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From: asente@decwrl.dec.com (Paul Asente)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Parent <-> child communications in widget trees
Message-ID: <1328@bacchus.dec.com>
Date: 12 Apr 89 01:41:54 GMT
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Organization: DEC Western Software Lab
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As Benjamin Ellsworth already said, a composite widget may consult its
children but is under no obligation to do so.

This was added so that widgets like pane could be more flexible. Sometimes
an entry is willing to make height/width tradeoffs.  A button box doesn't
care about its dimensions as long as it's big enough to hold all the
buttons.

A polite composite will consult the children.  Most currently don't.  And
even if it does consult the children it's under no obligation to pay any
attention to what they say.  Sort of like many families I know.

	-paul asente
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