Volume 6A: Motif Programming Manual

XmSHADOW_IN

XmSHADOW_OUT

XmSHADOW_ETCHED_IN

XmSHADOW_ETCHED_OUT

The default value for XmNshadowThickness is 0, except when the BulletinBoard is the child of a DialogShell, in

which case the default value is 1. In either case, the value can be changed by the application or by the user.

The XmNbuttonFontList resource may be set to a font list as described in Chapter 19, Compound Strings. This

font list is used for each of the button children of the BulletinBoard, when the button does not specify its own font. If

the resource is not specified, its value is taken from the XmNbuttonFontList of the nearest ancestor that is a

subclass of BulletinBoard, VendorShell, or MenuShell. Similarly, the XmNlabelFontList and

XmNtextFontList resources can be set for the Labels and Text widgets, respectively, that are direct children of

the BulletinBoard.

9.3.2 Geometry Management

Since the BulletinBoard does not provide any geometry management by default, you must be prepared to manage the

positions and sizes of the widgets within a BulletinBoard. As a result, you must set the XmNx and XmNy resources for

each child. You may also have to set the XmNwidth and XmNheight resources if you need consistent or

predetermined sizes for the children. In order to maintain the layout, you must add an event handler for resize

(ConfigureNotify) events, so that the new sizes and positions of the children can be calculated. the source code

shows the use of an event handler with the BulletinBoard. XtSetLanguageProc() is only ...