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From: kendall@hottub.b11.ingr.com (Kendall Schmidt)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif
Subject: Re: how do I left-justify the text in a push-button?
Keywords: buttons are in a scrolled window, which is in a FORM dialog!
Message-ID: <1991May31.142030.22645@b11.ingr.com>
Date: 31 May 91 14:20:30 GMT
References: <1991May30.195137.23995@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
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Organization: Intergraph Corp. Huntsville, AL.
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In article <1991May30.195137.23995@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>, wws@rruxc.uucp (Still Searching) writes:
|> I'm placing some XmString text, created with XmStringCreateLtoR,
|> in Push-Buttons which are on a bulletin board in a scrolled window.
|> The text is always centered in the buttons; I want it left-justified.
|> 

The PushButton inherites the resources from Label. You may want to try setting
the resource XmNalignment to XmALIGNMENT_BEGINNING to get the label
left-justified.

|> I have a feeling this is happening because everything is in a Form dialog with
|> ATTACH_POSITION specified for all four sides of all widgets.  Is there a way
|> to get the text to shift to the left in the buttons?
|> 

I don't know if this will impact my suggestion.

|> Thank you,
|> Wayne Scott
|> ----------------------------------------------
|> 	wws@bcr.cc.bellcore.com
|> I'm just a soul whose intentions are good,
|> Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood.

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