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From: ben@HPCVXBEN.CV.HP.COM (Benjamin Ellsworth)
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Subject: Re: a transparent composite widget
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Date: 20 Jul 90 19:58:27 GMT
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> Why is it very hard?  ...[proposed approach]...

OK, try it.  I don't really know what it may involve, and I really
don't have time to look closely.  It is my opinion (and not HP's), as
one familiar with the widget set, that it will be very difficult to get
a completely functional transparent bulletin board.  I would be pleased
if you would prove me wrong.

It may be easier to make up a composite (acutally subclass of manager)
which plays nicely with rest of the motif widgets, but I still believe
the task to be non-trivial (lots of niggling details).  Again, I would
be pleased if you would prove me wrong.


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