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From: kit@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Chris D. Peterson)
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Subject: Re: Xlib graphics within widgets
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Date: 11 Oct 89 19:13:49 GMT
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> Drawing on arbitrary widgets is usually not a good idea because

> A better solution is to use a widget that supports arbitrary Xlib
> drawing.

[ jumping up on the ol' soap box. ]

A better, better solution is to write your own widget to do the job.  This is
after all one of the main design goals of the toolkit (easy subclassablility.)
Writing your own widget is not nearly so difficult as most people fear and the
Athena Template widget provides a good place to start.

Besides if you write enough widgets you too can distribute a widget set :-)

[ I will get off my soap box now. ]


						Chris D. Peterson     
						MIT X Consortium 

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