Push Button events
aboutToCloseWidget
The aboutToCloseWidget event signals that the part is about to be closed.
If you need to perform any actions just before the window closes, connect the aboutToCloseWidget event of the Window part to an action in your part.
aboutToOpenWidget
The aboutToOpenWidget event signals that the part is about to be opened. This event is signaled just before the part is displayed on the screen.
If you need to perform any actions just before the window opens, connect the aboutToOpenWidget event of the Window part to an action in your part.
alignment
An alignment event signals that the parts left, right, or center alignment has changed.
backgroundColor
The backgroundColor event signals the part that the background color has changed.
borderWidth
The borderWidth event signals the part that the width of the border, specified in pixels, has changed.
clicked
The clicked event signals that the part has been selected. You use the clicked event to have a push button or menu choice work. Simply connect the clicked event of the push button or menu choice to an action of another part.
For example, connect the clicked event to the openWidget action of a window. Then, when the user selects the push button, the window is displayed.
closedWidget
The closedWidget event signals that the part has been closed.
configuredWidget
The configuredWidget event signals that the part has been moved or resized.
converter
The converter event signals certain visual parts that a change in the data type, being utilized to manage the conversion of other objects to and from the display format, has occurred. Possible data types are: Boolean, Character, Composite, Date, DBCS only, Decimal, Float, Integer, Monetary Amount, Number, Social Security Number, String, Text, Text List, Time, Time Date, Timestamp, USA State and Zip Code.
convertError
The convertError event signals that an error has occurred while attempting to convert data to or from a displayable format.
destroyedPart
The destroyedPart event signals that the part and its children have been destroyed. Any system resources associated with the destroyed parts have been released.
disableGraphicsDescriptor
The disableGraphicsDescriptor event signals the part that an icon, bitmap or image has been selected to disable the part.
dragDropSpec
For more information on the dragDropSpec event, refer to ***.
enabled
The enabled event signals that the part is available for selection.
fontName
The fontName event signals the part which font to use for the text displayed in the part.
foregroundColor
The foregroundColor event signals the part the name of the RGB color, to use, for the foreground of the part.
framingSpec
The framingSpec event signals the part that the edge specifications for the part have changed. The edge specifications determine the width, height, and position of the part.
graphicsDescriptor
A graphicsDescriptor event signals the part that an icon, bitmap, or image is being used, instead of text, for the label.
helpFile
A helpFile event indicates that a signal is sent to the part that the help file associated with the part has changed
helpKeysId
A helpKeysId event indicates that the ID of the keys, help has associated with the part, has changed. The ID can be a string or an integer value.
helpRequested
The helpRequested event signals that help has been requested. You can connect the helpRequested event to an action that displays your own help, such as a message box. If the action you connect this event to does not return nil, default help processing occurs, using the specified help file and help topic.
helpTitle
A helpTitle event signals the part that the title of the help window associated with that part has changed
helpTopicId
The helpTopicId event signals a change in the ID of the help topic associated with the part. The ID can be a string or an integer.
label
A label event signals the part that its label text has changed.
labelMarginBottom
A labelMarginBottom event signals a change in the amount of space between the label and the bottom margin.
labelMarginHeight
A labelMarginHeight event signals the part that a change in the amount of space between the label and the bottom edge of the top shadow and the top edge of the bottom shadow has occurred.
labelMarginHeight
A labelMarginHeight event signals the part that a change in the amount of space between the label and the bottom edge of the top shadow and the top edge of the bottom shadow has occurred.
labelMarginLeft
An event of labelMarginLeft indicates a change in the amount of space between the label and the left margin.
labelMarginRight
An event of labelMarginRight indicates a change in the amount of space between the right margin and the label of the part.
labelMarginTop
The labelMarginTop event signals that a change has occurred in the amount of space between the part's label and the part's top margin.
labelMarginWidth
An event of labelMarginWidth indicates that the amount of blank space between the part's label and the part's right edge of the left shadow and the left edge of the right shadow has changed.
labelString
A labelString event signals a change in the string in the label of the part.
labelType
An event of labelType signals the type of label to be chosen, for the part. Possible values are:
XmSTRING
The string defined by labelString is displayed.
XmPIXMAP
The graphic defined by graphicsDescriptor is displayed.
mappedWhenManaged
The mappedWhenManaged event signals the part to be visible if the mappedWhenManaged attribute has been set to true.
mappedWidget
The mappedWidget event signals that the part has been opened and displayed on the screen.
object
An object event signals the part that the data the part represents has changed.
openedWidget
The openedWidget event signals that the part has been opened and displayed on the screen.
recomputeSize
The recomputeSize event signals the part to change size, when the label changes, in order to fit the new label text.
self
A self event indicates that the value of the target part itself has changed.
showAsDefault
A showAsDefault event signals the default border of the part has changed.
tabGroup
A tabGroup event signals the part that it is included as a tab stop and can be accessed via the Tab or Backtab keys
traversalOn
The traversalOn property specifies whether users can access the part using the cursor movement keys. If the part is specified as a tab stop by using the tabGroup property, users also can use the Tab and Backtab keys to access the part.
unmappedWidget
The unmappedWidget event signals that the part is about to be hidden.
Last modified date: 01/29/2015