Customizing Builder Xcessory

UIL Data Types

This section contains additional information about the WML file format that will be useful should hand-editing be necessary. Builder Xcessory uses the following UIL data types:

Changing Other WML Entries

Typically, the WML file also contains sections for CharacterSet, Children, and Control List. Builder Xcessory uses these entries as described in the OSF/Motif documentation.

Changing DataType Information

If any objects you add to Builder Xcessory use a new data type, you need to specify a WML DataType. A DataType is specified in the WML file as follows:

Changing Enumeration Information

Enumeration set definitions register the named constants used in Builder Xcessory to specify some resource values. Typically these are integer values in some finite range.

Changing Resource Information

To change resource information, change the resource definition in the WML file. While reading the following sections, please refer to the OSF/Motif Programmer's Guide, Release 1.2.

Changing Class Information

The class information includes the specific attributes that Builder Xcessory requires to manipulate the widget or component correctly.

WML Files

Builder Xcessory uses an extended variant of the OSF/Motif Widget Meta Language (WML) to describe the capabilities of widgets and components. Refer to the OSF/Motif Programmer's Reference, Release 1.2 for a thorough overview of Motif WML.

WML file structure

A WML file consists of the following components:

Command-line Options and Resources

The Builder Xcessory Object Packager allows specification of several data values.

Unassigned Catalog

The Unassigned Catalog displays items that correspond to classes created using the WML editor. It serves as a reminder that these items should be placed in a catalog in order to have them appear when the Builder Xcessory is started and reads in your newly-created files. This catalog offers a more limited set of operations appropriate to its nature as a temporary placeholder for icons.

Editing the Catalog

You edit the catalog on the main screen (Figure 1 on page 56), setting it up as you want it to appear when Builder Xcessory is run. You can load an existing catalog (and save it independently), or create your own catalog. The interface shows the catalog in the outline form, with menus representing the catalog as a whole and the groups within it. Within a group, items are shown.

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