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From: converse@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Donna Converse)
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Subject: Re: Popup Dialog box: Some Questions!!
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Date: 25 Aug 89 19:22:39 GMT
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Concerning the Shell input resource

> In an earlier message, I said:
> 
> > I understand what it's for and why it's needed.  What I'd
> > like to know is why the default is false.
> 
> Nevermind!  I had concluded that the default was false based on a
> conversation I had with someone.  I just checked the source and
> the default is true, just like I thought it should. 

The default is false.  It is documented to be false in section 4.1.3
of the Intrinsics manual, and it is false in R3 code.

It will remain false, because the future releases of the Intrinsics library
must maintain compatibility with programs written under earlier versions.
As for why the default was originally decided to be false, I can't tell
you because I wasn't involved in the decision. 

I have heard that the default really wasn't false in R2 code, but it is
the documentation, not the code, that specifies the Intrinsics.  The
documentation has always stated that the default was false, and this
was also mentioned in the paper "Converting Widgets from X11R2 to X11R3".


Donna Converse
converse@expo.lcs.mit.edu