Common Types of User Interface Objects (Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Motif Transition Guide)

Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Motif Transition Guide

Common Types of User Interface Objects

Both XView and Motif are user interface toolkits that support some common types of user interface objects. However, XView implements many of these objects at a higher level that requires more than one Motif widget to produce the equivalent of a single XView object.

Table 5-3 lists the basic mapping of common objects for XView and its equivalent Solaris Motif widget:

Table 5-3 Basic Mapping of Common Objects.


XView Package	Equivalent Solaris Motif Widget
Base Frame	`XmTopLevelShell` + `XmMainWindow`
Command Frame	`XmDialogShell` + `XmBulletinBoard`
Notice	`XmDialogShell` + `XmMessageBox` (MessageDialog)
Canvas	`XmScrolledWindow` + `XmDrawingArea`
Panel	`XmBulletinBoard` or `XmForm`
Panel Button	`XmPushButton`
Menu Button	`DtMenuButton` (not accessible in OpenWindows environment)
Abbrev Menu Button	`XmRowColumn` (Option Menu)
Checkbox	`XmRowColumn` + `XmToggleButtons` (CheckBox)
Exclusive Choice	`XmRowColumn` + `XmToggleButtons` (Radio Box)
Scrolling List	`XmScrolledWindow` + `XmList`
Message	`XmLabel`
Slider	`XmScale`
Text Field	`XmTextField`
Numeric Text Field	`DtSpinBox` (not accessible in OpenWindows environment)
Text SubWindow	`XmScrolledWindow` + `XmText` (ScrolledText)
TTY SubWindow	`XmScrolledWindow` + `XmTermPane`; `DtTerm` (not accessible in OpenWindows environment)
Scrollbar	`XmScrollBar`
Popup Menu	`XmMenuShell` + `XmRowColumn` (Popup Menu)
Pulldown Menu	`XmMenuShell` + `XmRowColumn` (Pulldown Menu)
Pullright Menu	`XmMenuShell` + `XmRowColumn` (Pulldown Menu)
File Chooser	`XmDialogShell` + `XmFileSelectionBox`