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From: cso@rose.cis.ohio-state.edu (Conleth S. O'Connell Jr.)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Resetting fromHoriz or fromVert resources
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Date: 4 Oct 90 19:28:07 GMT
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In article <9010031853.AA28767@excess.lcs.mit.edu> converse@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU writes:
>> What I want to do is just reset the fromHoriz resource, but nothing
>> happens when I do this.  Any ideas?
>It is probably some bug.  Try to unmanage the child(ren), reset the 
>resource, and manage the child(ren) again.   

This worked!  I love it when a solution is this simple!

>> [ I was using XtMoveWidget to force changes]

>When you use XtMoveWidget you are changing the arrangment of widgets
>without going through the Form widget, which manages the arrangement
>of widgets.  You are circumventing the Form widget, so you can't 
>expect it to respond correctly.

This explained all of the problems actually, and now the problems no
longer exist.

>I have very little time to look at these problems.  If anyone else
>on the net would care to take up the slack, it would be appreciated.

Thank you for your quick and insightful response despite your other
distractions!

>Donna Converse

Thanks again,
Con
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Dr. Conleth S. O'Connell Jr. Department of Computer and Information Science
                                       The Ohio State University
cso@cis.ohio-state.edu        2036 Neil Ave., Columbus, OH USA 43210-1277