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).

RELATED¶

XmText(3).