ToggleButton sets nontransitory state data within an
application. Usually this widget consists of an indicator
(square or diamond) with either text or a pixmap on one side of it.
However, it can also consist of just text or a pixmap without the indicator.
The toggle graphics display a 1-of-many
or N-of-many selection state.
When a toggle indicator is displayed, a square indicator shows an
N-of-many
selection state and a diamond indicator shows a
1-of-many selection state.
ToggleButton
implies a selected or unselected state.
In the case of a label and an indicator, an
empty indicator (square or diamond shaped) indicates that ToggleButton
is unselected, and a filled indicator shows that it is
selected. In the case of a pixmap
toggle, different pixmaps are used to display the selected/unselected states.
The default behavior associated with a ToggleButton in a menu depends on
the type of menu system in which it resides.
By default, BSelect controls the behavior of the ToggleButton.
In addition, BMenu controls the behavior of the ToggleButton if
it resides in a PopupMenu system.
The actual mouse button used is determined by its RowColumn parent.
To accommodate the toggle indicator when created,
Label's resource XmNmarginLeft may
be increased.
Classes
ToggleButton inherits behavior and resources from
Core, XmPrimitive, and XmLabel classes.
The class pointer is xmToggleButtonWidgetClass.
The class name is XmToggleButton.
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).
XmToggleButton resource set
Name
Class
Type
Default
Access
XmNarmCallback
XmCArmCallback
XtCallbackList
NULL
C
XmNdisarmCallback
XmCDisarmCallback
XtCallbackList
NULL
C
XmNfillOnSelect
XmCFillOnSelect
Boolean
dynamic
CSG
XmNindicatorOn
XmCIndicatorOn
Boolean
True
CSG
XmNindicatorSize
XmCIndicatorSize
Dimension
dynamic
CSG
XmNindicatorType
XmCIndicatorType
unsigned char
dynamic
CSG
XmNselectColor
XmCSelectColor
Pixel
dynamic
CSG
XmNselectInsensitivePixmap
XmCSelectInsensitivePixmap
Pixmap
XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP
CSG
XmNselectPixmap
XmCSelectPixmap
Pixmap
XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP
CSG
XmNset
XmCSet
Boolean
False
CSG
XmNspacing
XmCSpacing
Dimension
4
CSG
XmNvalueChangedCallback
XmCValueChangedCallback
XtCallbackList
NULL
C
XmNvisibleWhenOff
XmCVisibleWhenOff
Boolean
dynamic
CSG
XmNarmCallback
Specifies the list of callbacks called
when the ToggleButton is armed.
To arm this widget, press the active mouse button
while the pointer is inside the ToggleButton.
For this callback, the reason is XmCR_ARM.
XmNdisarmCallback
Specifies the list of callbacks called
when ToggleButton is disarmed.
To disarm this widget, press and release the active
mouse button while the pointer is inside the ToggleButton.
This widget is also disarmed
when the user moves out of the widget
and releases the mouse button when the pointer is outside the widget.
For this callback, the reason is XmCR_DISARM.
XmNfillOnSelect
Fills the indicator with the color specified in
XmNselectColor and switches the top and bottom shadow
colors when set to True. Otherwise, it switches only the top
and bottom shadow colors. The default is set to the value
of XmNindicatorOn. When XmNindicatorOn is False,
and XmNfillOnSelect is set explicitly to True, the
background is filled with the color specified by XmNselectColor.
XmNindicatorOn
Specifies that a toggle indicator is drawn to one side of the toggle
text or pixmap when set to True. When set to False, no space is allocated
for the indicator, and it is not displayed. If XmNindicatorOn is True,
the indicator shadows are switched when the button is selected or unselected,
but, any shadows around the entire widget are not switched.
However, if
XmNindicatorOn is False, any shadows around the
entire widget are switched when the toggle is selected or unselected.
XmNindicatorSize
Sets the size of the indicator.
If no value is specified, the size of the indicator is based on the size
of the label string or pixmap.
If the label string or pixmap changes, the size of the indicator is
recomputed based on the size of the label string or pixmap.
Once a value has been specified for XmNindicatorSize, the
indicator has that size, regardless of the size of the label string or
pixmap, until a new value is specified.
XmNindicatorType
Specifies if the indicator is a 1-of or
N-of indicator. For the 1-of indicator, the
value is XmONE_OF_MANY. For the N-of indicator,
the value is XmN_OF_MANY. The N-of-many indicator is square.
The 1-of-many indicator is
diamond shaped. This resource specifies only the visuals and does not
enforce the behavior.
When the ToggleButton is in a RadioBox, the default is
XmONE_OF_MANY; otherwise, the default is XmN_OF_MANY.
XmNselectColor
Allows the application to specify what color fills
the center of the square or diamond-shaped indicator when it is set.
If this color is the same as either the top or the bottom shadow color of the
indicator, a one-pixel-wide margin is left between the shadows and the fill;
otherwise, it is filled completely.
This resource's default for a color display is a color between the background
and the bottom shadow color. For a monochrome display, the default is set to
the foreground color. To set the background of the button to
XmNselectColor when XmNindicatorOn is False, the value of
XmNfillOnSelect must be explicitly set to True.
XmNselectInsensitivePixmap
Specifies a pixmap used as the button face when the ToggleButton is selected
and the button is insensitive if the Label resource
XmNlabelType is set to XmPIXMAP.
If the ToggleButton is unselected and the button is insensitive,
the pixmap in
XmNlabelInsensitivePixmap is used as the button face.
If no value is specified for XmNlabelInsensitivePixmap, that
resource is set to the value specified for
XmNselectInsensitivePixmap.
XmNselectPixmap
Specifies the pixmap to be used as the button
face if XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP and
the ToggleButton is selected.
When the ToggleButton is unselected,
the pixmap specified in Label's XmNlabelPixmap is used.
If no value is specified for XmNlabelPixmap, that resource is set
to the value specified for XmNselectPixmap.
XmNset
Represents the state of the ToggleButton. A value of false indicates
that the ToggleButton is not set. A value of true indicates that
the ToggleButton is set. Setting this resource sets the state of the
ToggleButton.
XmNspacing
Specifies the amount of spacing between the toggle indicator and the
toggle label (text or pixmap).
XmNvalueChangedCallback
Specifies the list of callbacks called
when the ToggleButton value
is changed. To change the value,
press and release the active mouse button while the pointer
is inside the ToggleButton. This action
also causes this widget to be disarmed.
For this callback, the reason is XmCR_VALUE_CHANGED.
XmNvisibleWhenOff
Indicates that the toggle indicator is visible in the unselected state when
the Boolean value is True.
When the ToggleButton is in a menu, the default value is False.
When the ToggleButton is in a RadioBox, the default value is True.
Inherited resources
ToggleButton inherits behavior and resources from the following
superclasses. For a complete description of each resource, refer to the
man page for that superclass.
XmLabel resource set
Name
Class
Type
Default
Access
XmNaccelerator
XmCAccelerator
String
NULL
CSG
XmNacceleratorText
XmCAcceleratorText
XmString
NULL
CSG
XmNalignment
XmCAlignment
unsigned char
dynamic
CSG
XmNfontList
XmCFontList
XmFontList
dynamic
CSG
XmNlabelInsensitivePixmap
XmCLabelInsensitivePixmap
Pixmap
XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP
CSG
XmNlabelPixmap
XmCLabelPixmap
Pixmap
XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP
CSG
XmNlabelString
XmCXmString
XmString
dynamic
CSG
XmNlabelType
XmCLabelType
unsigned char
XmSTRING
CSG
XmNmarginBottom
XmCMarginBottom
Dimension
dynamic
CSG
XmNmarginHeight
XmCMarginHeight
Dimension
2
CSG
XmNmarginLeft
XmCMarginLeft
Dimension
dynamic
CSG
XmNmarginRight
XmCMarginRight
Dimension
0
CSG
XmNmarginTop
XmCMarginTop
Dimension
dynamic
CSG
XmNmarginWidth
XmCMarginWidth
Dimension
2
CSG
XmNmnemonic
XmCMnemonic
KeySym
NULL
CSG
XmNmnemonicCharSet
XmCMnemonicCharSet
String
XmFONTLIST_DEFAULT_TAG
CSG
XmNrecomputeSize
XmCRecomputeSize
Boolean
True
CSG
XmNstringDirection
XmCStringDirection
XmStringDirection
dynamic
CSG
XmPrimitive resource set
Name
Class
Type
Default
Access
XmNbottomShadowColor
XmCBottomShadowColor
Pixel
dynamic
CSG
XmNbottomShadowPixmap
XmCBottomShadowPixmap
Pixmap
XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP
CSG
XmNforeground
XmCForeground
Pixel
dynamic
CSG
XmNhelpCallback
XmCCallback
XtCallbackList
NULL
C
XmNhighlightColor
XmCHighlightColor
Pixel
dynamic
CSG
XmNhighlightOnEnter
XmCHighlightOnEnter
Boolean
False
CSG
XmNhighlightPixmap
XmCHighlightPixmap
Pixmap
dynamic
CSG
XmNhighlightThickness
XmCHighlightThickness
Dimension
2
CSG
XmNnavigationType
XmCNavigationType
XmNavigationType
XmNONE
CSG
XmNshadowThickness
XmCShadowThickness
Dimension
dynamic
CSG
XmNtopShadowColor
XmCTopShadowColor
Pixel
dynamic
CSG
XmNtopShadowPixmap
XmCTopShadowPixmap
Pixmap
dynamic
CSG
XmNtraversalOn
XmCTraversalOn
Boolean
True
CSG
XmNunitType
XmCUnitType
unsigned char
dynamic
CSG
XmNuserData
XmCUserData
XtPointer
NULL
CSG
Core resource set
Name
Class
Type
Default
Access
XmNaccelerators
XmCAccelerators
XtAccelerators
dynamic
CSG
XmNancestorSensitive
XmCSensitive
Boolean
dynamic
G
XmNbackground
XmCBackground
Pixel
dynamic
CSG
XmNbackgroundPixmap
XmCPixmap
Pixmap
XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP
CSG
XmNborderColor
XmCBorderColor
Pixel
XtDefaultForeground
CSG
XmNborderPixmap
XmCPixmap
Pixmap
XmUNSPECIFIED_PIXMAP
CSG
XmNborderWidth
XmCBorderWidth
Dimension
0
CSG
XmNcolormap
XmCColormap
Colormap
dynamic
CG
XmNdepth
XmCDepth
int
dynamic
CG
XmNdestroyCallback
XmCCallback
XtCallbackList
NULL
C
XmNheight
XmCHeight
Dimension
dynamic
CSG
XmNinitialResourcesPersistent
XmCInitialResourcesPersistent
Boolean
True
C
XmNmappedWhenManaged
XmCMappedWhenManaged
Boolean
True
CSG
XmNscreen
XmCScreen
Screen *
dynamic
CG
XmNsensitive
XmCSensitive
Boolean
True
CSG
XmNtranslations
XmCTranslations
XtTranslations
dynamic
CSG
XmNwidth
XmCWidth
Dimension
dynamic
CSG
XmNx
XmCPosition
Position
0
CSG
XmNy
XmCPosition
Position
0
CSG
Callback information
A pointer to the following structure is passed to each callback:
Reflects the ToggleButton's current state when the callback occurred, either
True (selected) or False (unselected)
Translations
XmToggleButton includes translations from Primitive.
Additional XmToggleButton translations for buttons not in a
menu system are listed below.
These translations may not directly correspond to a
translation table.
Note that altering translations in #override
or #augment mode is undefined.
XmToggleButton inherits menu traversal translations
from XmLabel.
Additional XmToggleButton translations for ToggleButtons in a
menu system are listed below.
In a Popup menu system, BMenu also performs the BSelect
actions.
These translations may not directly correspond to a
translation table.
The XmToggleButton action routines are described below:
Arm():
If the button was previously unset, this action does the following:
If XmNindicatorOn is True, it draws the indicator shadow so that
the indicator looks pressed; if XmNfillOnSelect is True, it fills
the indicator with the color specified by XmNselectColor.
If XmNindicatorOn is False, it draws the
button shadow so that the
button looks pressed.
If XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP, the XmNselectPixmap is
used as the button face.
Calls the XmNarmCallback callbacks.
If the button was previously set, this action does the following:
If both XmNindicatorOn and XmNvisibleWhenOff are True, it
draws the indicator shadow so that the indicator looks raised; if
XmNfillOnSelect is True, it fills the indicator with the
background color.
If XmNindicatorOn is False, it draws the button shadow so that the
button looks raised.
If XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP, the XmNlabelPixmap is
used as the button face.
Calls the XmNarmCallback callbacks.
ArmAndActivate():
If the ToggleButton was previously set, unsets it; if the ToggleButton
was previously unset, sets it.
In a menu, does the following:
Unposts all menus in the menu hierarchy.
Unless the button is already armed,
calls the XmNarmCallback callbacks.
Calls the XmNvalueChangedCallback and
XmNdisarmCallback callbacks.
Outside a menu, if the button was previously unset, this action does the
following:
If XmNindicatorOn is True, it draws the indicator shadow so that
the indicator looks pressed; if XmNfillOnSelect is True, it fills
the indicator with the color specified by
XmNselectColor.
If XmNindicatorOn is False, it draws the button shadow so that the
button looks pressed.
If XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP, the XmNselectPixmap is
used as the button face.
Calls the XmNarmCallback, XmNvalueChangedCallback, and
XmNdisarmCallback callbacks.
Outside a menu, if the button was previously set, this action does the
following:
If both XmNindicatorOn and XmNvisibleWhenOff are True, it
draws the indicator shadow so that the indicator looks raised; if
XmNfillOnSelect is True, it fills the indicator with the
background color.
If XmNindicatorOn is False, it draws the button shadow so that the
button looks raised.
If XmNlabelType is XmPIXMAP, the XmNlabelPixmap is
used as the button face.
Calls the XmNarmCallback, XmNvalueChangedCallback, and
XmNdisarmCallback callbacks.
BtnDown():
This action unposts any menus posted by the ToggleButton's parent menu,
disables keyboard traversal for the menu, and enables mouse traversal
for the menu.
It draws the shadow in the armed state
and, unless the button is already armed, calls the XmNarmCallback
callbacks.
BtnUp():
This action unposts all menus in the menu hierarchy.
If the ToggleButton was previously set, unsets it; if the ToggleButton
was previously unset, sets it.
It calls the XmNvalueChangedCallback callbacks and then the
XmNdisarmCallback callbacks.
Disarm():
Calls the callbacks for XmNdisarmCallback.
Help():
In a Pulldown or Popup MenuPane, unposts all menus in the menu hierarchy
and restores keyboard focus to the widget that had the focus before
the menu system was entered.
Calls the callbacks for XmNhelpCallback if any exist.
If there are no help callbacks for this widget, this action calls the
help callbacks for the nearest ancestor that has them.
MenuShellPopdownOne():
In a toplevel Pulldown MenuPane from a MenuBar, unposts the menu,
disarms the MenuBar CascadeButton and the MenuBar, and restores keyboard
focus to the widget that had the focus before the MenuBar was
entered.
In other Pulldown MenuPanes, unposts the menu.
In a Popup MenuPane, unposts the menu and restores keyboard focus to the
widget from which the menu was posted.
ProcessDrag():
Drags the contents of a ToggleButton label, identified by
pressing BDrag. This action creates a DragContext object
whose XmNexportTargets resource is set to COMPOUND_TEXT for
a label type of XmSTRING; otherwise, PIXMAP if the
label type is XmPIXMAP. This action is undefined for
ToggleButtons used in a menu system.
Select():
If the pointer is within the button, takes the following actions:
If the button was previously unset, sets it; if the button was
previously set, unsets it.
Calls the XmNvalueChangedCallback callbacks.
Additional behavior
This widget has the additional behavior described below:
<EnterWindow>:
In a menu, if keyboard traversal is enabled, this action does nothing.
Otherwise, it draws the shadow in the armed state and calls the
XmNarmCallback callbacks.
If the ToggleButton is not in a menu and the cursor leaves and then
reenters the ToggleButton's window while the button is pressed, this
action restores the button's armed appearance.
<LeaveWindow>:
In a menu, if keyboard traversal is enabled, this action does nothing.
Otherwise, it draws the shadow in the unarmed state and calls the
XmNdisarmCallback callbacks.
If the ToggleButton is not in a menu and the cursor leaves the
ToggleButton's window while the button is pressed, this action restores
the button's unarmed appearance.
Virtual bindings
The bindings for virtual keys are vendor specific.
For information about bindings for virtual buttons and keys, see
VirtualBindings(X3mot).