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From: convex!cs.utexas.edu!marbru%auto-trol%ico%ncar%noao%asuvax  (Martin Brunecky)
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Subject: Re: Problem in XtNameToWidget
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In article <9005301627.AA26071@expo.lcs.mit.edu> converse@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Donna Converse) writes:
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>It will seg fault if you give it a non-widget argument in the first
>parameter.  The spec stipulates that it will take a non-widget argument,
>so this is a bug in the code.  Since Objects can not and will not ever 
>have children....


   STOP here ! Why ?  Motif "flavor" of R3 Xt had a concept of compositeObject.
   A very usefull feature - at least when you want to REALLY start using
   Xt geometry management. By that I mean far more intelligent geometry
   managers than what's currently around ( attached boxes and row columns ).
   Geometry managers used in nested combinations, so that the geometry
   negotiation really takes place.
   In such configurations you may end up having several layers of pure
   geometry management objects - with no need for a window at each of them.
   Thus, PLEASE, don't rule out composite objects - not yet !


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