https://invisible-island.net/cdk/manpage/


cdk_swindow 3 2024-03-28 Library calls

cdk_swindow(3)                  Library calls                 cdk_swindow(3)

NAME

       cdk_swindow - Cdk scrolling window widget

SYNOPSIS

       cc [ flag ... ] file ...  -lcdk [ library ... ]

       #include <cdk.h>

       void activateCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      chtype * actions);

       void addCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      const char *info,
                      int insertPosition);

       void cleanCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow);

       int execCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      const char * command,
                      int insertPosition);

       void destroyCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow);

       void drawCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      boolean box);

       void dumpCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      const char *filename);

       void eraseCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow);
                      void execCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      char *command,
                      int insertPosition);
                      boolean getCDKSwindowBox (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow);

       chtype **getCDKSwindowContents (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow);

       int injectCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      chtype input);

       void jumpToLineCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      int line);

       void loadCDKSwindowInformation (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow);

       void moveCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      boolean relative,
                      boolean refresh);

       CDKSWINDOW *newCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSCREEN *cdkscreen,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      int height,
                      int width,
                      const char *title,
                      int saveLines,
                      boolean box,
                      boolean shadow);

       void positionCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow);

       void saveCDKSwindowInformation (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow);

       void setCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      CDK_CONST char **info,
                      int lines,
                      boolean box);

       void setCDKSwindowBackgroundAttrib (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      chtype attribute);

       void setCDKSwindowBackgroundColor (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      const char * color);

       void setCDKSwindowBox (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      boolean boxWidget);

       void setCDKSwindowBoxAttribute (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKSwindowContents (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      char **info,
                      int lines);

       void setCDKSwindowHorizontalChar (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKSwindowLLChar (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKSwindowLRChar (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKSwindowPostProcess (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      PROCESSFN callback,
                      void * data);

       void setCDKSwindowPreProcess (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      PROCESSFN callback,
                      void * data);

       void setCDKSwindowULChar (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKSwindowURChar (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKSwindowVerticalChar (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      chtype character);

       void trimCDKSwindow (
                      CDKSWINDOW *swindow,
                      int start,
                      int finish);

DESCRIPTION

       The Cdk scrolling window (swindow) widget can be used to display mes-
       sages.  The following functions create or manipulate the Cdk  swindow
       box widget.

AVAILABLE FUNCTIONS

       activateCDKSwindow
            function activates the swindow widget and lets the user interact
            with the widget.

            o   The parameter swindow is a pointer  to  a  non-NULL  swindow
                widget.

            o   If  the  actions  parameter is passed with a non-NULL value,
                the characters in the array will be injected into  the  wid-
                get.

                To  activate the widget interactively pass in a NULL pointer
                for actions.

            If the character entered into this widget is RETURN or TAB  then
            this  function  will return 1.  It will also set the widget data
            exitType to vNORMAL.

            If the character entered into this widget was  ESCAPE  then  the
            widget  will  return  a value of -1 and the widget data exitType
            will be set to vESCAPE_HIT.

       addCDKSwindow
            adds information to a scrolling window.

            o   The information is supplied by the info parameter.  The  in-
                formation is immediately added to the scrolling window.

            o   The position of the new information is governed by the value
                of the parameter insertPosition.  This parameter may be  two
                values: TOP or BOTTOM.

       cleanCDKSwindow
            clears the information from the window.

       destroyCDKSwindow
            removes  the  widget from the screen and frees memory the object
            used.

       drawCDKSwindow
            draws the swindow widget on the screen.

            If the box parameter is true, the widget is drawn with a box.

       dumpCDKSwindow
            saves the contents of the scrolling window into the file  speci-
            fied  by  the filename parameter.  It returns -1 on failure, and
            the number of lines saved if the dump was successful.

       eraseCDKSwindow
            removes the widget from the screen.  This does NOT  destroy  the
            widget.

       execCDKSwindow
            allows  the  user to execute a shell command and have the output
            of the shell command direct itself to the scrolling window.

            o   The command parameter is the command to execute.

            o   The insertPosition parameter tells where the output will  be
                inserted within the scrolling window.

       getCDKSwindowBox
            returns true if the widget will be drawn with a box around it.

       getCDKSwindowContents
            returns the contents of the scrolling window.

            The parameter lines will be set to the number of lines returned.

       injectCDKSwindow
            injects a single character into the widget.

            o   The  parameter  swindow  is  a pointer to a non-NULL swindow
                widget.

            o   The parameter character is the character to inject into  the
                widget.

            The  return value and side-effect (setting the widget data exit-
            Type) depend upon the injected character:

            RETURN or TAB
                   the function returns 1.  The widget data exitType is  set
                   to vNORMAL.

            ESCAPE the function returns -1.  The widget data exitType is set
                   to vESCAPE_HIT.

            Otherwise
                   unless modified by preprocessing, postprocessing  or  key
                   bindings, the function returns -1.  The widget data exit-
                   Type is set to vEARLY_EXIT.

       jumpToLineCDKSwindow
            moves the scrolling window to the given line.

            The parameter line may be an integer or one of  the  two  prede-
            fined values TOP and BOTTOM.

       loadCDKSwindowInformation
            allows  the  user  to  load  the  contents  of  a  file into the
            scrolling window.  This function is interactive,  and  will  ask
            for a filename.

       moveCDKSwindow
            moves the given widget to the given position.

            o   The  parameters  xpos  and  ypos are the new position of the
                widget.

                The parameter xpos may be an integer or one of  the  pre-de-
                fined values TOP, BOTTOM, and CENTER.

                The  parameter  ypos may be an integer or one of the pre-de-
                fined values LEFT, RIGHT, and CENTER.

            o   The parameter relative states whether the xpos/ypos pair  is
                a relative move or an absolute move.

                For  example,  if xpos = 1 and ypos = 2 and relative = TRUE,
                then the widget would move one  row  down  and  two  columns
                right.   If the value of relative was FALSE, then the widget
                would move to the position (1,2).

                Do not use the values TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT,  RIGHT,  or  CENTER
                when relative = TRUE (weird things may happen).

            o   The  final parameter refresh is a boolean value which states
                whether the widget will get refreshed after the move.

       newCDKSwindow
            creates a swindow widget and returns a pointer to  it.   Parame-
            ters:

            screen
                 is the screen you wish this widget to be placed in.

            xpos controls  the  placement of the object along the horizontal
                 axis.  It may be an integer or one of the pre-defined  val-
                 ues LEFT, RIGHT, and CENTER.

            ypos controls  the  placement  of  the object along the vertical
                 axis.  It may be an integer or one of the pre-defined  val-
                 ues TOP, BOTTOM, and CENTER.

            height and

            width
                 control the height and width of the widget.  If you provide
                 a value of zero for either of the height or the width,  the
                 widget  will  be  created with the full width and height of
                 the screen.  If you provide a negative  value,  the  widget
                 will  be  created  the full height or width minus the value
                 provided.

            title
                 is the string to display at the top of the widget.  The ti-
                 tle  can be more than one line; just provide a carriage re-
                 turn character at the line break.

            saveLines
                 is the number of lines to save before throwing  information
                 away.

            box  is true if the widget should be drawn with a box around it.

            The shadow
                 turns the shadow on or off around this widget.

            If  the  widget  could not be created then a NULL pointer is re-
            turned.

       positionCDKSwindow
            allows the user to move the widget around  the  screen  via  the
            cursor/keypad keys.  See cdk_position(3) for key bindings.

       saveCDKSwindowInformation
            allows  the  user  to  save the contents of the scrolling window
            into a file.  This function is interactive, and will ask  for  a
            filename.

       setCDKSwindow
            lets the programmer modify certain elements of an existing swin-
            dow widget.

            o   The parameter info is a char ** of the information to set in
                the  scrolling  window;  lines  is the number of lines being
                added.

            o   The other parameter names correspond to the  same  parameter
                names listed in the newCDKSwindow function.

       setCDKSwindowBackgroundAttrib
            sets the background attribute of the widget.

            The parameter attribute is a curses attribute, e.g., A_BOLD.

       setCDKSwindowBackgroundColor
            sets the background color of the widget.

            The parameter color is in the format of the Cdk format strings.

            See cdk_display(3).

       setCDKSwindowBox
            sets whether the widget will be drawn with a box around it.

       setCDKSwindowBoxAttribute
            sets the attribute of the box.

       setCDKSwindowContents
            lets the programmer modify certain elements of an existing swin-
            dow widget.

            o   The parameter info is a char ** of the information to set in
                the scrolling window.

            o   lines is the number of lines being added.

       setCDKSwindowHorizontalChar
            sets  the  horizontal drawing character for the box to the given
            character.

       setCDKSwindowLLChar
            sets the lower left hand corner of the widget's box to the given
            character.

       setCDKSwindowLRChar
            sets  the  lower  right  hand  corner of the widget's box to the
            given character.

       setCDKSwindowPostProcess
            allows the user to have the widget call a function after the key
            has been applied to the widget.

            o   The parameter function is the callback function.

            o   The  parameter  data  points  to data passed to the callback
                function.

            To learn more about post-processing see cdk_process(3).

       setCDKSwindowPreProcess
            allows the user to have the widget call a function after  a  key
            is hit and before the key is applied to the widget.

            o   The parameter function is the callback function.

            o   The  parameter  data  points  to data passed to the callback
                function.

            To learn more about pre-processing see cdk_process(3).

       setCDKSwindowULChar
            sets the upper left hand corner of the widget's box to the given
            character.

       setCDKSwindowURChar
            sets  the  upper  right  hand  corner of the widget's box to the
            given character.

       setCDKSwindowVerticalChar
            sets the vertical drawing character for the  box  to  the  given
            character.

       trimCDKSwindow
            removes information from a scrolling window.

            The  parameters  start and end state where to start cutting from
            and where to stop.

            The first element in the scrolling window starts at index 0.

KEY BINDINGS

       When the widget is activated there are several default  key  bindings
       which will help the user enter or manipulate the information quickly.
       The following table outlines the keys and their actions for this wid-
       get.

         +----------------------------------------------------------------+
         |Key               Action                                        |
         +----------------------------------------------------------------+
         |Left Arrow        Scrolls the window left one column.           |
         |Right Arrow       Scrolls the window right one column.          |
         |Up Arrow          Scrolls the window up one row.                |
         |Down Arrow        Scrolls the window down one row.              |
         +----------------------------------------------------------------+
         |Prev Page                                                       |
         |Ctrl-B                                                          |
         |b                                                               |
         |B                 Scroll the window backward one page.          |
         +----------------------------------------------------------------+
         |Next Page                                                       |
         |Ctrl-F                                                          |
         |Space                                                           |
         |f                                                               |
         |F                 Scroll the window forward one page.           |
         +----------------------------------------------------------------+
         |Home                                                            |
         ||                 Scroll the list to the left margin.           |
         +----------------------------------------------------------------+
         |End                                                             |
         |$                 Scroll the list to the right margin.          |
         +----------------------------------------------------------------+
         |1                                                               |
         |<                                                               |
         |g                 Move to the top of the scrolling window.      |
         |>                                                               |
         |G                 Move to the bottom of the scrolling window.   |
         +----------------------------------------------------------------+
         |l                                                               |
         |L                 Load a file into the scrolling window.        |
         +----------------------------------------------------------------+
         |s                                                               |
         |S                 Save  the  contents  of  the scrolling window |
         |                  into a file.                                  |
         +----------------------------------------------------------------+
         |Return            Set the widget's exitType  to  vNORMAL,  exit |
         |                  the widget and return 1.                      |
         |Tab               Set  the  widget's  exitType to vNORMAL, exit |
         |                  the widget and return 1.                      |
         |Escape            Set the  widget's  exitType  to  vESCAPE_HIT, |
         |                  exit the widget and return -1.                |
         |Ctrl-L            Refreshes the screen.                         |
         +----------------------------------------------------------------+
         +----------------------------------------------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       cdk(3),      cdk_binding(3),     cdk_display(3),     cdk_position(3),
       cdk_screen(3)

                                 2024-03-28                   cdk_swindow(3)