xmLabel

#! /usr/sgitcl/bin/moat 
xtAppInitialize
xmLabel .lbl managed -labelString "Hello world!"
. realizeWidget
. mainLoop

This example shows more complex use of label widgets:

#! /usr/sgitcl/bin/moat 
xtAppInitialize
xmLabel .lbl managed
.lbl setValues -labelString {
    If your text contains newline symbols,\n
    it will be broken into separate lines.\n
    It may contain non-ASCII characters (àçéñôßü)
}
.lbl setValues \
    -stringDirection string_direction_r_to_l \
    -alignment alignment_end \
    -fontList -*courier-bold-r-*--18-* \
    -marginLeft 10 -marginWidth 10 \
    -x 200 -y 100
. realizeWidget
. mainLoop

xmLabel Resources

Resource Name	Default Value	Type or Legal Value
-accelerator	""	String
-acceleratorText	""	String
-alignment	center	alignment_center alignment_beginning alignment_end
-fontList	inherited	fontList
-labelInsensitivePixmap	none	Pixmap
-labelPixmap	none	Pixmap
-labelString	widget name	String
-labelType	string	string//pixmap
-marginBottom	0	Integer
-marginHeight	0	Integer
-marginLeft	0	Integer
-marginRight	0	Integer
-marginTop	0	Integer
-marginWidth	0	Integer
-mnemonic	""	String
-mnemonicCharSet	dynamic	String
-recomputeSize	True	Boolean
-stringDirection	l_to_r	string_direction_l_to_r string_direction_r_to_l

Some resources are used only in derived classes. When displayed text material changes, the size of the label may or may not be recomputed, depending on -recomputeSize. The label may display the -labelString or -labelPixmap resource, depending on the -labelType value. Labels are always centered top and bottom (inside their margins), but may be centered or left or right justified, depending on -alignment.

When a label is inactive (insensitive), the displayed text is grayed using a 50% pattern. You can change this pattern by specifying a pixmap with -label-Insensitive-Pixmap.

Table 4-19 lists resources inherited from the Primitive and Core classes.

xmLabel Inherited Resources

Resource Inherited	From		Resource Inherited	From
-background	(Core)		-backgroundPixmap	(Core)
-borderColor	(Core)		-borderWidth	(Core)
-bottomShadowColor	(Primitive)		-bottomShadowPixmap	(Primitive)
-foreground	(Primitive)		-height	(Core)
-highlightColor	(Primitive)		-highlightOnEnter	(Primitive)
-highlightPixmap	(Primitive)		-highlightThickness	(Primitive)
-mappedWhenManaged	(Core)		-navigationType	(Primitive)
-sensitive	(Core)		-shadowThickness	(Primitive)
-topShadowColor	(Primitive)		-topShadowPixmap	(Primitive)
-translations	(Core)		-traversalOn	(Primitive)
-unitType	(Primitive)		-width	(Core)
-x	(Core)		-y	(Core)
-accelerators	(Core)

Labels do not define specific callbacks, but just inherit them from the Primitive class, namely helpCallback and destroyCallback.