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From: kwh@sei.cmu.edu (Kurt Hoyt)
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Subject: Graphic object selection
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Date: Tue, 22-Sep-87 13:13:27 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 22 13:13:27 1987
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We are working on an X-based UIMS and would like to know if anyone can point
us to information on how to do the following:

	* Select an arbitrary graphic object which is not a window ala
	  MacDraft/SuperPaint.

	* Manage a stacking order for graphic objects much like X maintains
	  a stacking order for its windows.

I assume that there are algorithms already available to do this sort of
thing, I'm just not sure where they are. If anyone has written X-code to do
these things, permission to reuse that code would be appreciated. Perhaps an
X11-GKS to level 2b would be a good starting point.

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