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See also <a href="faq.htm">top-level FAQ page</a>.
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<h3>What version of Motif do I need?</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).

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<h3>What features are missing or partially implemented?</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>

wxNotebook works for smaller dialogs (see notebook sample) but has some problems
with a more complex situation (see the controls sample: initial resizing is very apparent).
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These features are not yet implemented:<P>

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<li>Clipboard and drag and drop support are currently under development. Motif clipboard support
should work, but currently for text only.
<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>OnEraseBackground.
<li>OnPaint optimization and backing pixmap.
<li>A help system (please use wxHelpController and Netscape instead).
</ul>

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<h3>Does Dialog Editor work with wxWindows for Motif?</h3>

Suport for Dialog Editor is almost there, but there are some wrinkles to iron
out. You may find it's useful though: compile it and see.
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<h3>How do I switch between debugging and release compilation modes?</h3>

Unfortunately the makefile system doesn't currently allow you to compile
for both simultaneously: you need
to recompile wxWindows and your application having adjusted make.env. However,
you could rename the binary and release library archives, and adjust your makefiles
to use the appropriate one (or change a symbolic link).
<P>

<h3>Why are windows are not refreshed properly until I resize them?</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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#ifdef __WXMOTIF__
  wxNoOptimize noOptimize;
  window->SetSize(-1, -1, w, h);
#endif
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	23	See also <a href="faq.htm">top-level FAQ page</a>.
	24	<hr>
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	26	<h3>What version of Motif do I need?</h3>
	27
	28	You will need version 1.2 or above. Version 2 should also be fine. Some people
	29	have had a positive experience with <a href="www.lesstif.org" target=_top>Lesstif</a>,
	30	a free Motif clone. (Note from Julian Smart - I use the Linux version of MetroLink Motif).
	31
	32	<P>
	33
	34	<h3>What features are missing or partially implemented?</h3>
	35
	36	The following classes are not yet implemented: wxSpinButton, wxCheckListBox, wxJoyStick,
	37	wxGLCanvas.<P>
	38
	39	The following classes are not likely to be implemented because there is no sensible
	40	equivalent on Motif: wxMiniFrame, wxTaskBar.<P>
	41
	42	wxNotebook works for smaller dialogs (see notebook sample) but has some problems
	43	with a more complex situation (see the controls sample: initial resizing is very apparent).
	44	<P>
	45
	46	These features are not yet implemented:<P>
	47
	48	<ul>
	49	<li>Clipboard and drag and drop support are currently under development. Motif clipboard support
	50	should work, but currently for text only.
	51	<li>Support for selection of specific visuals.
	52	<li>Wide character support (but when Unicode is supported under Windows, this support will
	53	be relatively easy to add).
	54	<li>Configurable colour/font settings (they are currently hard-wired in wxSystemSettings).
	55	<li>OnEraseBackground.
	56	<li>OnPaint optimization and backing pixmap.
	57	<li>A help system (please use wxHelpController and Netscape instead).
	58	</ul>
	59
	60	<p>
	61
	62	<h3>Does Dialog Editor work with wxWindows for Motif?</h3>
	63
	64	Suport for Dialog Editor is almost there, but there are some wrinkles to iron
65	out. You may find it's useful though: compile it and see.
66	<P>
67
68	<h3>How do I switch between debugging and release compilation modes?</h3>
69
70	Unfortunately the makefile system doesn't currently allow you to compile
71	for both simultaneously: you need
72	to recompile wxWindows and your application having adjusted make.env. However,
73	you could rename the binary and release library archives, and adjust your makefiles
74	to use the appropriate one (or change a symbolic link).
75	<P>
76
77	<h3>Why are windows are not refreshed properly until I resize them?</h3>
78
79	Very occasionally you can experience this glitch, probably because sometimes the
80	window tries to resize and repaint itself before the final size is known. The workaround
81	is to add code like this after window creation and initialization:<P>
82
83	<PRE>
84	#ifdef __WXMOTIF__
85	wxNoOptimize noOptimize;
86	window->SetSize(-1, -1, w, h);
87	#endif
88	</PRE>
89	<P>
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