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The xmManager Abstract Class

This class is not a subclass of Primitive, but since it has a graphical representation, it shares some of the Primitive class resources and behavior. The Manager abstract class defines the common resource set described in Table 4-38 for xmManager.

xmManager Resources
Resource NameDefault ValueType or Legal Values
-bottomShadowColorinheritedColor
-bottomShadowPixmapnonePixmap
-foregroundcomputedColor
-highlightColorcomputedColor
-highlightPixmapnonePixmap
-navigationTypetab_groupnone
tab_group
sticky_tab_group
exclusive_tab_group
-shadowThickness0Dimension
-stringDirectioninheritedstring_direction_l_to_r
string_direction_r_to_l
-topShadowColorcomputedColor
-topShadowPixmapnonePixmap
-traversalOn TrueBoolean

-unitType
Inherited
pixels
pixels
100th_millimeters
1000th_inches
100th_points
100th_font_units

The Manager abstract class also defines callbacks for all manager subclasses. These callbacks are described in Table 4-39.

xmManager Methods
Method Name Why
focusCallback The widget receives input focus
helpCallback The usual Help callback
mapCallback The widget is mapped on screen
unmapCallback The widget is unmapped from screen

There is no special substitution associated with these callbacks.


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