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From: pete@IRIS49.BIOSYM.COM (Pete Ware)
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Subject: Question about Motif resource converters
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Date: 4 Jun 91 15:41:49 GMT
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>The workaround, of course, is to force the creation of a primitive widget
>before invoking a resource converter: create a shell widget and put a
>primitive widget inside that shell (e.g. a pushbutton), then XtUnmap() the
>shell so that the user doesn't have to see it... Disgusting? I know, but
>I've had to hack around stupider limitations in the past, so I'm used to it.
Use XtInitializeWidgetClass (an R4 addition) as a cleaner alternative.

--pete
Pete Ware / Biosym / San Diego CA / (619) 546-5532
     email: pete@biosym.com