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From: klg!ed@Canada.Sun.COM (Edward Lycklama - KL Group Inc.)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.open-look
Subject: Re:  problem attaching XV_KEY_DATA to panel
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Date: 28 Jun 91 14:58:42 GMT
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> 
> I seem to have found a problem storing a pointer with a Panel using
> XV_KEY_DATA.  The manual does not explicitly state that this is possible
> for all xview objects, but then again is does not give any reason why
> this is not possible.
> 
> I am running xview 2.0 (I think) under openwin 2.0 on a Sparc 2, SunOS 4.1.1
> 
> The code prints the string correctly while in main, but in the button callback
> prints garbage for the string.
> 

One of the problems with XV_KEY_DATA is that the key must be unique -
if you try with a more random key, you'll find that it works.  I suspect
you're using a key that the panel package is already using for something
else.

Ed Lycklama

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