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From: tpn+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU (Tom Neuendorffer)
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Subject: Re: Removing child object in Arbcon
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Date: 10 Apr 90 16:09:56 GMT
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Excerpts from mail: 9-Apr-90 Removing child object in Ar.. J
Mukerji@mtgzx.att.com (1066+0)

> I came across something that I really really want to be able to cut out
> in Adew and I can't. The object view combination that I have in mind is
> text-panel. I was wondering if someone would be willing to share the
> magic that needs to be put into panel (I presume) enable me to cut out a
> panel from a lset in Adew without producing a 9Meg coredump.

	There is apparently a bug in panel's finalize object routine.  I will
make sure that a patch is sent out to fix this. In the meantime, there
are two ways you can deal with the problem.

Fix 1.
	Create a new application file and use the arbcon to copy each inset
(except for the text-panel) from your old application into the new one.
Then just save the new file and delete the old one. This is the generic
way of dealing with this problem and it can usually be done quickly and
with a minimum of pain. 

Fix 2. 
***Warning, Entering Hack Zone***

Use a non-ez editor (ed , vi, emacs, whatever) to edit the datastream of
the application file and search for the following line

    >VIEW< panel

and change it to 

    >VIEW< textview

Then, the next time you edit it with ez, it will come up with a textview
view instead of a panel view, which can be easily cut with the arbcon.

***Now Leaving Hack Zone***

	Regards,
		Tom Neuendorffer