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From: jlf@earth.cray.COM (John Freeman)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re:  Programs relying on app-defaults files (was: Re: xclipboard bug?)
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Date: 22 May 89 15:32:22 GMT
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> I have to question the wisdom of *relying* on a resource file which can
> so easily become separated from the program proper.

I have a big problem with this too.  I have been told that the
resources file is considered 'part of the the program'.  I think
that the program should provided reasonable behavior and defaults
which can be overridden by the user, but not required by the user.

I ran into this with a client whose buttons didn't do anything
without a translation table was specified in the user's .Xdefaults.