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wxWindows 2 for Motif FAQ
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See also <a href="faq.htm">top-level FAQ page</a>.
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<h3>List of questions in this category</a></h3>
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<li><a href="#versiob">What version of Motif do I need?</a></li>
<li><a href="#missing">What features are missing or partially implemented?</a></li>
<li><a href="#dialoged">Does Dialog Editor work with wxWindows for Motif?</a></li>
<li><a href="#refresh">Why are windows are not refreshed properly until I resize them?</a></li>
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<h3><a name="versiob">What version of Motif do I need?</a></h3>

You will need version 1.2 or above. Version 2 should also be fine. Some people
have had a positive experience with <a href="www.lesstif.org" target=_top>Lesstif</a>,
a free Motif clone. (Note from Julian Smart - I use the Linux version of MetroLink Motif 1.2.4).

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<h3><a name="missing">What features are missing or partially implemented?</a></h3>

The following classes are not yet implemented: wxSpinButton, wxCheckListBox, wxJoyStick,
wxGLCanvas.<P>

The following classes are not likely to be implemented because there is no sensible
equivalent on Motif: wxMiniFrame, wxTaskBar.<P>

These features are not yet implemented:<P>

<ul>
<li>Clipboard and drag and drop support are currently under development.
<li>Support for selection of specific visuals.
<li>Wide character support (but when Unicode is supported under Windows, this support will
be relatively easy to add).
<li>Configurable colour/font settings (they are currently hard-wired in wxSystemSettings).
<li>A help system (please use wxHelpController and Netscape instead). An HTML widget and help
system is in preparation.
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<h3><a name="dialoged">Does Dialog Editor work with wxWindows for Motif?</a></h3>

Suport for Dialog Editor is almost there, but there are some wrinkles to iron
out. You may find it&#39;s useful though: compile it and see.
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<h3><a name="refresh">Why are windows are not refreshed properly until I resize them?</a></h3>

Very occasionally you can experience this glitch, probably because sometimes the
window tries to resize and repaint itself before the final size is known. The workaround
is to add code like this after window creation and initialization:<P>

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&#35;ifdef __WXMOTIF__
  wxNoOptimize noOptimize;
  window-&#62;SetSize(-1, -1, w, h);
&#35;endif
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	23	See also <a href="faq.htm">top-level FAQ page</a>.
	24	<hr>
31523f51 GD	25	<h3>List of questions in this category</a></h3>
	26	<ul>
	27	<li><a href="#versiob">What version of Motif do I need?</a></li>
	28	<li><a href="#missing">What features are missing or partially implemented?</a></li>
	29	<li><a href="#dialoged">Does Dialog Editor work with wxWindows for Motif?</a></li>
	30	<li><a href="#refresh">Why are windows are not refreshed properly until I resize them?</a></li>
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31523f51	34	<h3><a name="versiob">What version of Motif do I need?</a></h3>
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	36	You will need version 1.2 or above. Version 2 should also be fine. Some people
	37	have had a positive experience with <a href="www.lesstif.org" target=_top>Lesstif</a>,
0bc9b25e	38	a free Motif clone. (Note from Julian Smart - I use the Linux version of MetroLink Motif 1.2.4).
ce3ed50d JS	39
	40	<P>
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31523f51	42	<h3><a name="missing">What features are missing or partially implemented?</a></h3>
ce3ed50d JS	43
	44	The following classes are not yet implemented: wxSpinButton, wxCheckListBox, wxJoyStick,
	45	wxGLCanvas.<P>
	46
	47	The following classes are not likely to be implemented because there is no sensible
	48	equivalent on Motif: wxMiniFrame, wxTaskBar.<P>
	49
ce3ed50d JS	50	These features are not yet implemented:<P>
	51
	52	<ul>
0bc9b25e	53	<li>Clipboard and drag and drop support are currently under development.
ce3ed50d JS	54	<li>Support for selection of specific visuals.
	55	<li>Wide character support (but when Unicode is supported under Windows, this support will
	56	be relatively easy to add).
	57	<li>Configurable colour/font settings (they are currently hard-wired in wxSystemSettings).
0bc9b25e JS	58	<li>A help system (please use wxHelpController and Netscape instead). An HTML widget and help
0bc9b25e JS	59	system is in preparation.
ce3ed50d JS	60	</ul>
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	62	<p>
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31523f51	64	<h3><a name="dialoged">Does Dialog Editor work with wxWindows for Motif?</a></h3>
ce3ed50d JS	65
ce3ed50d JS	66	Suport for Dialog Editor is almost there, but there are some wrinkles to iron
31523f51	67	out. You may find it's useful though: compile it and see.
ce3ed50d JS	68	<P>
ce3ed50d JS	69
31523f51	70	<h3><a name="refresh">Why are windows are not refreshed properly until I resize them?</a></h3>
ce3ed50d JS	71
	72	Very occasionally you can experience this glitch, probably because sometimes the
	73	window tries to resize and repaint itself before the final size is known. The workaround
	74	is to add code like this after window creation and initialization:<P>
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	76	<PRE>
31523f51	77	#ifdef __WXMOTIF__
ce3ed50d	78	wxNoOptimize noOptimize;
31523f51 GD	79	window->SetSize(-1, -1, w, h);
31523f51 GD	80	#endif
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