xmtextsethighlight(3)
NAME
XmTextSetHighlight -- A Text function that highlights text
SYNOPSIS
#include <Xm/Text.h> void XmTextSetHighlight( Widget widget, XmTextPosition left, XmTextPosition right, XmHighlightMode mode);
DESCRIPTION
XmTextSetHighlight highlights text between the two specified character
positions. The mode parameter determines the type of highlighting.
Highlighting text merely changes the visual appearance of the text; it
does not set the selection.
widget Specifies the Text widget ID
- left Specifies the position of the left boundary of text to be
- highlighted. This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the text buffer. The first character position is 0 (zero).
- right Specifies the position of the right boundary of text to be
- highlighted. This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the text buffer. The first character position is 0 (zero).
- mode Specifies the type of highlighting to be done. A value of
- XmHIGHLIGHT_NORMAL removes highlighting. A value of XmHIGHLIGHT_SELECTED highlights the text using reverse video. A value of XmHIGHLIGHT_SECONDARY_SELECTED highlights the text using underlining.
- For a complete definition of Text and its associated resources, see XmText(3).