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Mac OS 8 Control Manager Reference

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Control Manager Reference

Control Manager Functions

Creating and Removing Controls

`GetNewControl`

`NewControl`

`DisposeControl`

`KillControls`

Embedding Controls

`CreateRootControl`

`GetRootControl`

`EmbedControl`

`AutoEmbedControl`

`CountSubControls`

`GetIndexedSubControl`

`GetSuperControl`

`SetControlSupervisor`

`DumpControlHierarchy`

Manipulating Controls

`ShowControl`

`HideControl`

`ActivateControl`

`DeactivateControl`

`IsControlActive`

`SendControlMessage`

Displaying Controls

`DrawOneControl`

`DrawControlInCurrentPort`

`SetUpControlBackground`

Handling Events in Controls

`FindControlUnderMouse`

`FindControl`

`HandleControlKey`

`IdleControls`

`HandleControlClick`

`TrackControl`

Handling Keyboard Focus

`SetKeyboardFocus`

`GetKeyboardFocus`

`AdvanceKeyboardFocus`

`ReverseKeyboardFocus`

`ClearKeyboardFocus`

Accessing and Changing Control Settings and Data

`GetBestControlRect`

`SetControlAction`

`SetControlColor`

`SetControlData`

`GetControlData`

`GetControlDataSize`

`GetControlFeatures`

`SetControlFontStyle`

`SetControlVisibility`

`IsControlVisible`

Defining Your Own Control Definition Function

`MyControlDefProc`

Defining Your Own Action Functions

`MyActionProc`

`MyIndicatorActionProc`

Defining Your Own Key Filter Function

`MyControlKeyFilterProc`

Defining Your Own User Pane Functions

`MyUserPaneDrawProc`

`MyUserPaneHitTestProc`

`MyUserPaneTrackingProc`

`MyUserPaneIdleProc`

`MyUserPaneKeyDownProc`

`MyUserPaneActivateProc`

`MyUserPaneFocusProc`

`MyUserPaneBackgroundProc`

Control Manager Data Types

`ControlFontStyleRec`

`ControlButtonContentInfo`

`ControlEditTextSelectionRec`

`ControlTabInfoRec`

`AuxCtlRec`

`PopupPrivateData`

`CtlCTab`

`'CNTL'`

`'cctb'`

`'ldes'`

`'tab#'`

Control Manager Constants

Control Definition IDs

Settings Values for Standard Controls

Control Data Tag Constants

Control Font Style Flag Constants

Checkbox Value Constants

Radio Button Value Constants

Bevel Button Behavior Constants

Bevel Button Menu Constants

Bevel Button and Image Well Content Type Constants

Bevel Button Graphic Alignment Constants

Bevel Button Text Alignment Constants

Bevel Button Text Placement Constants

Clock Value Flag Constants

Control Part Code Constants

Part Identifier Constants

Meta Font Constants

Control Variant Constants

Result Codes
Appendix A Version History
Notices

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