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Subject: Re: how to change the name of a widget
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Date: 13 Dec 90 17:14:42 GMT
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>    2.)  Is there a (semi-elegant) way to change the name (widget->core->name)
> 	of a widget that has been created. I could possibly do the change
> 	by brute force and set the field myself, but I wonder what the
> 	side effects would be..... 

As a rule, application programmers should not access fields of the widget 
data structure.  Changing this field will not be effective in changing 
the name of the widget.  The widget's name is given at the time that it
is created and cannot be changed after that time.  The name of a widget
is not a resource.