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XmConvertUnits(3X) XmConvertUnits(3X) NAME XmConvertUnits - A function that converts a value in one unit type to another unit type SYNOPSIS #include <Xm/Xm.h> int XmConvertUnits (widget, orientation, from_unit_type, from_value, to_unit_type) Widget widget; int orientation; int from_unit_type; int from_value; int to_unit_type; DESCRIPTION XmConvertUnits converts the value and returns it as the return value from the function. Specifies the widget for which the data is to be converted Specifies whether the converter uses the horizontal or verti- cal screen resolution when performing the conversions. orientation can have values of XmHORIZONTAL or XmVERTICAL. Specifies the current unit type of the supplied value Specifies the value to be converted Converts the value to the unit type specified The parameters from_unit_type and to_unit_type can have the following values: XmPIXELS--all values provided to the widget are treated as nor- mal pixel values. This is the default for the resource. Xm100TH_MIL- LIMETERS--all values provided to the widget are treated as 1/100 mil- limeter. Xm1000TH_INCHES--all values provided to the widget are treated as 1/1000 inch. Xm100TH_POINTS--all values provided to the widget are treated as 1/100 point. A point is a unit typically used in text processing applications and is defined as 1/72 inch. Xm100TH_FONT_UNITS--all values provided to the widget are treated as 1/100 of a font unit. A font unit has horizontal and vertical compo- nents. These are the values of the XmScreen resources XmNhorizontal- FontUnit and XmNverticalFontUnit. RETURN VALUE Returns the converted value. If a NULL widget, incorrect orientation, or incorrect unit_type is supplied as parameter data, 0 is returned. SEE ALSO XmSetFontUnits(3X), XmScreen(3X) XmConvertUnits(3X)