XmTrackingLocate(3)

XmTrackingLocate3

A toolkit function that provides a modal interaction

Usage

#include <Xm/Xm.h>
Widget XmTrackingLocate(
Widget widget,
Cursor cursor,
Boolean confine_to);

Overview

XmTrackingLocate provides a modal interface for selection of a component. It is intended to support context help. This function is implemented as XmTrackingEvent.

NOTE: This function is obsolete and exists for compatibility with previous releases. It has been replaced by XmTrackingEvent.

widget

Specifies the widget ID of a widget to use as the basis of the modal interaction. That is, the widget within which the interaction must occur, usually a top-level shell.

cursor

Specifies the cursor to be used for the pointer during the interaction. This is a standard X cursor name.

confine_to

Specifies whether or not the cursor should be confined to widget

Return

Returns the widget or gadget that contains the pointer when BSelect is released or a key is released. If no widget or gadget contains the pointer, the function returns NULL.

Releases

7 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 8–13
  2. Arch

From openmotif 2.3.8-4 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.