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From: jaysun@citron..cs.clemson.edu (Jay Williamson - System Manager)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif
Subject: How to create separate windows ??
Message-ID: <1991Apr22.015111.19629@hubcap.clemson.edu>
Date: 22 Apr 91 01:51:11 GMT
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Organization: Clemson University Computer Science Dept.
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I am new to Motif programming so bear with me.  We are running
Motif 1.1.1 and X11 R4 patch level 18.

I want to create an application that has a control panel and another
completely separate window also.

This should be very simple yet a can't make it work.  I have looked
at the demos and I follow their lead but with no luck.

I have tried many different ways an my present stage is below.

Here is a code fragment with many extras taken out:

		XtToolkitInitialize();
    app_context = XtCreateApplicationContext();
    display = XtOpenDisplay(app_context, NULL, argv[0], "MNSFEdit",
                            NULL, 0, &argc, argv);
    toplevel = XtAppCreateShell (argv[0], NULL, applicationShellWidgetClass,
                              display, arglist, n);

		mainW = XmCreateMainWindow (toplevel, "mainW", arglist, n);
    XtManageChild (mainW);

		pageW = XmCreateBulletinBoard (toplevel, "PageW", arglist, n);
    XtManageChild (pageW);

		controlW = XmCreateDialogShell (toplevel, "PageDisplayControlPanel",
			arglist, n);
		XtManageChild(controlW);

    XtRealizeWidget(toplevel);

    XtAppMainLoop(app_context);
-------------------------------------

Something like this would be nice with mainW and controlW being
different windows entirely.

                       toplevel
                      /       \
                  mainW      controlW
                  /
              pageW

I understand most of the Widget/child stuff but I am a little fuzzy
on how the top level widget ties things together.

Reply straight to me if possible.

Thanks,

Jay Williamson, Systems Manager              Clemson University
jaysun@cs.clemson.edu                        Computer Science Dept.
(803) 656-2639                               Clemson, S.C.  29634-1906