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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: widgets and uwm
Message-ID: <8811211320.AA25265@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU>
Date: 21 Nov 88 13:20:09 GMT
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Your problem has nothing to do with widgets, it has to do
with the fact that you are attempting to draw into a window
before it actually gets mapped.  You should really be waiting
for an exposure event before drawing.