[comp.windows.interviews] Tabs and X Selection in IV 3.0

connolly@convex.com (Dan Connolly) (06/22/91)

Another query re: formatted text using InterViews Compositors.

Tabs: is there any support for them in any of the available classes?
I've managed to do all the per-character formatting I need to, and I'm working
on margins and indents and leading etc., but I don't see any way
to work tabs into the architecture.

I need something like a glue or a strut except that I need to be able to
pin one of its (horizontal) ends to a specific Coord. Any ideas?

Also, the doc application can cut and paste within itself, but there's no
support for the X Selection mechanism. Does interviews have anything akin
to XtOwnSelection? or do I have to write all that race-condition nastiness
myself?

Thanks,

Dan

linton@marktwain.rad.sgi.com (Mark Linton) (06/22/91)

In article <1991Jun21.205951.14424@convex.com>, connolly@convex.com (Dan Connolly) writes:
|> Tabs: is there any support for them in any of the available classes?
|> I need something like a glue or a strut except that I need to be able to
|> pin one of its (horizontal) ends to a specific Coord. Any ideas?

There isn't anything specific for this currently.  I'll have to think about the best approach.

|> Also, the doc application can cut and paste within itself, but there's no
|> support for the X Selection mechanism. Does interviews have anything akin
|> to XtOwnSelection? or do I have to write all that race-condition nastiness
|> myself?

Selections are high on the todo list; there currently is no support.