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XmTextXYToPos(Xm)


XmTextXYToPos -- a Text function that accesses the character position nearest an x and y position

Syntax

#include <Xm/Text.h>

XmTextPosition XmTextXYToPos (widget, x, y) Widget widget; Position x; Position y;

Description

XmTextXYToPos accesses the character position nearest to the specified x and y position, relative to the upper left corner of the Text widget.

widget
Specifies the Text widget ID

x
Specifies the x position, relative to the upper left corner of the widget

y
Specifies the y position, relative to the upper left corner of the widget

For a complete definition of Text and its associated resources, see XmText(Xm).

Return value

Returns the character position in the text nearest the x and y position specified. This is an integer number of characters from the beginning of the buffer. The first character position is 0.

See also

XmText(Xm)
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