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cdk_fselect 3

cdk_fselect(3)            Library Functions Manual            cdk_fselect(3)

NAME

       cdk_fselect - curses file selector widget.

SYNOPSIS

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

       #include <cdk.h>

       char *activateCDKFselect (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      chtype *actions);

       void deleteFileCB (
                      EObjectType objectType,
                      void *object,
                      void *clientData);

       void destroyCDKFselect (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect);

       void drawCDKFselect (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      boolean box);

       void eraseCDKFselect (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect);

       boolean getCDKFselectBox (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect);

       char **getCDKFselectContents (
                      CDKFSELECT *widget,
                      int *size);

       int getCDKFselectCurrentItem (
                      CDKFSELECT *widget);

       char *getCDKFselectDirAttribute (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect);

       char **getCDKFselectDirContents (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      int *count);

       char *getCDKFselectDirectory (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect);

       char *getCDKFselectFileAttribute (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect);

       chtype getCDKFselectFillerChar (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect);

       chtype getCDKFselectHighlight (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect);

       char *getCDKFselectLinkAttribute (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect);

       char *getCDKFselectSocketAttribute (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect);

       char *injectCDKFselect (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      chtype input);

       void moveCDKFselect (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      boolean relative,
                      boolean refresh);

       CDKFSELECT *newCDKFselect (
                      CDKSCREEN *cdkscreen,
                      int xpos,
                      int ypos,
                      int height,
                      int width,
                      const char *title,
                      const char *label,
                      chtype fieldAttribute,
                      chtype fillerCharacter,
                      chtype highlight,
                      const char *dirAttribute,
                      const char *fileAttribute,
                      const char *linkAttribute,
                      const char *sockAttribute,
                      boolean box,
                      boolean shadow);

       void positionCDKFselect (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect);

       void setCDKFselect (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      const char *directory,
                      chtype fieldAttribute,
                      chtype fillerCharacter,
                      chtype highlight,
                      const char *dirAttribute,
                      const char *fileAttribute,
                      const char *linkAttribute,
                      const char *sockAttribute,
                      boolean box);

       void setCDKFselectBackgroundAttrib (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      chtype attribute);

       void setCDKFselectBackgroundColor (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      const char * color);

       void setCDKFselectBox (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      boolean box);

       void setCDKFselectBoxAttribute (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKFselectContents (
                      CDKFSELECT *widget,
                      CDK_CONST char **list,
                      int listSize);

       void setCDKFselectCurrentItem (
                      CDKFSELECT *widget,
                      int item);

       void setCDKFselectDirAttribute (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      const char *attribute);

       int setCDKFselectDirContents (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect);

       int setCDKFselectDirectory (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      const char *directory);

       void setCDKFselectFileAttribute (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      const char *attribute);

       void setCDKFselectFillerChar (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      chtype filler);

       void setCDKFselectHighlight (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      chtype highlight);

       void setCDKFselectHorizontalChar (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKFselectLLChar (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKFselectLRChar (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKFselectLinkAttribute (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      const char *attribute);

       void setCDKFselectSocketAttribute (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      const char *attribute);

       void setCDKFselectULChar (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKFselectURChar (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      chtype character);

       void setCDKFselectVerticalChar (
                      CDKFSELECT *fselect,
                      chtype character);

DESCRIPTION

       The  Cdk file selector widget creates a widget which allows a user to
       interact with the Unix file system.  This widget allows the  user  to
       traverse the file system and even delete files.  (See NOTES below for
       more information)

AVAILABLE FUNCTIONS

       activateCDKFselect
            activates the file selector widget and lets  the  user  interact
            with the widget.

            o   The parameter fselect is a pointer to a non-NULL file selec-
                tor 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 a char * representing the  information
            typed  into  the widget and the widget data exitType will be set
            to vNORMAL.

            If the character entered  was  ESCAPE  then  the  function  will
            return  NULL  pointer  and  the  widget  data exitType is set to
            vESCAPE_HIT.

       deleteFileCB
            Prompts the user to confirm, and deletes the current item in the
            file-list.

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

       drawCDKFselect
            draws the fselect widget on the screen.  If the  box  option  is
            true, the widget is drawn with a box.

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

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

       getCDKFselectContents
            returns the directory-contents (which are formatted),  and  sets
            the number of entries via the size parameter.

       getCDKFselectCurrentItem
            returns the current position in the scroll-widget.

       getCDKFselectDirAttribute
            returns  the  attribute  that  directories are drawn with in the
            scrolling region of the widget.

       getCDKFselectDirContents
            returns the list of files and the corresponding count as a side-
            effect.  If no files are found, this function returns zero, oth-
            erwise one.

       getCDKFselectDirectory
            returns the current directory of the widget.

       getCDKFselectFileAttribute
            returns the attribute that plain files are  drawn  with  in  the
            scrolling region of the widget.

       getCDKFselectFillerChar
            returns  the character being used as the filler character in the
            entry field portion of the widget.

       getCDKFselectHighlight
            returns the attribute of the highlight bar of the scrolling list
            portion of the widget.

       getCDKFselectLinkAttribute
            returns  the attribute that symbolic links are drawn with in the
            scrolling region of the widget.

       getCDKFselectSocketAttribute
            returns the  attribute  that  sockets  are  drawn  with  in  the
            scrolling region of the widget.

       injectCDKFselect
            injects  a single character into the widget.  The parameter fse-
            lect is a pointer to  a  non-NULL  file  selector  widget.   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 a char * representing the informa-
                   tion typed into the widget.  The widget data exitType  is
                   set to vNORMAL.

            ESCAPE the  function  returns  a  NULL pointer.  The widget data
                   exitType is set to vESCAPE_HIT.

            Otherwise
                   unless modified by preprocessing, postprocessing  or  key
                   bindings,  the function returns a NULL pointer.  The wid-
                   get data exitType is set to vEARLY_EXIT.

       moveCDKFselect
            moves the given widget to the given position.

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

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

            o   The parameter ypos may be an integer  or  one  of  the  pre-
                defined 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.

       newCDKFselect
            creates an fselect widget and returns a pointer to it.   Parame-
            ters:

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

            o   The parameter xpos controls  the  placement  of  the  object
                along the horizontal axis.  This parameter may be an integer
                or one of the pre-defined values LEFT, RIGHT, and CENTER.

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

            o   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.

            o   title  is  the  string which will be displayed at the top of
                the widget.  The title can be more than one line; just  pro-
                vide a carriage return character at the line break.

            o   label is the text to use as the label of the file selector.

            o   fieldAttribute  is  the  attribute of the entry field at the
                top of the widget;

            o   fillerCharacter is the filler character for the entry field.

            o   highlight is the highlight attribute on the scrolling list.

            o   dirAttribute, fileAttribute, linkAttribute and sockAttribute
                are the attributes of directories, files, links, and sockets
                found in the directory list.

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

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

            If  the  widget  could  not  be  created  then a NULL pointer is
            returned.

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

       setCDKFselect
            lets  the programmer modify certain elements of an existing fse-
            lect widget.  The parameter names correspond to the same parame-
            ter names listed in the newCDKFselect function.

       setCDKFselectBackgroundAttrib
            sets  the  background  attribute  of  the widget.  The parameter
            attribute is a curses attribute, e.g., A_BOLD.

       setCDKFselectBackgroundColor
            sets the background color of the widget.  The parameter color is
            in the format of the Cdk format strings.  See cdk_display(3).

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

       setCDKFselectBoxAttribute
            sets the attribute of the box.

       setCDKFselectContents
            sets the contents of the widget.

       setCDKFselectCurrentItem
            set the current position in the scroll-widget.

       setCDKFselectDirAttribute
            sets  the  attribute  that directories will be drawn with in the
            scrolling region of the widget.   setCDKFselectDirContents  This
            creates  a  list  of  the  files  in the current directory.  See
            getCDKFselectDirContents.

       setCDKFselectDirectory
            sets the current directory of the widget.

       setCDKFselectFileAttribute
            sets the attribute that plain files will be drawn  with  in  the
            scrolling region of the widget.

       setCDKFselectFillerChar
            sets  the  character to use when drawing the entry field portion
            of the widget.

       setCDKFselectHighlight
            sets the attribute of the highlight bar of  the  scrolling  list
            portion of the widget.

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

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

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

       setCDKFselectLinkAttribute
            sets the attribute that symbolic links will be drawn with in the
            scrolling region of the widget.

       setCDKFselectSocketAttribute
            sets  the  attribute  that  sockets  will  be  drawn with in the
            scrolling region of the widget.

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

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

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

KEY BINDINGS

       When  the  widget is activated there are several default key bindings
       which will help the user enter or manipulate the information quickly.
       Since  this  widget  is built from both the scrolling list widget and
       the entry field widget, the key bindings are the same for the respec-
       tive fields.  The extra key bindings are listed below.

        +----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
        |Key             | Action                                          |
        +----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
        +----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
        |CTRL-^          | Displays statistics about the current filename. |
        +----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
        |Tab             | Tries to complete the current filename.         |
        +----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
        |Up Arrow        | Scrolls the scrolling list up one line.         |
        +----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
        |Down Arrow      | Scrolls the scrolling list down one line.       |
        +----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
        |Page Up         | Scrolls the scrolling list up one page.         |
        +----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
        |CTRL-B          | Scrolls the scrolling list up one page.         |
        +----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
        |Page Down       | Scrolls the scrolling list down one page.       |
        +----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
        |CTRL-F          | Scrolls the scrolling list down one page.       |
        +----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
        |Return          | Returns  the filename in the entry field of the |
        |                | file selector.  It also sets  the  widget  data |
        |                | exitType to vNORMAL.                            |
        +----------------+-------------------------------------------------+
        |Escape          | Exits  the  widget  and returns a NULL pointer. |
        |                | It  also  sets  the  widget  data  exitType  to |
        |                | vESCAPE_HIT.                                    |
        +----------------+-------------------------------------------------+

SEE ALSO

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

NOTES

       This widget is created from the scrolling list widget, and the  entry
       field  widget.   This is a good example on how to build your own wid-
       gets using the base widgets provided in this distribution.  In  order
       for  you  to  delete  files using the file selector, you must add the
       following call into your program.  (the character X is the  character
       you wish to use to tell the file selector you want to delete a file.)
            bindCDKObject  (vSCROLL,  fselect->filelist, X, deleteFile, fse-
            lect);
       where fselect is a pointer to the object.  This was originally turned
       on, but I thought it better to put the control of file deletion on an
       'as-need' basis.

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