kbj@JUPITER.RISC.COM (Ken Johnson) (10/16/90)
It doesn't appear that there is a dialog box in XView. Is there anyone who
can tell me what the 'standard' practice for creazting this type of functionality is? It would seem that a comand frame is created, then a panel, and then
the items in the panel. Is this correct? Also, I'm reading that the
default panel can be attached to the command frame. What does this mean?
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anything may be proven by statistical methods....cook@sgi.com (Doug Cook) (10/17/90)
In some article, kbj@JUPITER.RISC.COM (Ken Johnson) writes: > It doesn't appear that there is a dialog box in XView. Is there anyone who > can tell me what the 'standard' practice for creazting this type of > functionality is? The XView "notice" package provides simple dialog boxes. -Doug Doug Cook |"'Why _don't_ you have another Video Group, Advanced Systems Division | girlfriend?' I asked him; he shrugged. Silicon Graphics, Inc. |'WELL, SHE DOESN'T BEAT ME UP ALL THE" Mountain View, CA | TIME,' Owen said." | -John Irving
fgreco@dprg-330.GOVt.shearson.COM (Frank Greco) (10/17/90)
> > > It doesn't appear that there is a dialog box in XView. Is there anyone who > can tell me what the 'standard' practice for creazting this type of functionality is? It would seem that a comand frame is created, then a panel, and then > the items in the panel. Is this correct? Also, I'm reading that the > default panel can be attached to the command frame. What does this mean? But of course there's a "dialog box" in XView. As you state, you would create a FRAME_CMD, which comes with a default PANEL obtain-able via: popup_panel = (Panel)xv_get(popup_frame, FRAME_CMD_PANEL); ...or you could create your panel(s) if you wish. Now you just add your control-panel items, i.e., PANEL_TEXT, PANEL_BUTTON, PANEL_LIST...etc. Add some notify procs for the panel items, and you got it. BTW, its much easier to do the UI layout if you use Sun's GUIDE. Frank G.
fgreco@dprg-330.GOVt.shearson.COM (Frank Greco) (10/17/90)
> > It doesn't appear that there is a dialog box in XView. Is there anyone who > > can tell me what the 'standard' practice for creazting this type of > > functionality is? > > The XView "notice" package provides simple dialog boxes. > Beware that the "notice" package is currently *blocking*... ie, it grabs all input to the server. I suggest using FRAME_CMD's. Frank G.
tomj@snowking.Eng.Sun.COM (Tom Jacobs) (10/18/90)
In article <9010161521.AA14212@jupiter.risc.com>, kbj@JUPITER.RISC.COM (Ken Johnson) writes: |> |> It doesn't appear that there is a dialog box in XView. Is there anyone who |> can tell me what the 'standard' practice for creazting this type of functionality is? It would seem that a comand frame is created, then a panel, and then |> the items in the panel. Is this correct? Also, I'm reading that the |> default panel can be attached to the command frame. What does this mean? |> |> |> Ken Johnson Phone: 805-373-4487 |> Rockwell International Science Center Comnet: 273-4487 |> 1049 Camino Dos Rios A-18 e-mail: kbj@risc.com |> Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 |> |> If enough data is collected |> anything may be proven by statistical methods.... There are two paths for dialog boxes. The simplest method is to use the XView NOTICE facilities [notice_prompt()]. The other method for creating more interactive dialogs is to used FRAME_CMD objects and manager the dialog on your own. Take a look at the explanations in the O`Reilly XVPM. --- Tom Jacobs ARPA: tomj@Eng.Sun.com Windows & Graphics Software UUCP: sun!tomj Sun Microsystems, Inc.