newCDKScroll, activateCDKScroll, injectCDKScroll, setCDKScroll, setCDKScrollItems, getCDKScrollItems, setCDKScrollHighlight, getCDKScrollHighlight, setCDKScrollBox, getCDKScrollBox, setCDKScrollULChar, setCDKScrollURChar, setCDKScrollLLChar, setCDKScrollLRChar, setCDKScrollVerticalChar, setCDKScrollHorizontalChar, setCDKScrollBoxAttribute, setCDKScrollBackgroundColor, drawCDKScroll, eraseCDKScroll, destroyCDKScroll, setCDKScrollPreProcess, setCDKScrollPostProcess - Creates a managed curses scrolling list widget.

cc [ flag ... ] file ... -lcdk [ library ... ]

#include <cdk.h>

CDKSCROLL *newCDKScroll (CDKSCREEN *cdkscreen, int xpos, int ypos, int spos, int height, int width, char *title, char **scrollList, int scrollListLength, boolean numbers, chtype highlight, boolean box, boolean shadow);

int activateCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll, chtype * actions);

int injectCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll, chtype input);

void setCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll, char *value, int minimumLength, int maximumLength, boolean box);

void setCDKScrollItems (CDKSCROLL *scroll, char **itemList, int listSize, boolean numbers);

int getCDKScrollItems (CDKSCROLL *scroll, char **itemList);

void setCDKScrollHighlight (CDKSCROLL *scroll, chtype highlight);

chtype getCDKScrollHighlight (CDKSCROLL *scroll);

void setCDKScrollBox (CDKSCROLL *scroll, boolean box);

boolean getCDKScrollBox (CDKSCROLL *scroll);

void addCDKScrollItem (CDKSCROLL *scroll, char *item);

void deleteCDKScrollItem (CDKSCROLL *scroll, int position);

void setCDKScrollULChar (CDKSCROLL *,scroll, chtype character);

void setCDKScrollURChar (CDKSCROLL *,scroll, chtype character);

void setCDKScrollLLChar (CDKSCROLL *,scroll, chtype character);

void setCDKScrollLRChar (CDKSCROLL *,scroll, chtype character);

void setCDKScrollVerticalChar (CDKSCROLL *,scroll, chtype character);

void setCDKScrollHorizontalChar (CDKSCROLL *,scroll, chtype character);

void setCDKScrollBoxAttribute (CDKSCROLL *,scroll, chtype character);

void setCDKScrollBackgroundColor (CDKSCROLL *,scroll, char * color);

void moveCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll, int box, int box, boolean relative, boolean refresh);

void positionCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll);

void drawCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll, boolean box);

void eraseCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll);

void destroyCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll);

void setCDKScrollPreProcess (CDKSCROLL *scroll, PROCESSFN callback, void * data);

void setCDKScrollPostProcess (CDKSCROLL *scroll, PROCESSFN callback, void * data);

void bindCDKObject (EObjectType widgetType, void *object, chtype key, BINDFN function, void *data);

The Cdk scroll widget creates a scrolling list. The following are functions which create or manipulate the Cdk scrolling list widget.

CDKSCROLL *newCDKScroll (CDKSCREEN *screen, int xpos, int ypos, int spos, int height, int width, char *title, char **scrollList, int scrollListLength, boolean numbers, chtype highlight, boolean box, boolean shadow); This function creates a pointer to a scroll widget. The screen parameter is the screen you wish this widget to be placed in. The parameter xpos controls the placement of the object along the horizontal axis. This parameter can accept an integer value or one of the pre-defined values of LEFT, RIGHT, and CENTER. The parameter ypos controls the placement of the object along the vertical axis. This parameter can accept an integer value or one of the pre-defined values of TOP, BOTTOM, and CENTER. The parameter spos is where the scroll bar is to be placed. This can accept one of three values: LEFT, which puts the scroll bar on the left of the scrolling list. RIGHT which puts the scroll bar on the right side of the list, and NONE which does not add a scroll bar. The parameters height and width control the height and width of the widget. If you provide a value of zero for either of the height or the width, the widget will be created with the full width and height of the screen. If you provide a negative value, the widget will be created the full height or width minus the value provided. The title parameter is the string which will be displayed at the top of the widget. The title can be more than one line; just provide a carriage return character at the line break. The parameter scrollList is the list of items to be displayed in the scrolling list; scrollListLength is the number of elements in the given list. The parameter numbers is a boolean value stating that you want the items in the list to have a number attached to the front of the list items. The highlight parameter specifies the display attribute of the currently selected item. The box parameter states whether the widget will be drawn with a box around it or not. The shadow parameter accepts a boolean value to turn the shadow on or off around this widget. If the widget could not be created then a NULL pointer is returned.

int activateCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll, chtype *actions); This function activates the scroll widget and lets the user interact with the widget. The parameter scroll is a pointer to a non-NULL scroll widget. If the actions parameter is passed with a non-NULL value, the characters in the array will be injected into the widget. To activate the widget interactively pass in a NULL pointer for actions. If the character entered into this widget is RETURN or TAB then this function will return a value from 0 to the number of items-1, representing the item selected. It will also set the structure member exitType to vNORMAL. If the character entered into this widget was ESCAPE then the widget will return a value of -1 and the structure member exitType will be set to vESCAPE_HIT.

int injectCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll, chtype character); This function injects a single character into the widget. The parameter scroll is a pointer to a non-NULL scroll widget. The parameter character is the character to inject into the widget. If the character injected into this widget was RETURN then the character injected into this widget is RETURN or TAB then this function will return a value from 0 to the number of items-1, representing the item selected. It will also set the structure member exitType to vNORMAL. If the character entered into this widget was ESCAPE then the widget will return a value of -1 and the structure member exitType will be set to vESCAPE_HIT. Any other character injected into the widget will set the structure member exitType to vEARLY_EXIT and the function will return -1.

void setCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll, char **scrollList, int scrollListLength, boolean numbers, chtype highlight, boolean box); This function lets the programmer modify certain elements of an already defined scroll widget. The parameter names correspond to the same parameter names listed in the newCDKScroll function.

void setCDKScrollItems (CDKSCROLL *scroll, char **itemList, int listSize, boolean numbers); This function sets the contents of the scrolling list.

int getCDKScrollItems (CDKSCROLL *scroll, char **itemList); This fills the parameter itemList with the contents of the scrolling list. It returns the number of elements in the scrolling list.

void setCDKScrollHighlight (CDKSCROLL *scroll, chtype highlight); This sets the attribute of the highlight bar.

chtype getCDKScrollHighlight (CDKSCROLL *scroll); This returns the attribute of the highlight bar.

void setCDKScrollBox (CDKSCROLL *scroll, boolean boxWidget); This sets whether or not the widget will be draw with a box around it.

boolean getCDKScrollBox (CDKSCROLL *scroll); This returns whether or not the widget will be drawn with a box around it.

void addCDKScrollItem (CDKSCROLL *scroll, char *item); This function allows the user to add an item into an already defined scrolling list. The scroll parameter is a pointer to the scrolling list to add the item to. The parameter item is a char * representing the new item to add. The item is always added to the end of the list.

void deleteCDKScrollItem (CDKSCROLL *scroll, int position); This function allows the user to add an item into an already defined scrolling list. The scroll parameter is a pointer to the scrolling list to add the item to. The parameter f2position is an int which specifies which element to remove.

void setCDKScrollULChar (CDKSCROLL *scroll, chtype character); This function sets the upper left hand corner of the widgets box to the given character.

void setCDKScrollURChar (CDKSCROLL *scroll, chtype character); This function sets the upper right hand corner of the widgets box to the given character.

void setCDKScrollLLChar (CDKSCROLL *scroll, chtype character); This function sets the lower left hand corner of the widgets box to the given character.

void setCDKScrollLRChar (CDKSCROLL *scroll, chtype character); This function sets the lower right hand corner of the widgets box to the given character.

void setCDKScrollVerticalChar (CDKSCROLL *scroll, chtype character); This function sets the vertical drawing character for the box to the given character.

void setCDKScrollHorizontalChar (CDKSCROLL *scroll, chtype character); This function sets the horizontal drawing character for the box to the given character.

void setCDKScrollBoxAttribute (CDKSCROLL *scroll, chtype attribute); This function sets the attribute of the box.

void setCDKScrollBackgroundColor (CDKSCROLL *scroll, char *color); This sets the background color of the widget. The parameter color is in the format of the Cdk format strings. To get more information look at the cdk_display manual page.

void moveCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll, int xpos, int ypos, boolean relative, boolean refresh); This function moves the given widget to the given position. The parameters xpos and ypos is the new position of the widget. The parameter xpos can accept an integer value or one of the pre-defined values of TOP, BOTTOM, and CENTER. The parameter ypos can accept an integer value or one of the pre-defined values of LEFT, RIGHT, and CENTER. The parameter relative states whether the xpos/ypos pair is a relative move or an absolute move. For example if xpos = 1 and ypos = 2 and relative = TRUE, then the widget would move one row down and two columns right. If the value of relative was FALSE then the widget would move to the position (1,2). Do not use the values of TOP, BOTTOM, LEFT, RIGHT, or CENTER when relative = TRUE. (wierd things may happen). The final parameter refresh is a boolean value which states whether the widget will get refreshed after the move or not.

void positionCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll); This function allows the user to move the widget around the screen via the cursor/keypad keys. The following key bindings can be used to move the widget around the screen.

Key Bindings
Key          Action
Up Arrow     Moves the widget up one line.
Down Arrow   Moves the widget down one line.
Left Arrow   Moves the widget left one column
Right Arrow  Moves the widget right one column
Keypad-1     Moves the widget down one line
             and left one column.
Keypad-2     Moves the widget down one line.
Keypad-3     Moves the widget down one line
             and right one column.
Keypad-4     Moves the widget left one column
Keypad-5     Centers the widget both vertically
             and horizontally.
Keypad-6     Moves the widget right one column
Keypad-7     Moves the widget up one line
             and left one column.
Keypad-8     Moves the widget up one line.
Keypad-9     Moves the widget up one line
             and right one column.
t            Moves the widget to the top of the screen.
b            Moves the widget to the bottom of the screen.
l            Moves the widget to the left of the screen.
r            Moves the widget to the right of the screen.
c            Centers the widget between the left and 
             right of the window.
C            Centers the widget between the top and 
             bottom of the window.
Escape       Returns the widget to it's original position.
Return       Exits the function and leaves the widget
             where it was.

Keypad means that if the keyboard you are using has a keypad, then the Num-Lock light has to be on in order to use the keys as listed. (The numeric keys at the top of the keyboard will work as well.)

void drawCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll, boolean box); This function draws the scroll widget on the screen. The box option draws the widget with or without a box.

void eraseCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll); This function removes the widget from the screen. This does NOT destroy the widget.

void destroyCDKScroll (CDKSCROLL *scroll); This function removes the widget from the screen and frees up any memory the object may be using.

void setCDKScrollPreProcess (CDKSCROLL *scroll, PROCESSFN function, void *data); This function allows the user to have the widget call a function after a key is hit and before the key is applied to the widget. The parameter function if of type PROCESSFN. The parameter data is a pointer to void. To learn more about pre-processing read the cdk_process manual page. void setCDKScrollPostProcess (CDKSCROLL *scroll, PROCESSFN function, void *data); This function allows the user to have the widget call a function after the key has been applied to the widget. The parameter function if of type PROCESSFN. The parameter data is a pointer to void. To learn more about post-processing read the cdk_process manual page.

void bindCDKObject (EObjectType widgetType, void *object, char key, BINDFN function, void *data); This function allows the user to create special key bindings. The widgetType parameter is a defined type which states what Cdk object type is being used. To learn more about the type EObjectType read the cdk_binding manual page. The object parameter is the pointer to the widget object. The key is the character to bind. The function is the function type. To learn more about the key binding callback function types read the cdk_binding manual page. The last parameter data is a pointer to any data that needs to get passed to the callback function.

When the widget is activated there are several default key bindings which will help the user enter or manipulate the information quickly. The following table outlines the keys and their actions for this widget.

Key         Action
Left Arrow  Shifts the whole list left one character.
Right Arrow Shifts the whole list right one character.
Up Arrow    Selects the next item up in the list.
Down Arrow  Selects the next item down in the list.
Prev Page   Moves one page backwards.
Ctrl-B      Moves one page backwards.
Next Page   Moves one page forwards.
Ctrl-F      Moves one page forwards.
g           Moves to the first element in the list.
1           Moves to the first element in the list.
G           Moves to the last element in the list.
$           Shifts the whole list to the far right.
|           Shifts the whole list to the far left.
Return      Exits the widget and returns an integer
            value representing which item was
            selected. This also sets the structure
            member exitType in the widget pointer
            to the value of vNORMAL.
Tab         Exits the widget and returns an integer
            value representing which item was
            selected. This also sets the structure
            member exitType in the widget
            pointer to the value of vNORMAL.
Escape      Exits the widget and returns -1. This
            also sets the structure member
            exitType in the widget pointer to
            the value of vESCAPE_HIT.
Ctrl-L      Refreshes the screen.

cdk(3), cdk_binding(3), cdk_display(3), cdk_screen(3)

The header file <cdk.h> automatically includes the header files <curses.h>, <stdlib.h>, <string.h>, <ctype.h>, <unistd.h>, <dirent.h>, <time.h>, <errno.h>, <pwd.h>, <grp.h>, <sys/stat.h>, and <sys/types.h>. The <curses.h> header file includes <stdio.h> and <unctrl.h>.

If you have Ncurses installed on your machine add -DNCURSES to the compile line to include the Ncurses header files instead.