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From: klee@chico.pa.dec.com (Ken Lee)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X portability
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Date: 30 Nov 89 17:49:19 GMT
References: <1989Nov29.181310.14672@oresoft.uu.net>
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In article <1989Nov29.181310.14672@oresoft.uu.net>, mike@oresoft.uu.net
(Mike Smith) writes:
> What is a relatively "standard" approach to this problem?  Write 
> everything in Xlib?  Write my own set of custom widgets? 

One of the most useful features of the X Toolkit is the ability to
customize widgets through subclassing.  If you don't like the current
functionality, add your own through subclassing.  If you're careful,
your subclass should be as portable as the original widget.

Ken Lee
DEC Western Software Laboratory, Palo Alto, Calif.
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