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diff --git a/libXt/specs/CH06 b/libXt/specs/CH06 deleted file mode 100644 index 34c2861b0..000000000 --- a/libXt/specs/CH06 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1110 +0,0 @@ -.\" $Xorg: CH06,v 1.3 2000/08/17 19:42:45 cpqbld Exp $ -.\" Copyright \(co 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1994 -.\" X Consortium -.\" -.\" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining -.\" a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the -.\" "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including -.\" without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, -.\" distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to -.\" permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to -.\" the following conditions: -.\" -.\" The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included -.\" in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. -.\" -.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS -.\" OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF -.\" MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. -.\" IN NO EVENT SHALL THE X CONSORTIUM BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR -.\" OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, -.\" ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR -.\" OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. -.\" -.\" Except as contained in this notice, the name of the X Consortium shall -.\" not be used in advertising or otherwise to promote the sale, use or -.\" other dealings in this Software without prior written authorization -.\" from the X Consortium. -.\" -.\" Copyright \(co 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1994 -.\" Digital Equipment Corporation, Maynard, Massachusetts. -.\" -.\" Permission to use, copy, modify and distribute this documentation for any -.\" purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above copyright -.\" notice appears in all copies and that both that copyright notice and this -.\" permission notice appear in supporting documentation, and that the name of -.\" Digital not be used in in advertising or publicity pertaining -.\" to distribution of the software without specific, written prior permission. -.\" Digital makes no representations about the suitability of the -.\" software described herein for any purpose. -.\" It is provided ``as is'' without express or implied warranty. -.\" -\& -.sp 1 -.ce 3 -\s+1\fBChapter 6\fP\s-1 - -\s+1\fBGeometry Management\fP\s-1 -.sp 2 -.nr H1 6 -.nr H2 0 -.nr H3 0 -.nr H4 0 -.nr H5 0 -.LP -.XS -Chapter 6 \(em Geometry Management -.XE -.LP -.IN "geometry_manager procedure" -.IN "Geometry Management" -.IN "Configure Window" -A widget does not directly control its size and location; -rather, its parent is responsible for controlling them. -Although the position of children is usually left up to their parent, -the widgets themselves often have the best idea of their optimal sizes -and, possibly, preferred locations. -.LP -To resolve physical layout conflicts between sibling widgets and between -a widget and its parent, the \*(xI provide the geometry management mechanism. -Almost all -composite -widgets have a geometry manager specified in the \fIgeometry_manager\fP field -in the widget class record that is responsible for the size, position, and -stacking order of the widget's children. -The only exception is fixed boxes, -which create their children themselves and can ensure that -their children will never make a geometry request. - -.NH 2 -Initiating Geometry Changes -.LP -.XS -\*(SN Initiating Geometry Changes -.XE -Parents, children, and clients each initiate geometry changes differently. -Because a parent has absolute control of its children's geometry, -it changes the geometry directly by calling -.PN XtMove\%Widget , -.PN XtResizeWidget , -or -.PN XtConfigureWidget . -A child must ask its parent for a geometry change by calling -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest -or -.PN XtMakeResizeRequest . -An application or other client code initiates a geometry change by calling -.PN XtSetValues -on the appropriate geometry fields, -thereby giving the widget the opportunity to modify or reject the client -request before it gets propagated to the parent and the opportunity -to respond appropriately to the parent's reply. -.LP -When a widget that needs to change its size, position, border width, -or stacking depth asks its parent's geometry manager to make the desired -changes, -the geometry manager can allow the request, disallow the request, or -suggest a compromise. -.LP -When the geometry manager is asked to change the geometry of a child, -the geometry manager may also rearrange and resize any or all -of the other children that it controls. -The geometry manager can move children around freely using -.PN XtMoveWidget . -When it resizes a child (that is, changes the width, height, or -border width) other than the one making the request, -it should do so by calling -.PN XtResizeWidget . -The requesting child may be given special treatment; see Section 6.5. -It can simultaneously move and resize a child with a single call to -.PN XtConfigureWidget . -.LP -Often, geometry managers find that they can satisfy a request only if -they can reconfigure a widget that they are not in control of; in particular, -the -composite -widget may want to change its own size. -In this case, -the geometry manager makes a request to its parent's geometry manager. -Geometry requests can cascade this way to arbitrary depth. -.LP -Because such cascaded arbitration of widget geometry can involve extended -negotiation, -windows are not actually allocated to widgets at application -startup until all widgets are satisfied with their geometry; -see Sections 2.5 and 2.6. -.NT Notes -.IP 1. 5 -The \*(xI treatment of stacking requests is deficient in several areas. -Stacking requests for unrealized widgets are granted but will have no effect. -In addition, there is no way to do an -.PN XtSetValues -that will generate a stacking geometry request. -.IP 2. 5 -After a successful geometry request (one that returned -.PN XtGeometryYes ), -a widget does not know whether its resize procedure has been called. -Widgets should have resize procedures that can be called more than once -without ill effects. -.NE - -.NH 2 -General Geometry Manager Requests -.XS -\*(SN General Geometry Manager Requests -.XE -.LP -When making a geometry request, the child specifies an -.PN XtWidgetGeometry -structure. -.LP -.IN "XtGeometryMask" -.KS -.sM -.Ds 0 -.TA .5i 3i -.ta .5i 3i -typedef unsigned long XtGeometryMask; - -typedef struct { - XtGeometryMask request_mode; - Position x, y; - Dimension width, height; - Dimension border_width; - Widget sibling; - int stack_mode; -} XtWidgetGeometry; -.De -.eM -.KE -.LP -To make a general geometry manager request from a widget, use -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest . -.LP -.IN "XtMakeGeometryRequest" "" "@DEF@" -.sM -.FD 0 -XtGeometryResult XtMakeGeometryRequest(\fIw\fP, \fIrequest\fP, \ -\fIreply_return\fP) -.br - Widget \fIw\fP; -.br - XtWidgetGeometry *\fIrequest\fP; -.br - XtWidgetGeometry *\fIreply_return\fP; -.FN -.IP \fIw\fP 1i -Specifies the widget making the request. \*(rI -.IP \fIrequest\fP 1i -Specifies the desired widget geometry (size, position, border width, -and stacking order). -.IP \fIreply_return\fP 1i -Returns the allowed widget size, or may be NULL -if the requesting widget is not interested in handling -.PN XtGeometryAlmost . -.LP -.eM -Depending on the condition, -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest -performs the following: -.IP \(bu 5 -If the widget is unmanaged or the widget's parent is not realized, -it makes the changes and returns -.PN XtGeometryYes . -.IP \(bu 5 -If the parent's class is not a subclass of -.PN compositeWidgetClass -or the parent's \fIgeometry_manager\fP field is NULL, -it issues an error. -.IP \(bu 5 -If the widget's \fIbeing_destroyed\fP field is -.PN True , -it returns -.PN XtGeometryNo . -.IP \(bu 5 -If the widget \fIx\fP, \fIy\fP, \fIwidth\fP, \fIheight\fP, and -\fIborder_width\fP fields are -all equal to the requested values, -it returns -.PN XtGeometryYes ; -otherwise, it calls the parent's geometry_manager procedure -with the given parameters. -.IP \(bu 5 -If the parent's geometry manager returns -.PN XtGeometryYes -and if -.PN XtCWQueryOnly -is not set in \fIrequest->request_mode\fP -and if the widget is realized, -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest -calls the -.PN XConfigureWindow -Xlib function to reconfigure the widget's window (set its size, location, -and stacking order as appropriate). -.IP \(bu 5 -If the geometry manager returns -.PN XtGeometryDone , -the change has been approved and actually has been done. -In this case, -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest -does no configuring and returns -.PN XtGeometryYes . -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest -never returns -.PN XtGeometryDone . -.IP \(bu 5 -Otherwise, -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest -just returns the resulting value from the parent's geometry manager. -.LP -Children of primitive widgets are always unmanaged; therefore, -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest -always returns -.PN XtGeometryYes -when called by a child of a primitive widget. -.LP -The return codes from geometry managers are -.IN "XtGeometryResult" -.LP -.KS -.sM -.Ds 0 -.TA .5i 1.75i -.ta .5i 1.75i -typedef enum { - XtGeometryYes, - XtGeometryNo, - XtGeometryAlmost, - XtGeometryDone -} XtGeometryResult; -.De -.eM -.KE -.LP -The \fIrequest_mode\fP definitions are from -.Pn < X11/X.h >. -.LP -.sM -.TS -lw(.5i) lw(2.5i) lw(.75i). -T{ -#define -T} T{ -.PN CWX -T} T{ -(1<<0) -T} -T{ -#define -T} T{ -.PN CWY -T} T{ -(1<<1) -T} -T{ -#define -T} T{ -.PN CWWidth -T} T{ -(1<<2) -T} -T{ -#define -T} T{ -.PN CWHeight -T} T{ -(1<<3) -T} -T{ -#define -T} T{ -.PN CWBorderWidth -T} T{ -(1<<4) -T} -T{ -#define -T} T{ -.PN CWSibling -T} T{ -(1<<5) -T} -T{ -#define -T} T{ -.PN CWStackMode -T} T{ -(1<<6) -T} -.TE -.LP -.eM -The \*(xI also support the following value. -.LP -.sM -.TS -lw(.5i) lw(2.5i) lw(.75i). -T{ -#define -T} T{ -.PN XtCWQueryOnly -T} T{ -(1<<7) -T} -.TE -.LP -.eM -.PN XtCWQueryOnly -indicates that the corresponding geometry request is only a query -as to what would happen if this geometry request were made -and that no widgets should actually be changed. -.LP -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest , -like the -.PN XConfigureWindow -Xlib function, uses \fIrequest_mode\fP to determine which fields in the -.PN XtWidgetGeometry -structure the caller wants to specify. -.LP -The \fIstack_mode\fP definitions are from -.Pn < X11/X.h >: -.LP -.sM -.TS -lw(.5i) lw(2.5i) lw(.75i). -T{ -#define -T} T{ -.PN Above -T} T{ -0 -T} -T{ -#define -T} T{ -.PN Below -T} T{ -1 -T} -T{ -#define -T} T{ -.PN TopIf -T} T{ -2 -T} -T{ -#define -T} T{ -.PN BottomIf -T} T{ -3 -T} -T{ -#define -T} T{ -.PN Opposite -T} T{ -4 -T} -.TE -.LP -.eM -The \*(xI also support the following value. -.LP -.sM -.TS -lw(.5i) lw(2.5i) lw(.75i). -T{ -#define -T} T{ -.PN XtSMDontChange -T} T{ -5 -T} -.TE -.LP -.eM -For definition and behavior of -.PN Above , -.PN Below , -.PN TopIf , -.PN BottomIf , -and -.PN Opposite , -see Section 3.7 in \fI\*(xL\fP. -.PN XtSMDontChange -indicates that the widget wants its current stacking order preserved. - -.NH 2 -Resize Requests -.XS -\*(SN Resize Requests -.XE -.LP -To make a simple resize request from a widget, you can use -.PN XtMakeResizeRequest -as an alternative to -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest . -.LP -.IN "XtMakeResizeRequest" "" "@DEF@" -.sM -.FD 0 -XtGeometryResult XtMakeResizeRequest(\fIw\fP, \fIwidth\fP, \fIheight\fP, \ -\fIwidth_return\fP, \fIheight_return\fP) -.br - Widget \fIw\fP; -.br - Dimension \fIwidth\fP, \fIheight\fP; -.br - Dimension *\fIwidth_return\fP, *\fIheight_return\fP; -.FN -.IP \fIw\fP 1i -Specifies the widget making the request. \*(rI -.IP \fIwidth\fP 1i -Specify the desired widget width and height. -.br -.ns -.IP \fIheight\fP 1i -.IP \fIwidth_return\fP 1i -Return the allowed widget width and height. -.br -.ns -.IP \fIheight_return\fP 1i -.LP -.eM -The -.PN XtMakeResizeRequest -function, a simple interface to -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest , -creates an -.PN XtWidgetGeometry -structure and specifies that width and height should change -by setting \fIrequest_mode\fP to -.PN CWWidth -\fB|\fP -.PN CWHeight . -The geometry manager is free to modify any of the other window attributes -(position or stacking order) to satisfy the resize request. -If the return value is -.PN XtGeometryAlmost , -\fIwidth_return\fP and \fIheight_return\fP contain a compromise width and height. -If these are acceptable, -the widget should immediately call -.PN XtMakeResizeRequest -again and request that the compromise width and height be applied. -If the widget is not interested in -.PN XtGeometryAlmost -replies, -it can pass NULL for \fIwidth_return\fP and \fIheight_return\fP. - -.NH 2 -Potential Geometry Changes -.XS -\*(SN Potential Geometry Changes -.XE -.LP -Sometimes a geometry manager cannot respond to -a geometry request from a child without first making a geometry request -to the widget's own parent (the original requestor's grandparent). -If the request to the grandparent would allow the parent to satisfy the -original request, -the geometry manager can make the intermediate geometry request -as if it were the originator. -On the other hand, -if the geometry manager already has determined that the original request -cannot be completely satisfied (for example, if it always denies -position changes), -it needs to tell the grandparent to respond to the intermediate request -without actually changing the geometry -because it does not know if the child will accept the compromise. -To accomplish this, the geometry manager uses -.PN XtCWQueryOnly -in the intermediate request. -.LP -When -.PN XtCWQueryOnly -is used, the geometry manager needs to cache -enough information to exactly reconstruct the intermediate request. -If the grandparent's response to the intermediate query was -.PN XtGeometryAlmost , -the geometry manager needs to cache the entire -reply geometry in the event the child accepts the parent's compromise. -.LP -If the grandparent's response was -.PN XtGeometryAlmost , -it may also be necessary to cache the entire reply geometry from -the grandparent when -.PN XtCWQueryOnly -is not used. -If the geometry manager is still able to satisfy the original request, -it may immediately accept the grandparent's compromise -and then act on the child's request. -If the grandparent's compromise geometry is insufficient to allow -the child's request and if the geometry manager is willing to offer -a different compromise to the child, -the grandparent's compromise should not be accepted until the child -has accepted the new compromise. -.LP -Note that a compromise geometry returned with -.PN XtGeometryAlmost -is guaranteed only for the next call to the same widget; -therefore, a cache of size 1 is sufficient. - -.NH 2 -Child Geometry Management: The geometry_manager Procedure -.XS -\*(SN Child Geometry Management: The geometry_manager Procedure -.XE -.LP -The geometry_manager procedure pointer in a composite widget class is of type -.PN XtGeometryHandler . -.LP -.IN "XtGeometryHandler" "" "@DEF@" -.sM -.FD 0 -typedef XtGeometryResult (*XtGeometryHandler)(Widget, XtWidgetGeometry*, \ -XtWidgetGeometry*); -.br - Widget \fIw\fP; -.br - XtWidgetGeometry *\fIrequest\fP; -.br - XtWidgetGeometry *\fIgeometry_return\fP; -.FN -.IP \fIw\fP 1.2i -Passes the widget making the request. -.IP \fIrequest\fP 1.2i -Passes the new geometry the child desires. -.IP \fIgeometry_return\fP 1.2i -Passes a geometry structure in which the geometry manager may store a -compromise. -.LP -.eM -A class can inherit its superclass's geometry manager during class -initialization. -.LP -A bit set to zero in the request's \fIrequest_mode\fP -field means that the child widget -does not care about the value of the corresponding field, -so the geometry manager can change this field as it wishes. -A bit set to 1 means that the child wants that geometry element set -to the value in the corresponding field. -.LP -If the geometry manager can satisfy all changes requested -and if -.PN XtCWQueryOnly -is not specified, -it updates the widget's \fIx\fP, \fIy\fP, \fIwidth\fP, \fIheight\fP, -and \fIborder_width\fP fields -appropriately. -Then, it returns -.PN XtGeometryYes , -and the values pointed to by the \fIgeometry_return\fP argument are undefined. -The widget's window is moved and resized automatically by -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest . -.LP -Homogeneous composite widgets often find it convenient to treat the widget -making the request the same as any other widget, including reconfiguring -it using -.PN XtConfigureWidget -or -.PN XtResizeWidget -as part of its layout process, unless -.PN XtCWQueryOnly -is specified. -If it does this, -it should return -.PN XtGeometryDone -to inform -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest -that it does not need to do the configuration itself. -.NT -To remain -compatible with layout techniques used in older widgets (before -.PN XtGeometryDone -was added to the \*(xI), a geometry manager should avoid using -.PN XtResizeWidget -or -.PN XtConfigureWidget -on the child making -the request because the layout process of the child may be in an -intermediate state in which it is not prepared to handle a call to its -resize procedure. A self-contained widget set may choose this -alternative geometry management scheme, however, provided that it -clearly warns widget developers of the compatibility consequences. -.NE -.LP -Although -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest -resizes the widget's window -(if the geometry -manager returns -.PN XtGeometryYes ), -it does not call the widget class's resize procedure. -The requesting widget must perform whatever -resizing calculations are needed explicitly. -.LP -If the geometry manager disallows the request, -the widget cannot change its geometry. -The values pointed to by \fIgeometry_return\fP are undefined, -and the geometry manager returns -.PN XtGeometryNo . -.LP -Sometimes the geometry manager cannot satisfy the request exactly -but may be able to satisfy a similar request. -That is, -it could satisfy only a subset of the requests (for example, -size but not position) or a lesser request -(for example, it cannot make the child as big as the -request but it can make the child bigger than its current size). -In such cases, -the geometry manager fills in the structure pointed to by -\fIgeometry_return\fP with the actual changes -it is willing to make, including an appropriate \fIrequest_mode\fP mask, and returns -.PN XtGeometryAlmost . -If a bit in \fIgeometry_return->request_mode\fP is zero, -the geometry manager agrees not to change the corresponding value -if \fIgeometry_return\fP is used immediately -in a new request. -If a bit is 1, -the geometry manager does change that element to the corresponding -value in \fIgeometry_return\fP. -More bits may be set in \fIgeometry_return->request_mode\fP -than in the original request if -the geometry manager intends to change other fields should the -child accept the compromise. -.LP -When -.PN XtGeometryAlmost -is returned, -the widget must decide if the compromise suggested in \fIgeometry_return\fP -is acceptable. -If it is, the widget must not change its geometry directly; -rather, it must make another call to -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest . -.LP -If the next geometry request from this child uses the -\fIgeometry_return\fP values filled in by the geometry manager with an -.PN XtGeometryAlmost -return and if there have been no intervening geometry requests on -either its parent or any of its other children, -the geometry manager must grant the request, if possible. -That is, if the child asks immediately with the returned geometry, -it should get an answer of -.PN XtGeometryYes . -However, -dynamic behavior in -the user's window manager may affect the final outcome. -.LP -To return -.PN XtGeometryYes , -the geometry manager frequently rearranges the position of other managed -children by calling -.PN XtMoveWidget . -However, a few geometry managers may sometimes change the -size of other managed children by calling -.PN XtResizeWidget -or -.PN XtConfigureWidget . -If -.PN XtCWQueryOnly -is specified, -the geometry manager must return data describing -how it would react to this geometry -request without actually moving or resizing any widgets. -.LP -Geometry managers must not assume that the \fIrequest\fP -and \fIgeometry_return\fP arguments point to independent storage. -The caller is permitted to use the same field for both, -and the geometry manager must allocate its own temporary storage, -if necessary. - -.NH 2 -Widget Placement and Sizing -.XS -\*(SN Widget Placement and Sizing -.XE -.LP -To move a sibling widget of the child making the geometry request, -the parent uses -.PN XtMoveWidget . -.LP -.IN "XtMoveWidget" "" "@DEF@" -.sM -.FD 0 -void XtMoveWidget(\fIw\fP, \fIx\fP, \fIy\fP) -.br - Widget \fIw\fP; -.br - Position \fIx\fP; -.br - Position \fIy\fP; -.FN -.IP \fIw\fP 1i -Specifies the widget. \*(rI -.IP \fIx\fP 1i -.br -.ns -.IP \fIy\fP 1i -Specify the new widget x and y coordinates. -.LP -.eM -The -.PN XtMoveWidget -function returns immediately if the specified geometry fields -are the same as the old values. -Otherwise, -.PN XtMoveWidget -writes the new \fIx\fP and \fIy\fP values into the object -and, if the object is a widget and is realized, issues an Xlib -.PN XMoveWindow -call on the widget's window. -.sp -.LP -To resize a sibling widget of the child making the geometry request, -the parent uses -.PN XtResizeWidget . -.LP -.IN "XtResizeWidget" "" "@DEF@" -.sM -.FD 0 -void XtResizeWidget(\fIw\fP, \fIwidth\fP, \fIheight\fP, \fIborder_width\fP) -.br - Widget \fIw\fP; -.br - Dimension \fIwidth\fP; -.br - Dimension \fIheight\fP; -.br - Dimension \fIborder_width\fP; -.FN -.IP \fIw\fP 1i -Specifies the widget. \*(rI -.IP \fIwidth\fP 1i -.br -.ns -.IP \fIheight\fP 1i -.br -.ns -.IP \fIborder_width\fP 1i -Specify the new widget size. -.LP -.eM -The -.PN XtResizeWidget -function returns immediately if the specified geometry fields -are the same as the old values. -Otherwise, -.PN XtResizeWidget -writes the new \fIwidth\fP, \fIheight\fP, and \fIborder_width\fP values into -the object and, if the object is a widget and is realized, issues an -.PN XConfigureWindow -call on the widget's window. -.LP -If the new width or height is different from the old values, -.PN XtResizeWidget -calls the object's resize procedure to notify it of the size change. -.sp -.LP -To move and resize the sibling widget of the child making the geometry request, -the parent uses -.PN XtConfigureWidget . -.LP -.IN "XtConfigureWidget" "" "@DEF@" -.sM -.FD 0 -void XtConfigureWidget(\fIw\fP, \fIx\fP, \fIy\fP, \fIwidth\fP, \fIheight\fP, \ -\fIborder_width\fP) -.br - Widget \fIw\fP; -.br - Position \fIx\fP; -.br - Position \fIy\fP; -.br - Dimension \fIwidth\fP; -.br - Dimension \fIheight\fP; -.br - Dimension \fIborder_width\fP; -.FN -.IP \fIw\fP 1i -Specifies the widget. \*(rI -.IP \fIx\fP 1i -.br -.ns -.IP \fIy\fP 1i -Specify the new widget x and y coordinates. -.IP \fIwidth\fP 1i -.br -.ns -.IP \fIheight\fP 1i -.br -.ns -.IP \fIborder_width\fP 1i -Specify the new widget size. -.LP -.eM -The -.PN XtConfigureWidget -function returns immediately if the specified new geometry fields -are all equal to the current values. -Otherwise, -.PN XtConfigureWidget -writes the new \fIx\fP, \fIy\fP, \fIwidth\fP, \fIheight\fP, -and \fIborder_width\fP values -into the object and, if the object is a widget and is realized, makes an Xlib -.PN XConfigureWindow -call on the widget's window. -.LP -If the new width or height is different from its old value, -.PN XtConfigureWidget -calls the object's resize procedure to notify it of the size change; -otherwise, it simply returns. -.sp -.LP -To resize a child widget that already has the new values of its width, -height, and border width, the parent uses -.PN XtResizeWindow . -.LP -.IN "XtResizeWindow" "" "@DEF@" -.sM -.FD 0 -void XtResizeWindow(\fIw\fP) -.br - Widget \fIw\fP; -.FN -.IP \fIw\fP 1i -Specifies the widget. \*(cI -.LP -.eM -The -.PN XtResizeWindow -function calls the -.PN XConfigureWindow -Xlib function to make the window of the specified widget match its width, -height, and border width. -This request is done unconditionally because there is no -inexpensive way to tell if these -values match the current values. -Note that the widget's resize procedure is not called. -.LP -There are very few times to use -.PN XtResizeWindow ; -instead, the parent should use -.PN XtResizeWidget . - -.NH 2 -Preferred Geometry -.XS -\*(SN Preferred Geometry -.XE -.LP -Some parents may be willing to adjust their layouts to accommodate the -preferred geometries of their children. -They can use -.PN XtQueryGeometry -to obtain the preferred geometry -and, as they see fit, can use or ignore any portion of the response. -.sp -.LP -To query a child widget's preferred geometry, use -.PN XtQueryGeometry . -.LP -.IN "XtQueryGeometry" "" "@DEF@" -.sM -.FD 0 -XtGeometryResult XtQueryGeometry(\fIw\fP, \fIintended\fP, \ -\fIpreferred_return\fP) -.br - Widget \fIw\fP; -.br - XtWidgetGeometry *\fIintended\fP; -.br - XtWidgetGeometry *\fIpreferred_return\fP; -.FN -.IP \fIw\fP 1.1i -Specifies the widget. \*(rI -.IP \fIintended\fP 1.1i -Specifies the new geometry the parent plans to give to the child, or -NULL. -.IP \fIpreferred_return\fP 1.1i -Returns the child widget's preferred geometry. -.LP -.eM -To discover a child's preferred geometry, -the child's parent stores the new -geometry in the corresponding fields of -the intended structure, sets the corresponding bits in \fIintended.request_mode\fP, -and calls -.PN XtQueryGeometry . -The parent should set only those fields that are important to it so -that the child can determine whether it may be able to attempt changes to -other fields. -.LP -.PN XtQueryGeometry -clears all bits in the \fIpreferred_return->request_mode\fP -field and checks the -\fIquery_geometry\fP field of the specified widget's class record. -If \fIquery_geometry\fP is not NULL, -.PN XtQueryGeometry -calls the query_geometry procedure and passes as arguments the -specified widget, \fIintended\fP, and \fIpreferred_return\fP structures. -If the \fIintended\fP argument is NULL, -.PN XtQueryGeometry -replaces it with a pointer to an -.PN XtWidgetGeometry -structure with \fIrequest_mode\fP equal to zero before calling the -query_geometry procedure. -.NT -If -.PN XtQueryGeometry -is called from within a geometry_manager -procedure for the widget that issued -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest -or -.PN XtMakeResizeRequest , -the results -are not guaranteed to be consistent with the requested changes. The -change request passed to the geometry manager takes precedence over -the preferred geometry. -.NE -.sp -.LP -The query_geometry procedure pointer is of type -.PN XtGeometryHandler . -.LP -.IN "query_geometry procedure" "" "@DEF@" -.sM -.FD 0 -typedef XtGeometryResult (*XtGeometryHandler)(Widget, XtWidgetGeometry*, \ -XtWidgetGeometry*); -.br - Widget \fIw\fP; -.br - XtWidgetGeometry *\fIrequest\fP; -.br - XtWidgetGeometry *\fIpreferred_return\fP; -.FN -.IP \fIw\fP 1.2i -Passes the child widget whose preferred geometry is required. -.IP \fIrequest\fP 1.2i -Passes the geometry changes that the parent plans to make. -.IP \fIpreferred_return\fP 1.2i -Passes a structure in which the child returns its preferred geometry. -.LP -.eM -.IN "query_geometry procedure" -The query_geometry procedure is expected to examine the bits set in -\fIrequest->request_mode\fP, evaluate the preferred geometry of the widget, -and store the result in \fIpreferred_return\fP -(setting the bits in \fIpreferred_return->request_mode\fP corresponding -to those geometry fields that it cares about). -If the proposed geometry change is acceptable without modification, -the query_geometry procedure should return -.PN XtGeometryYes . -If at least one field in \fIpreferred_return\fP -with a bit set in \fIpreferred_return->request_mode\fP -is different -from the corresponding field in \fIrequest\fP -or if a bit was set in \fIpreferred_return->request_mode\fP -that was not set in the request, -the query_geometry procedure should return -.PN XtGeometryAlmost . -If the preferred geometry is identical to the current geometry, -the query_geometry procedure should return -.PN XtGeometryNo . -.NT -The query_geometry procedure may assume -that no -.PN XtMakeResizeRequest -or -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest -is in progress -for the specified widget; that is, it is not required to construct -a reply consistent with the requested geometry if such a request -were actually outstanding. -.NE -.LP -After calling the query_geometry procedure -or if the \fIquery_geometry\fP field is NULL, -.PN XtQueryGeometry -examines all the unset bits in \fIpreferred_return->request_mode\fP -and sets the corresponding fields in \fIpreferred_return\fP -to the current values from the widget instance. -If -.PN CWStackMode -is not set, -the \fIstack_mode\fP field is set to -.PN XtSMDontChange . -.PN XtQueryGeometry -returns the value returned by the query_geometry procedure or -.PN XtGeometryYes -if the \fIquery_geometry\fP field is NULL. -.LP -Therefore, the caller can interpret a return of -.PN XtGeometryYes -as not needing to evaluate the contents of the reply and, more important, -not needing to modify its layout plans. -A return of -.PN XtGeometryAlmost -means either that both the parent and the child expressed interest -in at least one common field and the child's preference does not match -the parent's intentions or that the child expressed interest in a field that -the parent might need to consider. -A return value of -.PN XtGeometryNo -means that both the parent and the child expressed interest in a field and -that the child suggests that the field's current value in the widget instance -is its preferred value. -In addition, whether or not the caller ignores the return value or the -reply mask, it is guaranteed that the \fIpreferred_return\fP structure contains complete -geometry information for the child. -.LP -Parents are expected to call -.PN XtQueryGeometry -in their layout routine and wherever else the information is significant -after change_managed has been called. -The first time it is invoked, -the changed_managed procedure may assume that the child's current geometry -is its preferred geometry. -Thus, the child is still responsible for storing values -into its own geometry during its initialize procedure. - -.NH 2 -Size Change Management: The resize Procedure -.XS -\*(SN Size Change Management: The resize Procedure -.XE -.LP -A child can be resized by its parent at any time. -Widgets usually need to know when they have changed size -so that they can lay out their displayed data again to match the new size. -When a parent resizes a child, it calls -.PN XtResizeWidget , -which updates the geometry fields in the widget, -configures the window if the widget is realized, -and calls the child's resize procedure to notify the child. -The resize procedure pointer is of type -.PN XtWidgetProc . -.IN "resize procedure" "" "@DEF@" -.LP -If a class need not recalculate anything when a widget is resized, -it can specify NULL for the \fIresize\fP field in its class record. -This is an unusual case and should occur only for widgets -with very trivial display semantics. -The resize procedure takes a widget as its only argument. -The \fIx\fP, \fIy\fP, \fIwidth\fP, \fIheight\fP, -and \fIborder_width\fP fields of the widget contain the new values. -The resize procedure should recalculate the layout of internal data -as needed. -(For example, a centered Label in a window that changes size -should recalculate the starting position of the text.) -The widget must obey resize as a command and must not treat it as a request. -A widget must not issue an -.PN XtMakeGeometryRequest -or -.PN XtMakeResizeRequest -call from its resize procedure. -.bp |