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XmNchildVerticalAlignment, XmALIGNMENT_WIDGET_TOP,

NULL);

#endif

frame = XtVaCreateManagedWidget ("frame4",

xmFrameWidgetClass, rowcol,

XmNshadowType, XmSHADOW_ETCHED_OUT,

NULL);

XtVaCreateManagedWidget ("XmSHADOW_ETCHED_OUT",

xmLabelGadgetClass, frame,

NULL);

#ifdef MOTIF_1_2

XtVaCreateManagedWidget ("XmALIGNMENT_WIDGET_BOTTOM",

xmLabelGadgetClass, frame,

XmNchildType, XmFRAME_TITLE_CHILD,

XmNchildVerticalAlignment, XmALIGNMENT_WIDGET_BOTTOM,

NULL);

#endif

XtManageChild (rowcol);

XtRealizeWidget (toplevel);

XtAppMainLoop (app);

}

The output of this example is shown in the figure.

Output of frame.c

The program creates four Frame widgets. Each Frame has two Label children, one for the work area and one for the

title. Each Frame uses a different value for the XmNshadowType and XmNchildVerticalPlacement

resources, where these values are indicated by the text of the Labels. Although we have used a Label as the work area

child of a Frame in this example, it is not a good idea to put a border around a Label. The shadow border implies

selectability, which can confuse the user.

9.7 The PanedWindow Widget

The PanedWindow widget lays out its children in a vertically−tiled format. The Motif Style Guide also provides for a

9 Manager Widgets 9.7 The PanedWindow Widget

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horizontally−oriented paned window, but the Motif toolkit does not yet support it. The idea behind the PanedWindow

is that the user ...