

A general purpose manager for providing grid, tree, or free-format layout of IconGadget children.

XmGrabShell

A popup shell which grabs the keyboard and pointer.

XmIconGadget

A gadget which supports labelled pixmaps.

XmNotebook

A layout widget which displays one child at a time.

XmParseMapping

An interface to the X11R6 Xp X Print utilities.

XmPrintShell

An opaque type that represents an entry in a parse table.

XmRendition

An opaque type that represents an entry in a render table.

XmSimpleSpinBox

A widget which cycles through a set of choices.

XmSpinBox

A widget which controls cycling through possibly multiple sets of choices.

New Resources in Existing Widget Classes

VendorShell	XmNbuttonRenderTable
	XmNinputPolicy
	XmNlabelRenderTable
	XmNlayoutDirection
	XmNtextRenderTable
	XmNunitType
XmArrowButton	XmNdetailShadowThickness
XmBulletinBoard	XmNbuttonRenderTable
	XmNlabelRenderTable
	XmNtextRenderTable
XmDrawingArea	XmNconvertCallback
	XmNdestinationCallback
XmDisplay	XmNdefaultButtonEmphasis
	XmNenableBtn1Transfer
	XmNenableButtonTab
	XmNenableDragIcon
	XmNenableEtchedInMenu
	XmNenableMultiKeyBindings
	XmNenableThinThickness
	XmNenableToggleColor
	XmNenableToggleVisual
	XmNenableUnselectableDrag
	XmNenableWarp
	XmNmotifVersion
	XmNuserData
	XmNnoFontCallback
	XmNnoRenditionCallback
XmFileSelectionBox	XmNdirTextLabelString
	XmNfileFilterStyle
	XmNpathMode
XmFrame	XmNframeChildType
XmGadget	XmNbackground
	XmNbackgroundPixmap
	XmNbottomShadowPixmap
	XmNhighlightPixmap
	XmNlayoutDirection
	XmNtopShadowPixmap
XmLabel	XmNrenderTable
XmList	XmNhorizontalScrollBar
	XmNmatchBehavior
	XmNprimaryOwnership
	XmNrenderTable
	XmNselectColor
	XmNselectPositionCount
	XmNselectPositions
	XmNselectionMode
	XmNverticalScrollBar
	XmNdestinationCallback
XmManager	XmNlayoutDirection
	XmNpopupHandlerCallback
XmMenuShell	XmNbuttonRenderTable
	XmNlabelRenderTable
	XmNlayoutDirection
XmPanedWindow	XmNorientation
	XmNlayoutDirection
XmPrimitive	XmNlayoutDirection
	XmNconvertCallback
	XmNpopupHandlerCallback
XmRowColumn	XmNtearOffTitle
XmScreen	XmNbitmapConversionModel
	XmNcolorAllocationProc
	XmNcolorCalculationProc
	XmNinsensitiveStippleBitmap
	XmNuseColorObject
XmScrollBar	XmNeditable
	XmNsliderVisual
	XmNslidingMode
	XmNsnapBackMultiple
XmScrolledWindow	XmNautoDragModel
	XmNscrolledWindowChildType
XmScale	XmNeditable
	XmNrenderTable
	XmNshowArrows
	XmNsliderMark
	XmNsliderSize
	XmNsliderVisual
	XmNslidingMode
	XmNconvertCallback
XmText	XmNtotalLines
	XmNdestinationCallback
XmTextField	XmNdestinationCallback
XmToggleButton	XmNdetailShadowThickness
	XmNindeterminateInsensitivePixmap
	XmNindeterminatePixmap
	XmNtoggleMode
	XmNunselectColor

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