Creating a Render Table in a Resource File

Renditions and render tables should be specified in resource files for a properly internationalized application. When the render tables are specified in a file, the program binaries are made independent of the particular needs of a given locale, and can be easily customized to local needs.

Render tables are specified in resource files with the following syntax: resource_spec:[tag[,tag]*]

where tag is some string suitable for the XmNtag resource of a rendition.

This line creates an initial render table containing one or more renditions as specified. The renditions are attached to the specified tags:

resource_spec[*|.] rendition[*|.]resource_name:value

The following examples illustrate the CTL resources related to XmRendition that can be set using resource files. The fontType must be set to FONT_IS_XOC for the layout object to take effect. The layoutModifier specified using @ls is passed on to the layout object by the rendition object.

For a complete list of resources that can be set on the layout object using layoutModifier, see CAE Specification: Portable Layout Services: Context-dependent and Directional Text, The Open Group: Feb 1997; ISBN 1-85912-142-X; document number C616.