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From: pds@quintus.UUCP (Peter Schachte)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: default application context
Message-ID: <1230@quintus.UUCP>
Date: 28 Jul 89 19:11:05 GMT
Reply-To: pds@quintus.UUCP (Peter Schachte)
Organization: Quintus Computer Systems, Inc.
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A little while back, someone pointed out here that in order for
widget-specific converters to be available to an application, that
application must use the default application context.  The only
documented way I can see to FIND the default application context is to
call XtInitialize(), call XtWidgetToApplicationContext() on the
resulting widget, and then destroy the widget.  The person pointed out
that there is an undocumented function (_DefaultAppContext(), or
something like that) that would return the default app context.

Will R4 make widget-specific converters visible from all app contexts?

Will R4 provide a documented way to get the default app context?

Will my convoluted but documented sequence for finding the default app
context work properly?  Is there any better solution for the moment?

Thanks in advance for any help.


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-Peter Schachte
pds@quintus.uucp
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