<chapter id="simple_widgets">
<title>Simple Widgets</title>

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<para>
Each of these widgets performs a specific user interface function.  They
are <emphasis remap='I'>simple</emphasis> because they cannot have widget children\(emthey may only
be used as leaves of the widget tree.  These widgets display information or
take user input.
</para>

<variablelist>
  <varlistentry>
    <term><function>Command</function></term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A push button that, when selected, may cause a specific action
to take place.  This widget can display a multi-line string or a bitmap or pixmap image.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry>
    <term><function>Grip</function></term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A rectangle that, when selected, will cause an action to take place.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
  <varlistentry>
    <term><function>Label</function></term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A rectangle that can display a multi-line string or a bitmap or pixmap image.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>

  <varlistentry>
    <term><function>List</function></term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A list of text strings presented in row column format that may be
individually selected.  When an element is selected an action may take
place.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>

  <varlistentry>
    <term><function>Panner</function></term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A rectangular area containing a <emphasis remap='I'>slider</emphasis> that may be moved in two
dimensions.  Notification of movement may be continuous or discrete.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>

  <varlistentry>
    <term><function>Repeater</function></term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A push button that triggers an action at an increasing rate when selected.
This widget can display a multi-line string or a bitmap or pixmap image.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>

  <varlistentry>
    <term><function>Scrollbar</function></term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A rectangular area containing a <emphasis remap='I'>thumb</emphasis> that when slid along one
dimension may cause a specific action to take place.  The Scrollbar may
be oriented horizontally or vertically.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>

  <varlistentry>
    <term><function>Simple</function></term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
The base class for most of the simple widgets.  Provides a rectangular
area with a settable mouse cursor and special border.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>

  <varlistentry>
    <term><function>StripChart</function></term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A real time data graph that will automatically update and scroll.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>

  <varlistentry>
    <term><function>Toggle</function></term>
    <listitem>
      <para>
A push button that contains state information.  Toggles
may also be used as "radio buttons" to implement a "one of many" or
"zero or one of many" group
of buttons.  This widget can display a multi-line string or a bitmap or pixmap image.
      </para>
    </listitem>
  </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
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</chapter>
