XtParseTranslationTable(3)

✨ XtParseTranslationTable — the XT FUNCTIONS girlies ✨

okay so bestie, today we're learning about XtParseTranslationTable, XtAugmentTranslations, XtOverrideTranslations and XtUninstallTranslations — aka the four functions that manage translation tables 💅 no cap, this is the whole vibe of the page, and we are going to eat it up.

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🌸 NAME 🌸

XtParseTranslationTable, XtAugmentTranslations, XtOverrideTranslations, XtUninstallTranslations — manage translation tables 🎀

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🌈 SYNTAX 🌈

#include <X11/Intrinsic.h>

XtTranslations XtParseTranslationTable(const char *table);

void XtAugmentTranslations(Widget w, XtTranslations translations);

void XtOverrideTranslations(Widget w, XtTranslations translations);

void XtUninstallTranslations(Widget w);

like. look at her. four little functions, one big personality 🦋

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💖 ARGUMENTS 💖

• table — Specifies the translation table to compile. (yes bestie, she's compiling, it's giving compiler energy ✨)
• translations — Specifies the compiled translation table to merge in (must not be NULL). 🚨 so like, do NOT pass NULL here, that's not the move, that's a vibe check fail fr fr.
• w — Specifies the widget into which the new translations are to be merged or removed. she's the main character widget, everyone else is just visiting 💅

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👑 DESCRIPTION 👑

🧚 XtParseTranslationTable

The XtParseTranslationTable function compiles the translation table into the opaque internal representation of type XtTranslations. 🫶

📝 note bestie: if an empty translation table is required for any purpose, one can be obtained by calling XtParseTranslationTable and passing an empty string. literally an empty string. that's the whole trick. iconic.

🌸 XtAugmentTranslations

The XtAugmentTranslations function nondestructively merges the new translations into the existing widget translations. ✨ nondestructively!! she's gentle, she's respectful, she would never 🥺

If the new translations contain an event or event sequence that already exists in the widget's translations, the new translation is ignored. like, sorry babe, that seat's taken 💀

🔥 XtOverrideTranslations

The XtOverrideTranslations function destructively merges the new translations into the existing widget translations. 😈 destructive!! she does NOT play!!

If the new translations contain an event or event sequence that already exists in the widget's translations, the new translation is merged in and override the widget's translation. yeah. she said move. periodt. 👑

🎀 replacing translations completely

To replace a widget's translations completely, use XtSetValues on the XtNtranslations resource and specify a compiled translation table as the value. that's the full-glam total makeover route 💖

🦋 XtUninstallTranslations

The XtUninstallTranslations function causes the entire translation table for widget to be removed. gone. deleted. no trace. 🌈💀

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⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

• XtAppAddActions(3)
• XtCreatePopupShell(3)
• XtParseAcceleratorTable(3)
• XtPopup(3)
• X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface
• Xlib - C Language X Interface

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X Version 11 · libXt 1.3.1 · XtParseTranslationTable(3) — mwah, love u, go compile something gorgeous 💅✨🎀