Contents

• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• 1. Foreword
• 2. Synthetic Resourcesand Resolution Independence
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Implementation of Synthetic Resources
  • 3. How to Use Synthetic Resources
• 3. Pandora's Box: The BaseClass Stuff
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Method Hooks
    • 1. The Wrapper Data Stacks
    • 2. The BaseClass Extension Record
  • 3. The Method Wrappers
  • 4. The Widget Extension Data
  • 5. Other Undocumented Stuff
• 4. Diverting User Input with Grabs
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Grab Layer and the Grab List
    • 1. Full Application Modal Dialogs
    • 2. Modeless Dialogs
    • 3. System Modal Dialogs
    • 4. Primary Application Modal Dialogs
  • 3. Creating Dialog Shells the Right Way
  • 4. Extending the VendorShell
  • 5. The Shadow Shell Tree
• 5. Messy Geometry Management
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Making Geometry Requests
    • 1. The Xt Intrinsics Way
    • 2. The LessTif Way
  • 3. Geometry Management and the Widget Methods
    • 1. The initialize() Method
    • 2. The set_values() Method
    • 3. The resize() Method
    • 4. The realize() Method
    • 5. The query_geometry() Method
    • 6. The geometry_manager() Method
    • 7. The change_managed() Method
    • 8. The insert_child() and delete_child() Methods
    • 9. The constraint_initialize() Method
    • 10. The constraint_set_values() Method
    • 11. The Geometry Management Helper Interfaces
• 6. Fun and Pain with the GeoUtils
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The BulletinBoard Class
    • 1. The change_managed() and realize() Methods
    • 2. The resize() Method
    • 3. The query_geometry() Method
    • 4. The geometry_manager() Method
    • 5. The set_values() Method
  • 3. The Data Structures
    • 1. The GeoMatrix
    • 2. The MajorLayoutRec
    • 3. The KidGeometryRec
  • 4. The GeoUtils Functions
    • 1. The Allocation, Initialization, and Deallocation Functions
    • 2. Layout Management Functions
    • 3. The Method Functions
    • 4. Miscellaneous Functions
    • 5. BulletinBoard Helper Functions
    • 6. RowColumn Specific Functions
  • 5. How to Build a Subclass Using the GeoUtils
    • 1. The Header Files
    • 2. The Implementation
  • 6. Conclusion and Credits
• 7. Drag and Drop
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Protocol Basics
    • 1. Drag Operation Modes
    • 2. Protocol Messages
    • 3. Drag & Drop Flags
    • 4. The Targets Table
    • 5. Advertising a Receiver
    • 6. Starting a Drag or Drop
  • 3. The Drag Protocol
    • 1. Entering/Leaving Top Level Windows
    • 2. Pointer Motion
    • 3. Changing the Operation
  • 4. The Drop Protocol
  • 5. The Preregister Mode
• 8. When the Keyboard Goes Wild
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Virtual Bindings
  • 3. Managing the Modifier Mappings
  • 4. Managing the Virtual Bindings
  • 5. The xmbind Client
• 9. Inside XmStrings
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Get Ready for the Acronyms
  • 3. How It Works
  • 4. Structures
  • 5. The Other Side of XmStrings
• 10. Hash & Cache
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Hash Table Module
• A. Appendix
• Index