NAME¶
XPAConvert - Converting the XPA API to 2.0
SYNOPSIS¶
This document describes tips for converting from xpa 1.0 (Xt-based xpa) to xpa
2.0 (socket-based xpa).
DESCRIPTION¶
The following are tips for converting from xpa 1.0 (Xt-based xpa) to xpa 2.0
(socket-based xpa). The changes are straight-forward and almost can be done
automatically (we used editor macros for most of the conversion).
- •
- The existence of the cpp XPA_VERSION directive to distinguish between 1.0
(where it is not defined) and 2.0 (where it is defined).
- •
- Remove the first widget argument from all send and receive server
callbacks. Also change first 2 arguments from XtPointer to void *. For
example:
#ifdef XPA_VERSION static void XPAReceiveFile(client_data, call_data,
paramlist, buf, len)
void *client_data;
void *call_data;
char *paramlist;
char *buf;
int len; #else static void XPAReceiveFile(w, client_data, call_data,
paramlist, buf, len)
Widget w;
XtPointer client_data;
XtPointer call_data;
char *paramlist;
char *buf;
int len; #endif
- •
- Server callbacks should be declared as returning int instead of void. They
now should return 0 for no errors, \-1 for error.
- •
- The mode flags have changed when defining XPA server callbacks. The old
S flag (save buffer) is replaced by freebuf=false. The old
E flag (empty buffer is OK) is no longer used (it was an artifact
of the X implementation).
- •
- Change NewXPACommand() to XPAcmdNew(), with the new calling
sequence:
xpa = NewXPACommand(toplevel, NULL, prefix, NULL);
is changed to:
xpa = XPACmdNew(xclass, name);
- •
- Change the AddXPACommand() subroutine name to XPACmdAdd (with the
same calling sequence):
AddXPACommand(xpa, "file",
"\tdisplay a new file\n\t\t requires: filename",
NULL, NULL, NULL, XPAReceiveFile, text, NULL);
is changed to:
XPACmdAdd(xpa, "file",
"\tdisplay a new file\n\t\t requires: filename",
NULL, NULL, NULL, XPAReceiveFile, text, NULL);
- •
- The XPAXtAppInput() routine should be called just before
XtAppMainLoop() to add xpa fds to the Xt event loop:
/* add the xpas to the Xt loop */
XPAXtAddInput(app, NULL);
/* process events */
XtAppMainLoop(app);
- •
- Change NewXPA() to XPANew() and call XPAXtAddInput()
if the XtAppMainLoop routine already has been entered:
xpa = NewXPA(saotng->xim->toplevel, prefix, xparoot,
"FITS data or image filename\n\t\t options: file type",
XPASendData, new, NULL,
XPAReceiveData, new, "SE");
is changed to:
sprintf(tbuf, "%s.%s", prefix, xparoot);
xpa = XPANew("SAOTNG", tbuf,
"FITS data or image filename\n\t\t options: file type",
XPASendData, new, NULL,
XPAReceiveData, new, "SE");
XPAXtAddInput(XtWidgetToApplicationContext(saotng->xim->toplevel), xpa);
- •
- Change XPAInternalReceiveCommand() to
XPACmdInternalReceive() remove first argument in the calling
sequence):
XPAInternalReceiveCommand(im->saotng->xim->toplevel,
im->saotng, im->saotng->commands,
"zoom reset", NULL, 0);
is changed to:
XPACmdInternalReceive(im->saotng, im->saotng->commands,
"zoom reset", NULL, 0);
- •
- Change DestroyXPA to XPAFree:
DestroyXPA(im->dataxpa);
is changed to:
XPAFree(im->dataxpa);
SEE ALSO¶
See
xpa(7) for a list of XPA help pages