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8 Standard V Values

This chapter covers standard predefined values.

The classes and objects covered in this chapter include:

Predefined ItemVals
A useful collection of predefined values. Most are useful for defining dialogs, buttons, and menus.

8.1 Predefined ItemVals

 

A useful collection of predefined values. Most are useful for defining dialogs, buttons, and menus.

Synopsis

Header:
<v/v_defs.h>

Description

When defining dialogs, menus, and command bars, you are required to provide an id for each item. There are many common operations used in GUI designs, and V provides various predefined values for building your programs. The natural interpretation of most of these values should be obvious, and the descriptions are kept to a minimum. Most of the definitions describe the accepted practice for menu or button items with the given title. While these ItemVals can be used anywhere, some have ``standard'' usage.

Control Values

M_About
Shows an informative message about current application.

M_All
Select all.

M_Cancel
Cancel. Usually used with a dialog. V will automatically reset dialog commands to their original state when a M_Cancel is selected from a vDialog descended object.

M_Clear
Used to clear a screen.

M_Close
Used to close a file. The user is usually prompted to save or ignore changes if any were made to the file. This is usually not used to close a menu.

M_Copy
Copy the highlighted text or item, and save into the clipboard.

M_Cut
Cut the highlighted text or item from the file, and usually save into the clipboard.

M_Delete
Delete the selected item or text - usually does not copy into the clipboard.

M_Done
Done with operation.

M_Edit
Typically a menu bar button to pulldown an edit menu.

M_Exit
Exit from the program - checking to see if files need to be saved, of course.

M_File
Typically a menu bar button to pulldown a file menu.

M_Find
Find a pattern.

M_FindAgain
Find pattern again.

M_Font
Typically a menu bar button to pulldown a font menu.

M_FontSelect
Select a font. (This is different from the M_Font value in that M_Font is intended as a main menu bar item, while this one is for a pulldown menu.

M_Format
Typically a menu bar button to pulldown a format menu, which allows the user to select formatting options.

M_Help
Show help.

M_Insert
Typically a menu bar button to pulldown an insert menu.

M_Line
M_Line is one of a few of these values that gets special treatment by the system. It is required for defining line separators in menus.

M_New
Used to create a new file.

M_No
Answer No.

M_None
Select none.

M_OK
OK, accept operation or information. Causes return from dialog.

M_Open
Used to open an existing file.

M_Options
Typically a menu bar button to pulldown an options menu.

M_Paste
Paste the contents of the clipboard into the insertion point of the current file or item.

M_Preferences
Set preferences.

M_Print
Print current file.

M_PrintPreview
On screen preview how the current file would look if printed.

M_Replace
Replace pattern.

M_Save
Used to save current file in its current name.

M_SaveAs
Save current file under new name.

M_Search
Typically a menu bar button to pulldown a search menu.

M_SetDebug
Set debug stuff.

M_Test
Typically a menu bar button to pulldown a test menu.

M_Tools
Typically a menu bar button to pulldown a tools menu.

M_UnDo
Undo the last action.

M_View
Typically a menu bar button to pulldown a view menu, which allows the user to select different views of the document.

M_Window
Typically a menu bar button to pulldown a window menu, which lets the user select different windows.

M_Yes
Answer Yes.

8.2 Version Values

 

A useful collection of predefined values to determine the version of V and the platform.

Synopsis

V defines several values useful for determining the revision of V, and the platform V is compiled on.

Header:
<v/v_defs.h>

Version Values

V_VersMajor
The major version of V, such as 1.

V_VersMinor
The minor release of V, such as 12.

V_Version
A text string describing the version of V, such as V 1.12 - 8/4/96.

V_VersionX
Defined if the is the standard X version of V.

V_VersionMotif
Defined if the Motif version of V.

V_VersionWindows
Defined if the Windows version of V.

V_VersionWin95
Defined if the Windows 95 version of V.

V_VersionOS2
Defined for the OS2 version of V.


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