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From: fgreco@dprg-330.GOVt.shearson.COM (Frank Greco)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Dialogs in XView 2.0
Message-ID: <9010171405.AA14347@islanders.>
Date: 17 Oct 90 14:05:55 GMT
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> It doesn't appear that there is a dialog box in XView.  Is there anyone who
> can tell me what the 'standard' practice for creazting this type of functionality is?  It would seem that a comand frame is created, then a panel, and then
> the items in the panel.  Is this correct?  Also, I'm reading that the
> default panel can be attached to the command frame.  What does this mean?

	But of course there's a "dialog box" in XView.  As you state,
	you would create a FRAME_CMD, which comes with a default PANEL
	obtain-able via:

		popup_panel = (Panel)xv_get(popup_frame, FRAME_CMD_PANEL);

	...or you could create your panel(s) if you wish.  Now you just
	add your control-panel items, i.e., PANEL_TEXT, PANEL_BUTTON,
	PANEL_LIST...etc.  Add some notify procs for the panel items,
	and you got it.

	BTW, its much easier to do the UI layout if you use Sun's GUIDE.


	Frank G.