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NAME

       cdk_dialog - curses dialog widget

SYNOPSIS

       cc [ flag ... ] file ...  -lcdk [ library ... ]

       #include <cdk.h>

       int activateCDKDialog (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      chtype * actions);

       void destroyCDKDialog (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog);

       void drawCDKDialog (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      boolean box);

       void drawCDKDialogButtons (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog);

       void eraseCDKDialog (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog);

       boolean getCDKDialog (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog);

       boolean getCDKDialogBox (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog);

       chtype getCDKDialogHighlight (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog);

       boolean getCDKDialogSeparator (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog);

       int injectCDKDialog (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      chtype input);

       void moveCDKDialog (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      boolean relative,
                      boolean refresh);

       CDKDIALOG *newCDKDialog (
                      CDKSCREEN *cdkscreen,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      CDK_CONST char ** message,
                      int rows,
                      CDK_CONST char ** buttons,
                      int buttonCount,
                      chtype highlight,
                      boolean separator,
                      boolean box,
                      boolean shadow);

       void positionCDKDialog (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog);

       void setCDKDialogBox (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      boolean boxWidget);

       void setCDKDialog (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      chtype highlight,
                      boolean separator,
                      boolean box);

       void setCDKDialogBackgroundAttrib (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      chtype attribute);

       void setCDKDialogBackgroundColor (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      const char * color);

       void setCDKDialogBox (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      boolean box);

       void setCDKDialogBoxAttribute (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKDialogHighlight (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      chtype highlight);

       void setCDKDialogHorizontalChar (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKDialogLLChar (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKDialogLRChar (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKDialogPostProcess (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      PROCESSFN callback,
                      void * data);

       void setCDKDialogPreProcess (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      PROCESSFN callback,
                      void * data);

       void setCDKDialogSeparator (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      boolean separator);

       void setCDKDialogULChar (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKDialogURChar (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKDialogVerticalChar (
                      CDKDIALOG *dialog,
                      chtype character);

DESCRIPTION

       The  Cdk  dialog widget creates a dialog box with a message and a varied number of buttons
       to choose from.  The following functions create or manipulate the Cdk dialog box widget.

AVAILABLE FUNCTIONS

       activateCDKDialog
            activates the dialog widget and lets the user interact with the widget.

            •   The parameter dialog is a pointer to a non-NULL dialog widget.

            •   If the actions parameter is passed with a non-NULL value, the characters  in  the
                array will be injected into the widget.

                To activate the widget interactively pass in a NULL pointer for actions.

            If  the  character  entered into this widget is RETURN or TAB then this function will
            return a value from 0 to the number of buttons -1, representing the button  selected.
            It also sets the widget data exitType to vNORMAL.

            If the character entered into this widget was ESCAPE, then the widget returns a value
            of -1 and the widget data exitType will be set to vESCAPE_HIT.

       destroyCDKDialog
            removes the widget from the screen and frees memory the object used.

       drawCDKDialog
            draws the dialog widget on the screen.

            If the box parameter is true, the widget is drawn with a box.

       drawCDKDialogButtons
            draws the dialog buttons and the separation line.

       eraseCDKDialog
            removes the widget from the screen.  This does NOT destroy the widget.

       getCDKDialog
            returns true if the list will be drawn with a box around it.

       getCDKDialogBox
            returns true if the dialog will be drawn with a box around it.

       getCDKDialogHighlight
            returns the highlight attribute of the widget.

       getCDKDialogSeparator
            returns the state of the separator flag.

       injectCDKDialog
            injects a single character into the widget.

            •   The parameter dialog is a pointer to a non-NULL dialog widget.

            •   The parameter character is the character to inject into the widget.

            The return value and side-effect (setting the widget data exitType) depend  upon  the
            injected character:

            RETURN or TAB
                   the function returns a value from zero to one less than the number of buttons,
                   representing the button selected.  The widget data exitType is set to vNORMAL.

            ESCAPE the function returns -1.  The widget data exitType is set to vESCAPE_HIT.

            Otherwise
                   unless modified by preprocessing, postprocessing or key bindings, the function
                   returns -1.  The widget data exitType is set to vEARLY_EXIT.

       moveCDKDialog
            moves the given widget to the given position.

            •   The parameters xpos and ypos are the new position of the widget.

                The  parameter  xpos  may  be  an  integer  or one of the pre-defined values TOP,
                BOTTOM, and CENTER.

                The parameter ypos may be an integer or  one  of  the  pre-defined  values  LEFT,
                RIGHT, and CENTER.

                The parameter relative states whether the xpos/ypos pair is a relative move or an
                absolute move.

                For example, if xpos = 1 and ypos = 2 and relative = TRUE, then the widget  would
                move  one  row  down  and two columns right.  If the value of relative was FALSE,
                then the widget would move to the position (1,2).

                Do not use the values TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT, RIGHT, or CENTER when relative  =  TRUE.
                (weird things may happen).

            •   The  final  parameter  refresh is a boolean value which states whether the widget
                will get refreshed after the move.

       newCDKDialog
            creates a dialog widget and returns a pointer to it.  Parameters:

            screen
                 is the screen you wish this widget to be placed in.

            xpos controls the placement of the object along  the  horizontal  axis.   It  may  be
                 integer or one of the pre-defined values LEFT, RIGHT, and CENTER.

            ypos controls  the  placement  of  the  object along the vertical axis.  It may be an
                 integer or one of the pre-defined values TOP, BOTTOM, and CENTER.

            message
                 is the text to be displayed in the message region of the dialog box.

            rows is the number of elements in the message list.

            buttons
                 is an array containing the button labels to be displayed on the  bottom  of  the
                 dialog box.

            buttonCount
                 is the number of elements in the buttons array.

            highlight
                 is the attribute of the currently highlighted button.

            box  is true if the widget should be drawn with a box around it.

            separator
                 is  true  if a separator line should be drawn between the message region and the
                 buttons.

            shadow
                 turns the shadow on or off around this widget.

            If the widget could not be created then a NULL pointer is returned.

       positionCDKDialog
            allows the user to move the widget around the screen via the cursor/keypad keys.  See
            cdk_position (3) for key bindings.

       setCDKDialogBox
            sets whether the widget will be drawn with a box around it.

       setCDKDialog
            lets the programmer modify certain elements of an existing dialog widget.

            The parameter names correspond to the same parameter names listed in the newCDKDialog
            function.

       setCDKDialogBackgroundAttrib
            sets the background attribute of the widget.

            The parameter attribute is a curses attribute, e.g., A_BOLD.

       setCDKDialogBackgroundColor
            sets the background color of the widget.

            The parameter color is in the format of the Cdk format strings.

            See cdk_display (3).  setCDKDialogBox sets the box attribute of the dialog widget.

       setCDKDialogBoxAttribute
            function sets the attribute of the box.

       setCDKDialogHighlight
            sets the highlight attribute of the selected button.

       setCDKDialogHorizontalChar
            sets the horizontal drawing character for the box to the given character.

       setCDKDialogLLChar
            sets the lower left hand corner of the widget's box to the given character.

       setCDKDialogLRChar
            sets the lower right hand corner of the widget's box to the given character.

       setCDKDialogPreProcess
            allows the user to have the widget call a function after a key is hit and before  the
            key is applied to the widget.

            •   The parameter function is the callback function.

            •   The parameter data is a pointer to void.

            To learn more about pre-processing see cdk_process (3).

       setCDKDialogPostProcess
            allows  the user to have the widget call a function after the key has been applied to
            the widget.

            •   The parameter function is the callback function.

            •   The parameter data points to data passed to the callback function.

            To learn more about post-processing see cdk_process (3).

       setCDKDialogSeparator
            sets the boolean flag whether the widget will be drawn with the separator bar between
            the buttons and the message area.

       setCDKDialogULChar
            function sets the upper left hand corner of the widget's box to the given character.

       setCDKDialogURChar
            sets the upper right hand corner of the widget's box to the given character.

       setCDKDialogVerticalChar
            sets the vertical drawing character for the box to the given character.

KEY BINDINGS

       When  the  widget  is activated there are several default key bindings which will help the
       user enter or manipulate the information quickly.  The following table outlines  the  keys
       and their actions for this widget.

                        ┌────────────────┬─────────────────────────────────────┐
                        │KeyAction                              │
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        │Left Arrow      │ Selects  the  button to the left of │
                        │                │ the current button.                 │
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        │Right Arrow     │ Selects the button to the right  of │
                        │                │ the current button.                 │
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        │Tab             │ Selects  the button to the right of │
                        │                │ the current button.                 │
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        │Space           │ Selects the button to the right  of │
                        │                │ the current button.                 │
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        │Return          │ Exits  the  widget  and returns the │
                        │                │ index of the selected button.  This │
                        │                │ also  sets the widget data exitType │
                        │                │ to vNORMAL.                         │
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        │Tab             │ Exits the widget  and  returns  the │
                        │                │ index of the selected button.  This │
                        │                │ also sets the widget data  exitType │
                        │                │ to vNORMAL.                         │
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        │Escape          │ Exits  the  widget  and returns -1. │
                        │                │ This  also  sets  the  widget  data │
                        │                │ exitType to vESCAPE_HIT.            │
                        ├────────────────┼─────────────────────────────────────┤
                        │Ctrl-L          │ Refreshes the screen.               │
                        └────────────────┴─────────────────────────────────────┘

SEE ALSO

       cdk(3), cdk_binding(3), cdk_display(3), cdk_position(3), cdk_process(3), cdk_screen(3)

                                                                                    cdk_dialog(3)