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XtCreatePopupShell, XtVaCreatePopupShell - create a popup shell

Syntax

Widget XtCreatePopupShell(String name, WidgetClass widget_class,
Widget parent, ArgList args, Cardinal num_args);
Widget XtVaCreatePopupShell(String name, WidgetClass widget_class,
Widget parent, ...);

Arguments

args
Specifies the argument list to override the resource defaults.
name
Specifies the text name for the created shell widget.
num_args
Specifies the number of arguments in the argument list.
parent
Specifies the parent widget.
widget_class
Specifies the widget class pointer for the created shell widget. ...
  • Specifies the variable argument list to override the resource defaults.

    • Description

    The XtCreatePopupShell function ensures that the specified class is a subclass of Shell and, rather than using insert_child to attach the widget to the parent's children list, attaches the shell to the parent's pop-ups list directly.

    A spring-loaded pop-up invoked from a translation table already must exist at the time that the translation is invoked, so the translation manager can find the shell by name. Pop-ups invoked in other ways can be created ``on-the-fly'' when the pop-up actually is needed. This delayed creation of the shell is particularly useful when you pop up an unspecified number of pop-ups. You can look to see if an appropriate unused shell (that is, not currently popped up) exists and create a new shell if needed.

    See Also

    XtCreateWidget(3Xt) , XtPopdown(3Xt) , XtPopup(3Xt)
    X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface
    Xlib - C Language X Interface

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