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From: marbru@attc.UUCP (Martin Brunecky)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: X11R5 Xt Enhancement Requests
Message-ID: <929@attc.UUCP>
Date: 12 Dec 90 17:51:58 GMT
References: <10709@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV>
Reply-To: marbru@auto-trol.UUCP (Martin Brunecky)
Organization: Auto-trol Technology, Denver
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In article <10709@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV> david@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (David E. Smyth) writes:
>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.
>
   What about adding the same requirement for Motif 1.1
   "synthetic resources" ?

   Or should the XtGetResourceList() be renamed into:

      XtGetIncompleteResourceList()   ?????

[by the way, subresources are a "hack" from the past, the introduction
 of object makes them much less needed].


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