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From: nazgul@alfalfa.com (Kee Hinckley)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif
Subject: Re: button spacing...
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Date: 13 Feb 91 06:03:40 GMT
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> 	This may indeed be a novice question, but I have not been able
> to figure it out.  How does one get buttons (like on the convenience
> dialog widgets -- the ok, cancel, and help buttons) to space 
> themselves in proportion to the window size?  I have tried many 
If this isn't in the FAQ it should be.

Answer:  Either use a BulletinBoard and hardwire the code, use a Table
widget (I think this will work, has anyone tried it?), or step back and
reevaluate.  I do the latter.

The usually reason you want to do this is you need a custom dialog with
your own contents.  Guess what!  All Prompt dialog's (file dialog,
selection dialog and prompt dialog) allow you to add a single child
(which may be a manager widget).  All you have to do is create a
prompt dialog, unmanage the prompt, add a form, and do whatever you
want.