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Subject: Re: Text & resizeWidth
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Date: 11 May 91 05:31:17 GMT
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> > > Do the resize attributes work, and if so, could someone send the magic
> > > set of XtSetArg's which can make this happen.
> 
> As it turns out, widget writers, it is the PARENT'S responsiblity to
> change the child's geometry during a resize request. It is not
> sufficient to merely return XtGeometryYes.

If the parent is doing the resize it should return Done.  If it isn't
it should return Yes.  If that doesn't work then something is wrong.

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I'm not sure which upsets me more: that people are so unwilling to accept
responsibility for their own actions, or that they are so eager to regulate
everyone else's.