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From: lwh@harpsichord.cis.ohio-state.edu (Loyde W Hales)
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Subject: Re: Xlib graphics within widgets
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Date: 12 Oct 89 12:53:43 GMT
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>What I don't understand is why neither widget set available
>has a widget just for drawing. Doesn't anyone want to draw???

YES!

>In fact drawing is my main activity (schematics entry, simulation
>output postprocessor). Is this such a weird action??

NO!  It is, too, mine!


I find this odd as well.  There is, however, the WorkSpace widget and its
sub-classes (if there are any in the up-coming release) in the HP set.  While
these are not "drawing widgets", they are to provide ``an empty widget for
graphics output'' [Young's Xt book].  I intend to use this as a starting
point for now.
-=-

                                Department of Computer and Information Science
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