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From: kit@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Chris D. Peterson)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: HELP: asciiDiskWidget ignoring appended file contents
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Date: 5 May 89 20:44:54 GMT
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> For the application I'm developing, I need to instantiate an
> asciiDiskWidget prior to the time when the file it will be using has any
> contents (the file does exist on disk), but before the widget
> is mapped.  I then fill the file, and map the asciiDiskWidget - but the
> widget shows no file contents, even tho the file does contain text.

> What must I do to cause the widget to 'pay attention' to the contents of the
> file?

Try destroying the DiskSource and creating a new one.


						Chris D. Peterson     
						MIT X Consortium 

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