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From: slf@mel.dit.csiro.au (Stewart Forster)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Help needed with Xt and Text widgets
Message-ID: <1991Jan3.004123.24960@mel.dit.csiro.au>
Date: 3 Jan 91 00:41:23 GMT
Sender: slf@mel.dit.csiro.au (Stewart Forster)
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Hi,
	I am writing an application in Xt that requires the use of
specially formatted textual output. I am posting this for suggestions.

	The format consists of many lines of text, each line consists
of two independant strings which both may be of arbitrary length. Now
I want to be able to edit strings in this format plus have the ability
to allow a horizontal scrollbar for use by the user, in the case of
window overflow.

	I have tried hacking around with the Athena Text widget but it
does not provide the sort of formatting control I reuquire.  I thought
of using list widgets but I am uncertain as to how these would handle
editing, as well as scrolling.  Can somebody please suggest a possible
solution using the current Athena widget set, or am I doomed to study
the intricacies of creating my own widget.  Thank you in advance,

						Stewart Forster.