david@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (David E. Smyth) (12/12/90)
Sure would be nice if XtGetResourceList() would invoke a function on the widget to allow the widget to return subresources. For example, how does one get the list of resources and the resource types for subresources of the Xaw Text widget? Seems like the only option is to read the manual (or the source) and hard code it. How quaint. Sure would be nice if there was an application callback which could be bound to shells to allow the application to return a resource list for application resources. Or better, that the application shell somehow inherits XtResources whenever the application does a XtGetApplicationResources or similar. Then it would be transparent. Probably does not need to be transparent, however. This would help editres too. Sure would be nice if Core or RectObj had a client_data pointer. (I know, there already are schmes for mapping a widget to any number of application data. A client_data pointer would still make life easier in many cases).
marbru@attc.UUCP (Martin Brunecky) (12/13/90)
In article <10709@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV> david@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (David E. Smyth) writes: >Sure would be nice if XtGetResourceList() would invoke a >function on the widget to allow the widget to return >subresources. For example, how does one get the list >of resources and the resource types for subresources of the >Xaw Text widget? Seems like the only option is to read >the manual (or the source) and hard code it. How quaint. > What about adding the same requirement for Motif 1.1 "synthetic resources" ? Or should the XtGetResourceList() be renamed into: XtGetIncompleteResourceList() ????? [by the way, subresources are a "hack" from the past, the introduction of object makes them much less needed]. -- =*= Opinions presented here are solely of my own and not those of Auto-trol =*= Martin Brunecky {...}sunpeaks!auto-trol!marbru (303) 252-2499 (sometimes also: marbru@auto-trol.COM ) Auto-trol Technology Corp. 12500 North Washington St., Denver, CO 80241-2404