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Re: How can I change the color of a WIDGET_BASE? [message #21951]

Wed, 04 October 2000 00:00

promashkin
Messages: 169
Registered: December 1999

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Miguel Angel Cordoba wrote:

> Hi,
>
> how can I change the color of a WIDGET_BASE?

I'd suggest to capture the window, save the screen shot as GIF file,
replace colors with your favorite MS image editor and place that figure
in the manual for your software (that you are writing, too, as you go,
right? :-)
Then, because nothing can be done about base colors that would be
cross-platform, leave the code as it is. But say to the user that in
*their* discounted version colored bases are not implemented, and to get
colored bases that they see in the manual will cost them extra.
This is a "win-win" situation: they *believe* you are so good that the
bases are colored, but they will never pay extra just to find out how
you did that. You will be safe :-)
Cheers,
Pavel

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Re: How can I change the color of a WIDGET_BASE? [message #21957 is a reply to message #21951]

Wed, 04 October 2000 00:00

davidf
Messages: 2866
Registered: September 1996

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Miguel Angel Cordoba (cordoba@ehma.upc.es) writes:

> how can I change the color of a WIDGET_BASE?

On a UNIX system, you can use the RESOURCE_NAME
keyword to assign a Motif X resource to the widget.
On other platforms, I'm afraid you are out of luck.

Cheers,

David

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