15.5.754 xmprompt

xmprompt, string, default, call_back [, modal_flag, font, color, ix, iy]

[motif package] Creates a prompt widget with title prompt_popup which contains: the string, a text field containing the default text, an ok button, and a Cancel button. The widget is displayed in the specified font and color (both strings), at the position indicated by ix and iy (measured in pixels relative to the upper left-hand corner of the root window).

The user can modify the text in the text field. When the user presses the ok or cancel buttons, then the contents of the text field are returned in the global variable $TEXTFIELD_value, the callback string is executed, and the widget is removed.

See also: xmmessage