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XmTextSetHighlight(X3mot)


XmTextSetHighlight -- a Text function that highlights text

Synopsis

#include <Xm/Text.h>

void XmTextSetHighlight (widget, left, right, mode) Widget widget; XmTextPosition left; XmTextPosition right; XmHighlightMode mode;

Description

XmTextSetHighlight highlights text between the two specified character positions. The mode parameter determines the type of highlighting. Highlighting text merely changes the visual appearance of the text; it does not set the selection.

widget
Specifies the Text widget ID.

left
Specifies the position of the left boundary of text to be highlighted. This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the text buffer. The first character position is 0.

right
Specifies the position of the right boundary of text to be highlighted. This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the text buffer. The first character position is 0.

mode
Specifies the type of highlighting to be done. A value of XmHIGHLIGHT_NORMAL removes highlighting. A value of XmHIGHLIGHT_SELECTED highlights the text using reverse video. A value of XmHIGHLIGHT_SECONDARY_SELECTED highlights the text using underlining.

For a complete definition of Text and its associated resources, see XmText(X3mot).

References

XmText(X3mot)
25 April 2004
© 2004 The SCO Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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