VendorShell(3) Library Functions Manual VendorShell(3)

VendorShell — The VendorShell widget class "VendorShell" "widget class" "VendorShell"

#include <Xm/Xm.h>
#include <X11/Shell.h>

VendorShell is a Motif widget class used as a supporting superclass for all shell classes that are visible to the window manager and that are not override redirect. It contains resources that describe the MWM-specific look and feel. It also manages the MWM-specific communication needed by all VendorShell subclasses. See the mwm reference page for more information.

It is also responsible for managing toolTips. All XmPrimitive and XmGadget subclasses have an XmNtoolTipString resource. If XmNtoolTipEnable is True, and the pointer enters a Primitive or Gadget that has traversal enabled, and the XmNtoolTipString is not NULL, the XmNtoolTipString will be displayed according to the VendorShell resources for controlling toolTips. VendorShell displays the XmNtooTipString in an XmLabel that is a child of a transientShell. The name of the transientShell is TipShell, and the name of the XmLabel is TipLabel. The appearance of the tip can be controlled by specifying resources on these widgets.

If an application uses the XmNmwmDecorations, XmNmwmFunctions, or XmNmwmInputMode resource, it should include the file Xm/MwmUtil.h.

Setting XmNheight, XmNwidth, or XmNborderWidth for either a VendorShell or its managed child usually sets that resource to the same value in both the parent and the child. When an off-the-spot input method exists, the height and width of the shell may be greater than those of the managed child in order to accommodate the input method. In this case, setting XmNheight or XmNwidth for the shell does not necessarily set that resource to the same value in the managed child, and setting XmNheight or XmNwidth for the child does not necessarily set that resource to the same value in the shell.

For the managed child of a VendorShell, regardless of the value of the shell's XmNallowShellResize, setting XmNx or XmNy sets the corresponding resource of the parent but does not change the child's position relative to the parent. XtGetValues for the child's XmNx or XmNy yields the value of the corresponding resource in the parent. The x and y-coordinates of the child's upper left outside corner relative to the parent's upper left inside corner are both 0 (zero) minus the value of XmNborderWidth.

Note that the Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual (ICCCM) allows a window manager to change or control the border width of a reparented top-level window.

VendorShell holds the XmQTspecifyRenderTable trait.

VendorShell inherits behavior, resources, and traits from the Core, Composite, Shell, and WMShell classes.

The class pointer is vendorShellWidgetClass.

The class name is VendorShell.

The following table defines a set of widget resources used by the programmer to specify data. The programmer can also set the resource values for the inherited classes to set attributes for this widget. To reference a subresource by name or by class in a .Xdefaults file, remove the XmN or XmC prefix and use the remaining letters. To specify one of the defined values for a subresource in a .Xdefaults file, remove the Xm prefix and use the remaining letters (in either lowercase or uppercase, but include any underscores between words). The codes in the access column indicate if the given subresource can be set at creation time (C), set by using XtSetValues (S), retrieved by using XtGetValues (G), or is not applicable (N/A).

VendorShell Resource Set
Name Class Type Default Access
XmNaudibleWarning XmCAudibleWarning unsigned char XmBELL CSG
XmNbuttonFontList XmCButtonFontList XmFontList dynamic CSG
XmNbuttonRenderTable XmCButtonRenderTable XmRenderTable dynamic CSG
XmNdefaultFontList XmCDefaultFontList XmFontList dynamic CG
XmNdeleteResponse XmCDeleteResponse unsigned char XmDESTROY CSG
XmNinputMethod XmCInputMethod string NULL CSG
XmNinputPolicy XmCInputPolicy XmInputPolicy XmPER_SHELL CSG
XmNkeyboardFocusPolicy XmCKeyboardFocusPolicy unsigned char XmEXPLICIT CSG
XmNlabelFontList XmCLabelFontList XmFontList dynamic CSG
XmNlabelRenderTable XmCLabelRenderTabel XmRenderTable dynamic CSG
XmNlayoutDirection XmCLayoutDirection XmDirection XmLEFT_TO_RIGHT CG
XmNmwmDecorations XmCMwmDecorations int -1 CG
XmNmwmFunctions XmCMwmFunctions int -1 CG
XmNmwmInputMode XmCMwmInputMode int -1 CG
XmNmwmMenu XmCMwmMenu String NULL CG
XmNpreeditType XmCPreeditType String dynamic CSG
XmNverifyPreedit XmCVerifyPreedit Boolean False CSG
XmNshellUnitType XmCShellUnitType unsigned char XmPIXELS CSG
XmNtextFontList XmCTextFontList XmFontList dynamic CSG
XmNtextRenderTable XmCTextRenderTable XmRenderTable dynamic CSG
XmNtoolTipPostDelay XmCToolTipPostDelay int 5000 CSG
XmNtoolTipPostDuration XmCToolTipPostDuration int 5000 CSG
XmNtoolTipEnable XmCToolTipEnable Boolean False CSG
XmNunitType XmCUnitType unsigned char XmPIXELS CSG
XmNuseAsyncGeometry XmCUseAsyncGeometry Boolean False CSG
Determines whether an action activates its associated audible cue. The possible values are XmBELL and XmNONE.
Specifies the font list used for button descendants. See the XmNbuttonRenderTable resource.
Specifies the render table used for VendorShell's button descendants. If this value is NULL at initialization and if the value of XmNdefaultFontList is not NULL, XmNbuttonRenderTable is initialized to the value of XmNdefaultFontList. If the value of XmNdefaultFontList is NULL, the parent hierarchy of the widget is searched for an ancestor that holds the XmQTspecifyRenderTable trait. If such an ancestor is found, XmNbuttonRenderTable is initialized to the XmBUTTON_RENDER_TABLE value of the ancestor widget. If no such ancestor is found, the default is implementation dependent. Refer to XmRenderTable(3) for more information on the creation and structure of a render table.
Specifies a default font list for VendorShell's descendants. This resource is obsolete and exists for compatibility with earlier releases. It has been replaced by XmNbuttonFontList, XmNlabelFontList, and XmNtextFontList.
Determines what action the shell takes in response to a WM_DELETE_WINDOW message. The setting can be one of three values: XmDESTROY, XmUNMAP, and XmDO_NOTHING. The resource is scanned, and the appropriate action is taken after the WM_DELETE_WINDOW callback list (if any) that is registered with the Protocol manager has been called.
Specifies the string that sets the locale modifier for the input method. When XtGetValues is called on this resource, the returned value is a pointer to the actual resource value and should not be freed.
Specifies the policy to follow for creating an Input Context (IC) for this shell. This resource can have the following values:
Specifies that only one XIC is created per shell.
Specifies that one XIC is created for each widget.
Determines allocation of keyboard focus within the widget hierarchy rooted at this shell. The X keyboard focus must be directed to somewhere in the hierarchy for this client-side focus management to take effect. Possible values are XmEXPLICIT, specifying a click-to-type policy, and XmPOINTER, specifying a pointer-driven policy.
Specifies the font list used for label descendants. See the XmNlabelRenderTable resource.
Specifies the font list used for VendorShell's label descendants (Labels and LabelGadgets). If this value is NULL at initialization and if the value of XmNdefaultFontList is not NULL, XmNlabelFontList is initialized to the value of XmNdefaultFontList. If the value of XmNdefaultFontList is NULL, the parent hierarchy of the widget is searched for an ancestor that holds the XmQTspecifyRenderTable trait. If such an ancestor is found, XmNlabelRenderTable is initialized to the XmLABEL_RENDER_TABLE of the ancestor widget. If no such ancestor is found, the default is implementation dependent. Refer to XmRenderTable(3) for more information on the creation and structure of a render table.
Specifies the direction in which the subwidgets, children of a widget, or other visual components are to be laid out. This policy will apply as the default layout policy for all descendants of this VendorShell.
Specifies the decoration flags (specific decorations to add or remove from the window manager frame) for the _MOTIF_WM_HINTS property. If any decoration flags are specified by the _MOTIF_WM_HINTS property, only decorations indicated by both that property and the MWM clientDecoration and transientDecoration resources are displayed. If no decoration flags are specified by the _MOTIF_WM_HINTS property, decorations indicated by the MWM clientDecoration and transientDecoration resources are displayed. The default for the XmNmwmDecorations resource is not to specify any decoration flags for the _MOTIF_WM_HINTS property.
The value of this resource is the bitwise inclusive OR of one or more flag bits. The possible flag bit constants, defined in the include file Xm/MwmUtil.h, are
All decorations except those specified by other flag bits that are set
Client window border
Resize frame handles
Title bar
Window menu button
Minimize window button
Maximize window button
Specifies the function flags (specific window manager functions to apply or not apply to the client window) for the _MOTIF_WM_HINTS property. If any function flags are specified by the _MOTIF_WM_HINTS property, only functions indicated by both that property and the MWM clientFunctions and transientFunctions resources are applied. If no function flags are specified by the _MOTIF_WM_HINTS property, functions indicated by the MWM clientFunctions and transientFunctions resources are applied. The default for the XmNmwmFunctions resource is not to specify any function flags for the _MOTIF_WM_HINTS property.
The value of this resource is the bitwise inclusive OR of one or more flag bits. The possible flag bit constants, defined in the include file Xm/MwmUtil.h, are
All functions except those specified by other flag bits that are set
f.resize
f.move
f.minimize
f.maximize
f.kill
Specifies the input mode flag (application modal or system modal input constraints) for the _MOTIF_WM_HINTS property. If no input mode flag is specified by the _MOTIF_WM_HINTS property, no input constraints are applied, and input goes to any window. The default for the XmNmwmInputMode resource is not to specify any input mode flag for the _MOTIF_WM_HINTS property.
An application that sets input constraints on a dialog usually uses the BulletinBoard's XmNdialogStyle resource rather than the parent DialogShell's XmNmwmInputMode resource.
The possible values for this resource, defined in the include file Xm/MwmUtil.h, are
Input goes to any window.
Input does not go to ancestors of this window.
Input goes only to this window.
Input does not go to other windows in this application.
Specifies the menu items that the Motif window manager should add to the end of the window menu. The string contains a list of items separated by 0fP with the following format:

label [mnemonic] [accelerator] function
If more than one item is specified, the items should be separated by a newline character.
When XtGetValues is called on this resource, the returned value is a pointer to the actual resource value and should not be freed.
Specifies the input method style or styles available to the input manager. The resource can be a comma-separated list of the following values:
Preedit Values
Preedit Value XIM Style
OffTheSpot XIMPreeditArea
Root XIMPreeditNothing
None XIMPreeditNone
OverTheSpot XIMPreeditPosition
OnTheSpot XIMPreeditCallbacks
When XtGetValues is called on this resource, the returned value is a pointer to the actual resource value and should not be freed.
This resource is obsolete, and is included only for compatibility with earlier releases of Motif. Use the XmNunitType resource instead.
Specifies the font list used for text descendants. See the XmNtextRenderTable resource.
Specifies the render table used for VendorShell's Text and List descendants. If this value is NULL at initialization and if the value of XmNdefaultFontList is not NULL, XmNtextRenderTable is initialized to the value of XmNdefaultFontList. If the value of XmNdefaultFontList is NULL, the parent hierarchy of the widget is searched for an ancestor that holds the XmQTspecifyRenderTable trait. If such an ancestor is found, XmNtextRenderTable is initialized to the XmTEXT_RENDER_TABLE value of the ancestor widget. If no such ancestor is found, the default is implementation dependent. Refer to XmRenderTable(3) for more information on the creation and structure of a render table.
Specifies whether toolTips are enabled for this shell or not.

Specifies the time, in milliseconds, to wait after the pointer enters a widget before posting the toolTip associated with this widget.

Specifies the time, in milliseconds, that the toolTip is displayed. A value of 0 will display the tip indefinitely.

Provides the basic support for resolution independence. It defines the type of units a widget uses with sizing and positioning resources. The resource has a default unit type of XmPIXELS.
The unit type can also be specified in resource files, with the following format:

<floating value><unit>
where:
is <" ", pixels, inches, centimeters, millimeters, points, font units>
is <pix, pixel, pixels>
is <in, inch, inches>
is <cm, centimeter, centimeters>
is <mm, millimeter, millimeters>
is <pt, point, points>
is <fu, font_unit, font_units>
is {"+"|"-"}{{<"0"-"9">*}.}<"0"-"9">*
Note that the type Dimension must always be positive.
For example,

xmfonts*XmMainWindow.height: 10.4cm
*PostIn.width: 3inches
XmNunitType can have the following values:
All values provided to the widget are treated as normal pixel values.
All values provided to the widget are treated as normal millimeter values.
All values provided to the widget are treated as 1/100 of a millimeter.
All values provided to the widget are treated as normal centimeter values.
All values provided to the widget are treated as normal inch values.
All values provided to the widget are treated as 1/1000 of an inch.
All values provided to the widget are treated as normal point values. A point is a unit used in text processing applications and is defined as 1/72 of an inch.
All values provided to the widget are treated as 1/100 of a point. A point is a unit used in text processing applications and is defined as 1/72 of an inch.
All values provided to the widget are treated as normal font units. A font unit has horizontal and vertical components. These are the values of the XmScreen resources XmNhorizontalFontUnit and XmNverticalFontUnit.
All values provided to the widget are treated as 1/100 of a font unit. A font unit has horizontal and vertical components. These are the values of the XmScreen resources XmNhorizontalFontUnit and XmNverticalFontUnit.
For more information about units, refer to the XmConvertUnits reference page.
Specifies whether the geometry manager should wait for confirmation of a geometry request to the window manager. When the value of this resource is True, the geometry manager forces XmNwaitForWm to False and XmNwmTimeout to 0, and it relies on asynchronous notification. When the value of this resource is False, XmNwaitForWm and XmNwmTimeout are unaffected. The default is False.

VendorShell inherits behavior and resources from the superclasses described in the following tables. For a complete description of each resource, refer to the reference page for that superclass.

WMShell Resource Set
Name Class Type Default Access
XmNbaseHeight XmCBaseHeight int XtUnspecifiedShellInt CSG
XmNbaseWidth XmCBaseWidth int XtUnspecifiedShellInt CSG
XmNheightInc XmCHeightInc int XtUnspecifiedShellInt CSG
XmNiconMask XmCIconMask Pixmap NULL CSG
XmNiconPixmap XmCIconPixmap Pixmap NULL CSG
XmNiconWindow XmCIconWindow Window NULL CSG
XmNiconX XmCIconX int XtUnspecifiedShellInt CSG
XmNiconY XmCIconY int XtUnspecifiedShellInt CSG
XmNinitialState XmCInitialState int NormalState CSG
XmNinput XmCInput Boolean True CSG
XmNmaxAspectX XmCMaxAspectX int XtUnspecifiedShellInt CSG
XmNmaxAspectY XmCMaxAspectY int XtUnspecifiedShellInt CSG
XmNmaxHeight XmCMaxHeight int XtUnspecifiedShellInt CSG
XmNmaxWidth XmCMaxWidth int XtUnspecifiedShellInt CSG
XmNminAspectX XmCMinAspectX int XtUnspecifiedShellInt CSG
XmNminAspectY XmCMinAspectY int XtUnspecifiedShellInt CSG
XmNminHeight XmCMinHeight int XtUnspecifiedShellInt CSG
XmNminWidth XmCMinWidth int XtUnspecifiedShellInt CSG
XmNtitle XmCTitle String dynamic CSG
XmNtitleEncoding XmCTitleEncoding Atom dynamic CSG
XmNtransient XmCTransient Boolean False CSG
XmNwaitForWm XmCWaitForWm Boolean True CSG
XmNwidthInc XmCWidthInc int XtUnspecifiedShellInt CSG
XmNwindowGroup XmCWindowGroup Window dynamic CSG
mNwinGravity XmCWinGravity int dynamic CSG
XmNwmTimeout XmCWmTimeout int 5000 ms CSG
Shell Resource Set
Name Class Type Default Access
XmNallowShellResize XmCAllowShellResize Boolean False CG
XmNcreatePopupChildProc XmCCreatePopupChildProc XtCreatePopupChildProc NULL CSG
XmNgeometry XmCGeometry String NULL CSG
XmNoverrideRedirect XmCOverrideRedirect Boolean False CSG
XmNpopdownCallback XmCCallback XtCallbackList NULL C
XmNpopupCallback XmCCallback XtCallbackList NULL C
XmNsaveUnder XmCSaveUnder Boolean False CSG
XmNvisual XmCVisual Visual * CopyFromParent CSG
Composite Resource Set
Name Class Type Default Access
XmNchildren XmCReadOnly WidgetList NULL G
XmNinsertPosition XmCInsertPosition XtOrderProc NULL CSG
XmNnumChildren XmCReadOnly Cardinal 0 G
Core Resource Set
Name Class Type Default Access
XmNaccelerators XmCAccelerators XtAccelerators dynamic CSG
XmNancestorSensitive XmCSensitive Boolean dynamic G
XmNbackground XmCBackground Pixel dynamic CSG
XmNbackgroundPixmap XmCPixmap Pixmap XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP CSG
XmNborderColor XmCBorderColor Pixel XtDefaultForeground CSG
XmNborderPixmap XmCPixmap Pixmap XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP CSG
XmNborderWidth XmCBorderWidth Dimension 0 CSG
XmNcolormap XmCColormap Colormap dynamic CG
XmNdepth XmCDepth int dynamic CG
XmNdestroyCallback XmCCallback XtCallbackList NULL C
XmNheight XmCHeight Dimension dynamic CSG
XmNinitialResourcesPersistent XmCInitialResourcesPersistent Boolean True C
XmNmappedWhenManaged XmCMappedWhenManaged Boolean True CSG
XmNscreen XmCScreen Screen * dynamic CG
XmNsensitive XmCSensitive Boolean True CSG
XmNtranslations XmCTranslations XtTranslations dynamic CSG
XmNwidth XmCWidth Dimension dynamic CSG
XmNx XmCPosition Position 0 CSG
XmNy XmCPosition Position 0 CSG

There are no translations for VendorShell.

Composite(3), Core(3), mwm(1), Shell(3), WMShell(3), XmActivateProtocol(3), XmActivateWMProtocol(3), XmAddProtocolCallback(3), XmAddWMProtocolCallback(3), XmAddProtocols(3), XmAddWMProtocols(3), XmDeactivateProtocol(3), XmDeactivateWMProtocol(3), XmGetAtomName(3), XmInternAtom(3), XmIsMotifWMRunning(3), XmRemoveProtocolCallback(3), XmRemoveWMProtocolCallback(3), XmRemoveProtocols(3), XmRemoveWMProtocols(3), XmScreen(3), XmSetProtocolHooks(3), and XmSetWMProtocolHooks(3).