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From: mhn@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Mark Notess)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif
Subject: Re: Menus, ToggleButtons and VisibleWhenOff resource]
Message-ID: <30280001@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 16 May 91 14:38:30 GMT
References: <1991May13.192036.23825@srg.uucp>
Organization: HP Fort Collins, Co.
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> Is there any way to override the toggle button resource XmNvisibleWhenOff
> when the button is a child of a row column menu?

Yes--use Motif 1.1.

> This is forced to False in this case.

In 1.1, it only defaults to False.

> The style guide says it should be this way but nobody here happens to like
> that no button appears. 

I don't like it either--it is particularly bad for check boxes since, if
they are all off initially, the user has no clue how it works (and the
menu disappears before the feedback shows up).

Mark
   **     Mark Notess   *   mhn%hpfcla@hplabs.HP.COM   *   (303) 229-6232   **
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