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Volume 6A: Motif Programming Manual
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Volume 6A: Motif Programming Manual

by David Brennan, Dan Heller, Paula Ferguson
September 1993
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1014 pages
28h 26m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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21.3 An Example
The signal handling problem can also be solved with a timer, using the same approach as with a work procedure. the
source code demonstrates the use of a timer in a more realistic application. The program displays an array of
DrawnButtons that start application programs. While an application is running, the associated button is insensitive, so
that the user can only run one instance of the application. When the application exits, the button is reactivated, so that
the user can select it again. XtSetLanguageProc() is only available in X11R5; there is no corresponding
function in X11R4.
/* app_box.c −− make an array of DrawnButtons that, when activated,
* executes a program. When the program is running, the drawn button
* associated with the program is insensitive. When the program dies,
* reactivate the button so the user can select it again.
*/
#include <Xm/DrawnB.h>
#include <Xm/RowColumn.h>
#include <signal.h>
#ifndef SYSV
#include <sys/wait.h>
#else
#define SIGCHLD SIGCLD
#endif /* SYSV */
#define MAIL_PROG "/bin/mail"
typedef struct {
Widget drawn_w;
char *pixmap_file;
char *exec_argv[6]; /* 6 is arbitrary, but big enough */
int pid;
} ExecItem;
ExecItem prog_list[] = {
{ NULL, "terminal", { "xterm", NULL }, 0 },
{ NULL, "flagup", { "xterm", "−e", MAIL_PROG, NULL }, 0 },
{ NULL, "calculator", { "xcalc", NULL }, 0 },
{ NULL, "xlogo64", { "foo", NULL }, 0 },
};
XtAppContext app; /* application context for the whole program */
GC gc; /* used to render pixmaps in the ...
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