VOS Object Type Definition

widget.select.list

OTD #031; Revision 0.

Group: gui.

Extends: widget

This object type represents a list from which the user may select one or more object. Selecting an item causes the corresponding object to be inserted under the "gui:selected" subobject; by listening to "gui:selected", a VOS application can be notified of selections and deselections in the list.

Authors

Reed Hedges,

Child Objects

 

gui:choices [] (required.)

Objects that are chindren of this subobject are available for selection, and their contextual names are displayed, in order, in the list.

 

gui:selected [] (required.)

When an object from "gui:choices" is selected, it should be inserted as a child of this object as well, with the same position as in "gui:choices".

 

gui:multiple [property:property] (optional.)

If this property is "yes", then the user should be allowed to select multiple items in the list. If "no", then only one item at a time may be selected. This property should have a datatype of "text/x-yes-no."

Messages

this type defines no new messages.

History of this document

Revision 0 (Thu Jan 23 00:20:45 EST 2003):
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