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NAME
XmFileSelectionBox — The FileSelectionBox widget class "XmFileSelectionBox" "widget class"
"FileSelectionBox"
SYNOPSIS
#include <Xm/FileSB.h>
DESCRIPTION
FileSelectionBox traverses through directories, views the files and subdirectories in them, and then
selects files.
A FileSelectionBox has five main areas:
• A text input field for displaying and editing a directory mask used to select the files to be
displayed
• An optional text input field for displaying and editing a filter mask used to select the files to
be displayed.
• A scrollable list of filenames
• A scrollable list of subdirectories
• A text input field for displaying and editing a filename
• A group of PushButtons, labeled OK, Filter, Cancel, and Help. The layout direction of the buttons
depends on the XmNlayoutDirection resource.
####Additional children may be added to the FileSelectionBox after creation. FileSelectionBox inherits
the layout functionality provided by SelectionBox for any additional children. To remove the list of
filenames, the list of subdirectories, or both from the FileSelectionBox after creation, unmanage the
appropriate widgets and their labels. The list and label widgets are obtained through a call to the
XmFileSelectionBoxGetChild function. To remove either the directory list or the file list, unmanage the
parent of the appropriate list widget and unmanage the corresponding label.
The user can specify resources in a resource file for the automatically created widgets and gadgets of
FileSelectionBox. The following list identifies the names of these widgets (or gadgets) and the
associated FileSelectionBox areas:
FilterLabel
FilterText
Filter Text
TextField
Directory List
DirList
Directory List Label
Dir
DirL Label
DirText TextField
The directory mask is a string specifying the base directory to be examined and a search pattern.
Ordinarily, the directory list displays the subdirectories of the base directory, as well as the base
directory itself and its parent directory. The file list ordinarily displays all files and/or
subdirectories in the base directory that match the search pattern.
Optionally, the search pattern mask and the base directory can be displayed in two separate text fields.
This option is controlled by the XmNpathMode resource. Using this alternate display does not change the
meaning of resources that control the content of these fields: XmNdirectory, XmNdirMask, XmNpattern.
A procedure specified by the XmNqualifySearchDataProc resource extracts the base directory and search
pattern from the directory mask. If the directory specification is empty, the current working directory
is used. If the search pattern is empty, a pattern that matches all files is used.
An application can supply its own XmNqualifySearchDataProc as well as its own procedures to search for
subdirectories and files. The default XmNqualifySearchDataProc works as follows: The directory mask is a
pathname that can contain zero or more wildcard characters in its directory portion, its file portion, or
both. The directory components of the directory mask — up to, but not including, the first component
with a wildcard character — specify the directory to be searched, relative to the current working
directory. The remaining components specify the search pattern. If the directory mask is empty or if
its first component contains a wildcard character, the current working directory is searched. If no
component of the directory mask contains a wildcard character, the entire directory mask is the directory
specification, and all files in that directory are matched.
The user can select a new directory to examine by scrolling through the list of directories and selecting
the desired directory or by editing the directory mask. Selecting a new directory from the directory
list does not change the search pattern. A user can select a new search pattern by editing the directory
mask or, when the FileSelectionBox has the optional XmNpathMode XmPATH_MODE_RELATIVE display, the filter
text field. Double clicking or pressing KActivate on a directory in the directory list initiates a
search for files and subdirectories in the new directory, using the current search pattern.
The user can select a file by scrolling through the list of filenames and selecting the desired file or
by entering the filename directly into the text edit area. Selecting a file from the list causes that
filename to appear in the file selection text edit area.
The user may select a new file as many times as desired. The application is not notified until the user
takes one of the following actions:
• Selects the OK PushButton
• Presses KActivate while the selection text edit area has the keyboard focus
• Double clicks or presses KActivate on an item in the file list
FileSelectionBox initiates a directory and file search when any of the following occurs:
• The FileSelectionBox is initialized
• The function XtSetValues is used to change XmNdirMask, XmNdirectory, XmNpattern, or XmNfileTypeMask
• The user activates the Filter PushButton
• The user double clicks or presses KActivate on an item in the directory list
• The application calls XmFileSelectionDoSearch
• The user presses KActivate while the directory mask text edit area has the keyboard focus
When a file search is initiated, the FileSelectionBox takes the following actions:
• Constructs an XmFileSelectionBoxCallbackStruct structure with values appropriate for the action
that initiated the search
• Calls the XmNqualifySearchDataProc with the callback structure as the data input argument
• Sets XmNdirectoryValid and XmNlistUpdated to False
• Calls the XmNdirSearchProc with the qualified data returned by the XmNqualifySearchDataProc
If XmNdirectoryValid is True, the FileSelectionBox takes the following additional actions:
• Sets XmNlistUpdated to False
• Calls the XmNfileSearchProc with the qualified data returned by the XmNqualifySearchDataProc (and
possibly modified by the XmNdirSearchProc)
• If XmNlistUpdated is True and the file list is empty, displays the XmNnoMatchString in the file
list and clears the selection text and XmNdirSpec
• If XmNlistUpdated is True and the file list is not empty, sets the selection text and XmNdirSpec to
the qualified dir returned by the XmNqualifySearchDataProc (and possibly modified by the
XmNdirSearchProc)
• Sets the directory mask text and XmNdirMask to the qualified mask returned by the
XmNqualifySearchDataProc (and possibly modified by the XmNdirSearchProc)
• Sets XmNdirectory to the qualified dir returned by the XmNqualifySearchDataProc (and possibly
modified by the XmNdirSearchProc)
• Sets XmNpattern to the qualified pattern returned by the XmNqualifySearchDataProc (and possibly
modified by the XmNdirSearchProc)
FileSelectionBox uses the XmQTactivatable trait.
Data Transfer Behavior
Child widgets of a FileSelectionBox support the data transfer operations and targets associated with
their widget classes.
In addition, if the source of a data transfer is the directory list and if XmNdirSearchProc has its
default value, the directory list supports the FILE and FILE_NAME targets.
If the source of a data transfer is the file list and if XmNfileSearchProc has its default value, the
file list supports the FILE and FILE_NAME targets.
In either case, FileSelectionBox adds an XmNconvertCallback procedure to the appropriate list. This
procedure adds FILE and FILE_NAME to the TARGETS returned by the list. It treats requests for conversion
of a selection to FILE and FILE_NAME exactly like requests for conversion to TEXT.
If an application changes XmNdirSearchProc or XmNfileSearchProc and wants to support the FILE and
FILE_NAME targets on the corresponding list, it must provide support itself by adding a procedure to the
list's XmNconvertCallback list.
Descendants
FileSelectionBox automatically creates the descendants shown in the following table. An application can
use XtNameToWidget to gain access to the named descendant. In addition, a user or an application can use
the named descendant when specifying resource values.
┌──────────────────┬───────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Named Descendant │ Class │ Identity │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Apply │ XmPushButtonGadget │ Apply button │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Cancel │ XmPushButtonGadget │ Cancel button │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Dir │ XmLabelGadget │ title above list of directories │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ DirList │ XmList │ list of directories │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ DirListSW │ XmScrolledWindow │ ScrolledWindow parent of DirList │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ FilterLabel │ XmLabelGadget │ title above filter box │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ FilterText │ XmText or XmTextField │ text within filter box │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Help │ XmPushButtonGadget │ Help button │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Items │ XmLabelGadget │ title above list of filenames │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ItemsList │ XmList │ list of filenames │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ ItemsListSW │ XmScrolledWindow │ ScrolledWindow parent of ItemsList │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ OK │ XmPushButtonGadget │ OK button │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Selection │ XmLabelGadget │ title above selection box │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Separator │ XmSeparatorGadget │ optional dividing line │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Text │ XmText or XmTextField │ text within selection box │
├──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────┤
└──────────────────┴───────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────┘
Classes
FileSelectionBox inherits behavior, resources, and traits from Core, Composite, Constraint, XmManager,
XmBulletinBoard, and XmSelectionBox.
The class pointer is xmFileSelectionBoxWidgetClass.
The class name is XmFileSelectionBox.
New Resources
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 resource 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 resource 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 resource can be set at
creation time (C), set by using XtSetValues (S), retrieved by using XtGetValues (G), or is not applicable
(N/A).
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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RELATED
Composite(3), Constraint(3), Core(3), XmBulletinBoard(3), XmCreateFileSelectionBox(3),
XmCreateFileSelectionDialog(3), XmFileSelectionBoxGetChild(3), XmFileSelectionDoSearch(3), XmManager(3),
XmSelectionBox(3) XmVaCreateFileSelectionBox(3), and XmVaCreateManagedFileSelectionBox(3),.
XmFileSelectionBox(3)