john@CTC.CONTEL.COM (John Schettino x4156) (06/07/90)
I am designing an Motif application which needs to have three columns of data scroll in unison. I'd like to know if anyone hase used the list box control widget to accomplish this. Example: +------------------------------------------+ | +--------------------------------+ +-+ | | | display a | input a | input A | |^| | | | display b | input b | input B | | | | | | display c | input c | input C | | | | | | display d | input d | input D | | | | | | display e | input e | input E | |v| | | +--------------------------------+ +-+ | +------------------------------------------+ So if the user scrolls this list, all three columns scroll and remain syncronized. The first column contains display-only text, the other two allow input (or pop-up pick lists.) Do I want do do somthing impossible using just toolkit widgets? I'm not looking for a complete implementation from the net, just let me know if you've done it using Motif and if its hard to do, or if it seems possible to do. e-mail replies, I'll post a summary, and THANKS! John Schettino Contel Technology Center john@ctc.contel.com <standard disclaimers apply...>
ben@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Benjamin Ellsworth) (06/09/90)
I suggest that you start with three lists within a RowColumn (or Form
if you're daring and expecting 1.1 soon) within a ScrolledWindow. You
can play with sensitivity and/or translations to get the input behavior
that you want. I assume that the font is the same for all text.
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