Damon.Lipparelli@CS.CMU.EDU (06/21/89)
Hello. The X Intrinsics manual states on page 83 that there is a resource type XtRFloat and then on page 87 that there is a resource converter from XtRString to XtRFloat. Well, as I was writing a new widget this afternoon, I found that neither one of these things are actually defined by the Intrinsics. I did find XtRFloat defined in Scroll.h in the Athena widget set, but still no converter. Was this part of the manual supposed to be left out until a later release? Just curious, Damon
rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (06/21/89)
Was this part of the manual supposed to be left out until a later release? No, it's a bug.
kit@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Chris D. Peterson) (06/21/89)
> The X Intrinsics manual states on page 83 ... Was this part of the manual > supposed to be left out until a later release? Keep in mind that the Xt "Manual" is also the Xt Specification. This means than anything specified by the Intrinsics Documentation should be supported by all Xt implementations. The implementation shipped by the MIT X Consortium is a sample. This implementation is not a standard. If there are cases where the Document and source code differ then there is a bug in the code. This is true even for unsupported "features". Changing the code is easy, changing the specification is hard and requires a vote of all Consortium members. We at the X Consortium are in the business of supporting specifications. The fact the you also get free sample implementations (used for proof of concept) is a bonus. Sorry to get up on the soap box. I hope, however, that understanding what is an is not a "standard" will help all you programmers out there provide better and more supportable source code. Chris D. Peterson MIT X Consortium Net: kit@expo.lcs.mit.edu Phone: (617) 253 - 9608 Address: MIT - Room NE43-213