dbjoyner@eos.ncsu.edu (David Joyner) (04/05/91)
I am having problems with a list widget created by XmCreateScolledList. When a list item is highlighted it is surrounded by a heavy dashed line, instead of the normal shadow frame. I have looked through the resources for the list widget, and I can't find any that deal with this behavior. Anyone have any ideas? +===========================================================================+ | David B. Joyner (dbjoyner@eos.ncsu.edu) | North Carolina State University | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | "In an effort to calm things down in Los Angeles, Police Chief Gates has | | asked for a mandatory seven-day waiting period on all sales of video | | cameras." - Jay Leno | +===========================================================================+
nazgul@alfalfa.com (Information Junkie) (04/05/91)
> I am having problems with a list widget created by XmCreateScolledList. > When a list item is highlighted it is surrounded by a heavy dashed line, > instead of the normal shadow frame. I have looked through the resources > for the list widget, and I can't find any that deal with this behavior. > > Anyone have any ideas? I believe that means you have MULTIPLE_SELECTION set or some such. There are different indicators depending on the current mode, so the user can tell what's expected of them. Alfalfa Software, Inc. | Poste: The EMail for Unix nazgul@alfalfa.com | Send Anything... Anywhere 617/646-7703 (voice/fax) | info@alfalfa.com I'm not sure which upsets me more: that people are so unwilling to accept responsibility for their own actions, or that they are so eager to regulate everyone else's.
meeks@osf.org (W. Scott Meeks) (04/05/91)
>Date: 4 Apr 91 23:32:25 GMT >From: taco!eos.ncsu.edu!dbjoyner@mcnc.org (David Joyner) > >I am having problems with a list widget created by XmCreateScolledList. >When a list item is highlighted it is surrounded by a heavy dashed line, >instead of the normal shadow frame. I have looked through the resources >for the list widget, and I can't find any that deal with this behavior. Summary: the dashed location cursor indicates Add Mode. See pg. 1-603 of the 1.1 Programmer's Guide. Basically, List has two keyboard selection modes. In Normal Mode, navigation operations and KSelect select the item at the cursor and deselect any other selected items. In Add Mode, navigation has no effect and KSelect toggles the selection state of the item of the cursor without deselecting any other item. Single and Multiple Select policies use Add Mode, Browse Select uses Normal and Extended can be switched by pressing KAddMode. W. Scott Meeks Open Software Foundation meeks@osf.org (617) 621-7229
martin@saturn.uucp (Martin J. Schedlbauer) (04/08/91)
In article <1991Apr4.233225.1139@ncsu.edu> dbjoyner@eos.ncsu.edu (David Joyner) writes: >I am having problems with a list widget created by XmCreateScolledList. >When a list item is highlighted it is surrounded by a heavy dashed line, >instead of the normal shadow frame. I have looked through the resources >for the list widget, and I can't find any that deal with this behavior. > You must be running on a black-and-white screen. The dashed frame is the default for BW screens. I'm not sure how to change it though. ...Martin -- ============================================================================== Martin J. Schedlbauer | martin@saturn.UUCP | ...!ulowell!saturn!martin 8 Gilman Road | mschedlb@ulowell.edu | ...!uunet!wang!saturn!martin Billerica, MA 01862 USA | CIS: 76675, 3364 | Voice/Fax: (508) 670-2169
bobm@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Bob May) (04/10/91)
>>I am having problems with a list widget created by XmCreateScolledList. >>When a list item is highlighted it is surrounded by a heavy dashed line, >>instead of the normal shadow frame. I have looked through the resources >>for the list widget, and I can't find any that deal with this behavior >> > >You must be running on a black-and-white screen. The dashed frame is the >default for BW screens. I'm not sure how to change it though. > > ...Martin I believe you're seeing the add-mode location cursor, which is the default for the single and multiple select selection policies. The solid cursor is the default for the browse and extended select policies. Check out the behavior part of the man page for more details. Bob May Hewlett-Packard Interface Technology Operation bobm@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com