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Re: Widgets [message #17365 is a reply to message #2717]

Wed, 06 October 1999 00:00

Robert LeeJoice
Messages: 3
Registered: September 1999

Junior Member

Thanks for the help! Arrgghh, there is so much IDL to know!

Great book. I keep rereading the chapters. Guess I shouldn't feel to bad,
I see that you started with IDL in 1987; I've been at it for a year!

Rob LeeJoice

David Fanning <davidf@dfanning.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.12616db792faeb0498990c@news.frii.com...
> Robert LeeJoice (leejoice@msn.com) writes:
>
>> Question for Widget Gurus: Can I put Widget creation items in an event
>> procedure? I want to be able to able to have a menu item open a new
window
>> that consists of a table to display some data. I have put the following
in
>> and it seems to work, but I'm concerned about how xmanager sees/doesn't
see
>> this since the widget statements are not in the "Widget Definition
file".
>> Is it okay and prudent to do this? I assume as long as there are no
>> event_procedures in the code?
>
> It is perfectly acceptable to do this. No need to worry
> about XMANAGER if this widget won't be generating any
> events and you have made sure it gets destroyed when
> the program that calls it gets destroyed by making
> it a member of the group.
>
> No need for any Hail Marys in this case. :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
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		Re: Widgets By: rivers on Thu, 22 September 1994 21:05
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		Re: Widgets By: davidf on Sun, 03 October 1999 00:00
		Re: Widgets By: Liam Gumley on Fri, 01 October 1999 00:00
		Re: Widgets By: Richard G. French on Thu, 07 October 1999 00:00
		Re: Widgets By: mgs on Wed, 06 October 1999 00:00
		Re: Widgets By: Robert LeeJoice on Wed, 06 October 1999 00:00
		Re: Widgets By: Richard G. French on Sun, 10 October 1999 00:00
		Re: Widgets By: davidf on Sat, 09 October 1999 00:00
		Re: widgets By: davidf on Fri, 18 August 2000 00:00
		Re: Widgets By: Rick Towler on Thu, 30 May 2002 08:11
		Re: Widgets By: David Fanning on Wed, 29 May 2002 11:24
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