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Subject: TEXT WIDGET WORT
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Date: 12 Mar 90 00:28:00 GMT
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Hello,

The new text widget insert file mechanism (meta i) is a little
tricky to use. Running the "xtext" application found in
mit/examples/Xaw will show the problem.

After starting xtext type meta i to bring up the insert file
dialog. Enter a filename longer than the "input" box. Note that
when the edge of the input box is hit, that the box does *not*
grow to the right! Instead a scrollbar appears and the file
name is broken into two lines, bummer.

Workaround (a): invoke xtext -xrm "*insertFile*text*width: 300"
This will make the input box 300 pixels wide.

Workaround (b): type the last character of the filename first. Then
back up the cursor and type the rest of the filename. This time
when the right edge of the box is hit it will grow towards the right.

Anybody got a cleaner solution?

Jerry

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