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From: david@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (David E. Smyth)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: X11R5 Xt Enhancement Requests
Message-ID: <10709@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV>
Date: 11 Dec 90 22:52:25 GMT
Reply-To: david@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (David E. Smyth)
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
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Sure would be nice if XtGetResourceList() would invoke a
function on the widget to allow the widget to return
subresources.  For example, how does one get the list
of resources and the resource types for subresources of the
Xaw Text widget?  Seems like the only option is to read
the manual (or the source) and hard code it.  How quaint.

Sure would be nice if there was an application callback
which could be bound to shells to allow the application
to return a resource list for application resources.  Or
better, that the application shell somehow inherits XtResources
whenever the application does a XtGetApplicationResources or
similar.  Then it would be transparent.  Probably does not
need to be transparent, however.  This would help editres too.

Sure would be nice if Core or RectObj had a client_data
pointer.  (I know, there already are schmes for mapping
a widget to any number of application data.  A client_data
pointer would still make life easier in many cases).