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From: XITIJSCH@DDATHD21.BITNET
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Subject: Re: Wcl vs. UIL
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Date: 15 Mar 91 21:28:38 GMT
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Martin Brunecky wrote:

>  Without any particular order:
>
> [...]
>
>     - passing callback (client) data as strings (encourages pseudo-standard)
>     - natural extension of the X resource database: NO NEW LANGUAGE
>     - ease of learning the concept
>     .... and probably several more important ones, I just can't recall ...

Just two questions:

1) Can you use a WCL specification as a template?
   I.e., I want to create more than one instance from a specification.

2) How do you pass non-strings as client data?
   E.g., an object pointer for a C++ member function dispatcher.

--
Joachim

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Joachim Schrod                          <xitijsch.ddathd21.bitnet>
Technical University of Darmstadt
FR Germany