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Re: valid vs managed widget [message #40136 is a reply to message #40135]

Tue, 20 July 2004 09:05

btt
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David Fanning wrote:

>
>
> I'd have to do some experimenting to know for sure, but
> I doubt whether a "managed" widget is even meaningful in
> this day and age when you don't even really need an XMANAGER
> call to run a widget program. Non-blocking widget programs
> run without it, although you do have to set the MANAGED
> keyword on the TLB, so maybe it does still make some sense,
> although presumably only for the widget that has the MANAGED
> keyword set for it.
>
> http://www.dfanning.com/widget_tips/xmgrneed.html
>
> If VALID_ID is working for you, I think I'd stick with it. :-)
>

OK! Thanks.

The question came up because I was testing some code - in which there was a bug
in the GUI method - so the GUI appeared but was not 'managed'.

I will keep using XMANAGER and VALID_ID (especially since MANAGED is not in the
IDL online docs for WIDGET_BASE, I just can't go there).

Ben

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