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From: kit@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Chris D. Peterson)
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Subject: Re: Shed some light....
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Date: 25 Jul 89 20:47:54 GMT
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> 	How about shedding some light on a subject that has been in the 
> dark for me for a while.  TextWidgets!!!!  What are the necessary steps
> to have the following actions take place:

> 		1)  Take an existing file and use it as a "source" for
> 			the text widget. (I believe source is the correct term)

asciiDiskWidgetClass will do this, but it will not be fully editable.

> 		2)  Have it so the text of the file is "Editable".

Wait for R4 I have added an editable disk source to Xaw.  If you can't wait
the you can load the file into a string, and use a string source, or you
can attempt to use the EDiskSource from xmh, but it is pretty lean and mean.

> Any help in further explaining  the concept of source and sinks or pointers to
> GOOD examples would be  priceless!!!!!!  Thanks in advance.

This has been a much overlooked topic, I promise things will be much better
in R4.  Patience is a virtue :-)

						Chris D. Peterson     
						MIT X Consortium 

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