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From: meeks@osf.org (W. Scott Meeks)
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Subject: Re: How do you underline text in a label widget?
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Date: 23 May 91 13:53:27 GMT
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Motif doesn't provide any support for underlined text other than
underlining the mnemonic in a pushbutton.  Probably the easiest way to get
underlined text would be use an underlined font.  I believe that that was
how the illustration was done.  However, I would recommend against using
underlining for most cases if possible and use a real font change (bold,
italic, size or typeface) instead.  Underlining is mostly
just a kludge held over from the days of the typewriter.  Real press
operators never used underlining.

W. Scott Meeks           
Open Software Foundation 
meeks@osf.org            
(617) 621-7229