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From: kit@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Chris D. Peterson)
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Subject: Re: Does Xtk allow widget reparenting
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Date: 29 May 90 18:03:15 GMT
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> Off the top of my head, I thought that Xtk allows widget reparenting,
> but I couldn't find out how do this, Can I respecify a widget's parent
> after creation? 

No.  

As a previous poster stated there are ways to hack around this restriction, but
you really don't want to.  The major problem comes in the area of resources. 
Since resources depend on where in the widget tree this widget is located and
they are loaded at creation time, you will end up with one seriously confused
user if you reparent your widgets.  His resources will be all confused.


						Chris D. Peterson     
						MIT X Consortium 

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