Name

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      XMESS

Purpose

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      Display a message using a widget.

Category

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Calling Sequence

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      xmess, txt

Inputs

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      txt = Message to display as a string or string array. in

Keyword Parameters

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Keywords

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        WID=id Returned widget ID of message widget. May use
          this to automatically destroy the message widget
          when an action is completed. To destroy widget do:
          widget_control, /dest, id
        /NOWAIT means don't wait for OK button to be pressed.
          Useful with WID to fill in long pauses, can display
          what is happening, then destroy message.
        /WAIT means wait for OK button without using xmanager
          to register xmess. Will not drop through if button
          is not pressed as in default case.
        OKTEXT=txt Set text for OK button (def=OK).
        XOFFSET=xoff, YOFFSET=yoff Widget position.
        /LEFT means left align text, else center it.

Outputs

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Common Blocks

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Notes

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Modification History

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      R. Sterner, 25 Oct, 1993
      R. Sterner, 11 Nov, 1993 --- added /NOWAIT.
      R. Sterner, 1994 Sep 6 --- Added /WAIT.
      R. Sterner, 1998 Jun 3 --- Added xoff, yoff.
      R. Sterner, 2002 Sep 10 --- fixed /WAIT.
      R. Sterner, 2008 Aug 19 --- Added /LEFT.
      R. Sterner, 2010 May 04 --- Converted arrays from () to [].`
      R. Sterner, 2010 Jun 28 --- Added Non-X windows mode.
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  This software may be used, copied, or redistributed as long as it is not
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