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author | marha <marha@users.sourceforge.net> | 2011-03-25 10:41:05 +0000 |
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committer | marha <marha@users.sourceforge.net> | 2011-03-25 10:41:05 +0000 |
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git update until 25 Mar 2011
xserver
fontconfig
glproto
libXau
libXft
libXmu
libfontenc
libxcb
mesa
mkfontscale
pixman
randrproto
xkeyboard-config
xtrans
xwininfo
updated following packages:
xproto-7.0.21
xineramaproto-1.2.1
libXt-1.1.1
libxkbfile-1.0.7
libXpm-3.5.9
libXfont-1.4.3
libXaw-1.0.9
bdftopcf-1.0.3
encodings-1.0.4
fixesproto-5.0
font-adobe-100dpi-1.0.3
font-adobe-75dpi-1.0.3
font-adobe-utopia-100dpi-1.0.4
font-adobe-utopia-75dpi-1.0.4
font-adobe-utopia-type1-1.0.4
font-alias-1.0.3
font-arabic-misc-1.0.3
font-bh-100dpi-1.0.3
font-bh-75dpi-1.0.3
font-bh-lucidatypewriter-100dpi-1.0.3
font-bh-lucidatypewriter-75dpi-1.0.3
font-bh-ttf-1.0.3
font-bh-type1-1.0.3
font-bitstream-100dpi-1.0.3
font-bitstream-75dpi-1.0.3
font-bitstream-speedo-1.0.2
font-bitstream-type1-1.0.3
font-cronyx-cyrillic-1.0.3
font-cursor-misc-1.0.3
font-daewoo-misc-1.0.3
font-dec-misc-1.0.3
font-ibm-type1-1.0.3
font-isas-misc-1.0.3
font-jis-misc-1.0.3
font-micro-misc-1.0.3
font-misc-cyrillic-1.0.3
font-misc-ethiopic-1.0.3
font-misc-meltho-1.0.3
font-misc-misc-1.1.2
font-mutt-misc-1.0.3
font-schumacher-misc-1.1.2
font-screen-cyrillic-1.0.4
font-sony-misc-1.0.3
font-sun-misc-1.0.3
font-util-1.2.0
font-winitzki-cyrillic-1.0.3
font-xfree86-type1-1.0.4
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diff --git a/libXaw/specs/CH6.xml b/libXaw/specs/CH6.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e8009afb6 --- /dev/null +++ b/libXaw/specs/CH6.xml @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +<chapter id="composite_and_constraint_widgets"> +<title>Composite and Constraint Widgets</title> +<para> +These widgets may contain arbitrary widget children. They implement a +policy for the size and location of their children. +</para> +<para> +<variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>Box</term> + <listitem> + <para> +This widget will pack its children as tightly as possible in non-overlapping rows. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Dialog</term> + <listitem> + <para> +An implementation of a commonly used interaction semantic to prompt for +auxiliary input from the user, such as a filename. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Form</term> + <listitem> + <para> +A more sophisticated layout widget that allows the children to specify +their positions relative to the other children, or to the edges of the Form. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Paned</term> + <listitem> + <para> +Allows children to be tiled vertically or horizontally. Controls are +also provided to allow the user to dynamically resize the individual panes. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Porthole</term> + <listitem> + <para> +Allows viewing of a managed child which is as large as, or larger than its +parent, typically under control of a Panner widget. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Tree</term> + <listitem> + <para> +Provides geometry management of widgets arranged in a directed, acyclic graph. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> + <term>Viewport</term> + <listitem> + <para> +Consists of a frame, one or two scrollbars, and an inner window. The +inner window can contain all the data that is to be displayed. This inner +window will be clipped by the frame with the scrollbars controlling +which section of the inner window is currently visible. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> +</variablelist> +</para> +<note> +<para> +<!-- .LP --> +The geometry management semantics provided by the X Toolkit give full +control of the size and position of a widget to the parent of that +widget. While the children are allowed to request a certain size or +location, it is the parent who makes the final decision. Many of the +composite widgets here will deny any geometry request from their +children by default. If a child widget is not getting the expected size +or location, it is most likely the parent disallowing a request, or +implementing semantics slightly different than those expected by the +application programmer. +</para> +<para> +<!-- .LP --> +If the application wishes to change the size or location of +any widget it should make a call to <function>XtSetValues</function>. This will +<!-- .IN "XtSetValues" "" --> +allow the widget to ask its parent for the new size or location. +As noted above the parent is allowed to refuse this request, +and the child must live with the result. If the +application is unable to achieve the desired semantics, then perhaps it +should use a different composite widget. Under no circumstances +should an application programmer resort to <function>XtMoveWidget</function> or +<!-- .IN "XtMoveWidget" "" --> +<function>XtResizeWidget</function>; these functions are exclusively for the use of +<!-- .IN "XtResizeWidget" "" --> +Composite widget implementors. +</para> +<para> +<!-- .LP --> +For more information on geometry management consult the <emphasis remap='I'>X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface</emphasis>. +</para> +</note> + +<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="Box.xml"/> +<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="Dialog.xml"/> +<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="Form.xml"/> +<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="Paned.xml"/> +<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="Porthole.xml"/> +<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="Tree.xml"/> +<xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="Viewport.xml"/> + +</chapter> |