Archive-name: motif-faq/part8
Last-modified: 1 FEB 2002
Posting-Frequency: irregular
Organization: Kenton Lee, X/Motif Consultant, http://www.rahul.net/kenton/
URL:  http://www.rahul.net/kenton/mfaq.html
Version: 8.1

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Section Contents

• News Headers
• 250) TOPIC: KEYSYMS
• 251) What is causing the messages "unknown keysym name osfDown..."?
• 252) What happens if I can't install Motif Keysyms?
• 253) Why has OSF introduced Keysyms into Motif 1.1? They weren't
• 254) Why do accented characters not work with Motif applications
• 255) TOPIC: UIL
• 256) What is UIL and why is it so popular?
• 257) What is Mrm?
• 258) How do I specify a search path for ".uid" files? Answer: Use
• 259) Can I specify callback functions in resource files?
• 260) How can I set a multi-line label in UIL?
• 261) Is there a program that can convert a UIL file to tclMotif? I
• 262) Why does my SCO UIL application fail to open 60 UID files?
• 263) TOPIC: ICONIFICATION and DE-ICONIFICATION
• 264) How can I keep track of changes to iconic/normal window state?
• 265) How can I check if my application has come up iconic? I want
• 266) How can I start my application in iconic state?
• 267) How can an application iconify itself?
• 268) How can an application de-iconify itself?
• 269) Why doesn't MWM display an iconify button on my dialog windows?
• 270) TOPIC: SPECIALIZED WIDGETS
• 271) Where can I get ComboBox, SpinBox, or Tree graph widgets?
• 272) How can I create a transparent widget?
• 273) TOPIC: CREATING WIDGETS
• 274) What are some good references for creating widgets (subclassing
• 275) How can I achieve binary compatibility using the
• 276) TOPIC: MISCELLANEOUS
• 277) How can an application be informed of signals?
• 278) How do I control the repeat rate on a SUN keyboard?
• 279) How can I identify the children of a manager widget?
• 280) What functions can an application use to change the size or
• 281) Can I use XtAddTimeOut, XtAddWorkProc, and XtAddInput with
• 282) Why does XtGetValues for XmNx and XmNwidth return extremely
• 283) Can I use XmGetPixmap() with widgets that have non-default
• 284) What is the matter with Frame in Motif 1.2?
• 285) What is IMUG and how do I join it?
• 286) How do I set the title of a top level window?
• 287) How can I disable the color scheme mechanism in CDE or HP VUE?
• 288) Can I use editres with Motif? Is there an editres tutorial?
• 289) Where is the editres protocol documented?
• 290) Why does an augment translation appear to act as replace for
• 291) How do you "grey" out a widget so that it cannot be activated?
• 292) Can I change the graphics drawn by insensitive widgets? Some

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