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From: dierick@brsopi.enet.dec.com (Dominique Dierick)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Xlib graphics within widgets
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Date: 23 Oct 89 15:22:10 GMT
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> 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.

I aggree it is not difficult to create a widget, but since in most
widget toolkits exist allready
the drawing widget (DEC : window , MOTIF : drawing_area, ...) ... why
re-invent the wheel ?

For the original question : if you did not got it working yet, take it
offline and send me a mail.


Dominique Dierick