parent - the parent object; NULL will cause a
default toplevel to be created automatically
name - a name for this particular instance of the area object
(for use in app-defaults files, etc)
OUTPUT
none
RETURN VALUE
The area object on success, NULL on failure
DESCRIPTION
An area object provides an area which contains a
coordinated view of other visual objects; it is primarily
designed to provide a backplane for 2D plot objects, 3D plot
objects, 2D axis objects, and annotations. Any visual objects
that are children of the area object will have the same world
view as the controlling visual object, where the controlling
visual object may be specified by the application using the
XVW_GRAPHICS_ATTACH attribute (if an axis is used, it is usually
specified as the controlling visual object).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
none
EXAMPLES
none
SIDE EFFECTS
none
RESTRICTIONS
none
MODIFICATION
none
FILES
$DESIGN/objects/library/xvisual/src/Area.c
SEE ALSO
xvisual(3)
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 1993 - 1997, Khoral Research, Inc. ("KRI") All rights reserved.