1cdk_buttonbox(3) Library Functions Manual cdk_buttonbox(3)
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6 cdk_buttonbox - Creates a managed curses buttonbox widget.
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9 cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lcdk [ library ... ]
10 #include <cdk.h>
12 int activateCDKButtonbox (
14 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
15 chtype * actions);
16 void destroyCDKButtonbox (
18 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox);
19 void drawCDKButtonbox (
21 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
22 boolean box);
23 void drawCDKButtonboxButtons (
25 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox);
26 void eraseCDKButtonbox (
28 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox);
29 boolean getCDKButtonboxBox (
31 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox);
32 int getCDKButtonboxButtonCount (
34 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox);
35 int getCDKButtonboxCurrentButton (
37 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox);
38 chtype getCDKButtonboxHighlight (
40 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox);
41 int injectCDKButtonbox (
43 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
44 chtype input);
45 void moveCDKButtonbox (
47 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
48 int xpos,
49 int ypos,
50 boolean relative,
51 boolean refresh);
52 CDKBUTTONBOX *newCDKButtonbox (
54 CDKSCREEN *cdkscreen,
55 int xpos,
56 int ypos,
57 int height,
58 int width,
59 char * title,
60 int rows,
61 int cols,
62 char ** buttons,
63 int buttonCount,
64 chtype highlight,
65 boolean box,
66 boolean shadow);
67 void positionCDKButtonbox (
69 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox);
70 void setCDKButtonbox (
72 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
73 chtype highlight,
74 boolean box);
75 void setCDKButtonboxBackgroundAttrib (
77 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
78 chtype attribute);
79 void setCDKButtonboxBackgroundColor (
81 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
82 char * color);
83 void setCDKButtonboxBox (
85 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
86 boolean box);
87 void setCDKButtonboxBoxAttribute (
89 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
90 chtype character);
91 void setCDKButtonboxCurrentButton (
93 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
94 int button);
95 void setCDKButtonboxHighlight (
97 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
98 chtype highlight);
99 void setCDKButtonboxHorizontalChar (
101 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
102 chtype character);
103 void setCDKButtonboxLLChar (
105 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
106 chtype character);
107 void setCDKButtonboxLRChar (
109 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
110 chtype character);
111 void setCDKButtonboxPostProcess (
113 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
114 PROCESSFN callback,
115 void * data);
116 void setCDKButtonboxPreProcess (
118 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
119 PROCESSFN callback,
120 void * data);
121 void setCDKButtonboxULChar (
123 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
124 chtype character);
125 void setCDKButtonboxURChar (
127 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
128 chtype character);
129 void setCDKButtonboxVerticalChar (
131 CDKBUTTONBOX *buttonbox,
132 chtype character);
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135 The Cdk buttonbox widget creates a buttonbox box with a message and a
136 varied number of buttons to choose from. The following functions cre‐
137 ate or manipulate the Cdk buttonbox box widget.
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140 activateCDKButtonbox
141 activates the buttonbox widget and lets the user interact with the
142 widget. The parameter buttonbox is a pointer to a non-NULL but‐
143 tonbox widget. If the actions parameter is passed with a non-NULL
144 value, the characters in the array will be injected into the wid‐
145 get. To activate the widget interactively pass in a NULL pointer
146 for actions. If the character entered into this widget is RETURN
147 or TAB then this function will return a value from 0 to the number
148 of buttons -1, representing the button selected. It will also set
149 the widget data exitType to vNORMAL. If the character entered
150 into this widget was ESCAPE then the widget will return a value of
151 -1 and the widget data exitType will be set to vESCAPE_HIT.
152 destroyCDKButtonbox
154 removes the widget from the screen and releases any memory the
155 object used.
156 drawCDKButtonbox
158 draws the buttonbox widget on the screen. If the box parameter is
159 true, the widget is drawn with a box.
160 drawCDKButtonboxButtons
162 draws the buttons.
163 eraseCDKButtonbox
165 removes the widget from the screen. This does NOT destroy the
166 widget.
167 getCDKButtonboxBox
169 returns true if the widget will be drawn with a box around it.
170 getCDKButtonboxButtonCount
172 returns the number of buttons in the button box.
173 getCDKButtonboxCurrentButton
175 returns the current button-number.
176 getCDKButtonboxHighlight
178 returns the highlight attribute of the widget.
179 injectCDKButtonbox
181 injects a single character into the widget. The parameter button‐
182 box is a pointer to a non-NULL buttonbox widget. The parameter
183 character is the character to inject into the widget. The return
184 value and side-effect (setting the widget data exitType) depend
185 upon the injected character:
186 RETURN or TAB
188 the function returns a value ranging from zero to one less
189 than the number of buttons, representing the button
190 selected. The widget data exitType is set to vNORMAL.
191 ESCAPE the function returns -1. vESCAPE_HIT. The widget data
193 exitType is set to vESCAPE_HIT.
194 Otherwise
196 unless modified by preprocessing, postprocessing or key
197 bindings, the function returns -1. The widget data exit‐
198 Type is set to vEARLY_EXIT.
199 moveCDKButtonbox
201 moves the given widget to the given position. The parameters xpos
202 and ypos are the new position of the widget. The parameter xpos
203 may be an integer or one of the pre-defined values TOP, BOTTOM,
204 and CENTER. The parameter ypos may be an integer or one of the
205 pre-defined values LEFT, RIGHT, and CENTER. The parameter rela‐
206 tive states whether the xpos/ypos pair is a relative move or an
207 absolute move. For example, if xpos = 1 and ypos = 2 and relative
208 = TRUE, then the widget would move one row down and two columns
209 right. If the value of relative was FALSE then the widget would
210 move to the position (1,2). Do not use the values TOP, BOTTOM,
211 LEFT, RIGHT, or CENTER when relative = TRUE. (weird things may
212 happen). The final parameter refresh is a boolean value which
213 states whether the widget will get refreshed after the move.
214 newCDKButtonbox
216 creates a pointer to a buttonbox widget. Parameters:
217 screen
219 is the screen you wish this widget to be placed in.
220 xpos controls the placement of the object along the horizontal
222 axis. It may be an integer or one of the pre-defined values
223 LEFT, RIGHT, and CENTER.
224 ypos controls the placement of the object along the vertical axis.
226 It be an integer value or one of the pre-defined values TOP,
227 BOTTOM, and CENTER.
228 height and
230 width
232 control the height and width of the widget.
233 title
235 is the title of the widget.
236 rows is the number of rows of buttons.
238 cols sets the number of columns.
240 buttons
242 is an array containing the button labels.
243 buttonCount
245 is the number of elements in the buttons array.
246 highlight
248 is the attribute of the currently highlighted button.
249 box is true if the widget should be drawn with a box around it.
251 shadow
253 turns the shadow on or off around this widget.
254 If the widget could not be created then a NULL pointer is
256 returned.
257 positionCDKButtonbox
259 allows the user to move the widget around the screen via the cur‐
260 sor/keypad keys. See cdk_position (3) for key bindings.
261 setCDKButtonbox
263 lets the programmer modify certain elements of an existing button‐
264 box widget. The parameter names correspond to the same parameter
265 names listed in the newCDKButtonbox function.
266 setCDKButtonboxBackgroundAttrib
268 sets the background attribute of the widget. The parameter
269 attribute is a curses attribute, e.g., A_BOLD.
270 setCDKButtonboxBackgroundColor
272 sets the background color of the widget. The parameter color is
273 in the format of the Cdk format strings. (See cdk_display).
274 setCDKButtonboxBox
276 sets true if the widget will be drawn with a box around it.
277 setCDKButtonboxBoxAttribute
279 sets the attribute of the box.
280 setCDKButtonboxCurrentButton
282 sets the current button-number for the box.
283 setCDKButtonboxHighlight
285 sets the highlight attribute of the selected button.
286 setCDKButtonboxHorizontalChar
288 sets the horizontal drawing character for the box to the given
289 character.
290 setCDKButtonboxLLChar
292 sets the lower left hand corner of the widget's box to the given
293 character.
294 setCDKButtonboxLRChar
296 sets the lower right hand corner of the widget's box to the given
297 character.
298 setCDKButtonboxPostProcess
300 allows the user to have the widget call a function after the key
301 has been applied to the widget. The parameter function is the
302 callback function. (See cdk_process).
303 setCDKButtonboxPreProcess
305 allows the user to have the widget call a function after a key is
306 hit and before the key is applied to the widget. The parameter
307 function is the callback function. (See cdk_process).
308 setCDKButtonboxULChar
310 sets the upper left hand corner of the widget's box to the given
311 character.
312 setCDKButtonboxURChar
314 sets the upper right hand corner of the widget's box to the given
315 character.
316 setCDKButtonboxVerticalChar
318 sets the vertical drawing character for the box to the given char‐
319 acter.
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322 When the widget is activated there are several default key bindings
323 which will help the user enter or manipulate the information quickly.
324 The following table outlines the keys and their actions for this wid‐
325 get.
326 ┌────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────┐
328 │Key Action │ │
329 ├────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
330 ├────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
331 │Left Arrow │ Selects the button to the left of │
332 │ │ the current button. │
333 ├────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
334 │Right Arrow │ Selects the button to the right of │
335 │ │ the current button. │
336 ├────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
337 │Tab │ Selects the button to the right of │
338 │ │ the current button. │
339 ├────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
340 │Space │ Selects the button to the right of │
341 │ │ the current button. │
342 ├────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
343 │Return │ Exits the widget and returns the │
344 │ │ index of the selected button. This │
345 │ │ also sets the widget data exitType │
346 │ │ to vNORMAL. │
347 ├────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
348 │Tab │ Exits the widget and returns the │
349 │ │ index of the selected button. This │
350 │ │ also sets the widget data exitType │
351 │ │ to vNORMAL. │
352 ├────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
353 │Escape │ Exits the widget and returns -1. │
354 │ │ This also sets the widget data │
355 │ │ exitType to vESCAPE_HIT. │
356 ├────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
357 │Ctrl-L │ Refreshes the screen. │
358 └────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────┘
360 cdk(3), cdk_binding(3), cdk_display(3), cdk_position(3),
361 cdk_process(3), cdk_screen(3)
362 cdk_buttonbox(3)