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See also <a href="faq.htm">top-level FAQ page</a>
and <a href="faqunx.htm">Unix 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.
</ul>

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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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d61c1a6f JS	23	See also <a href="faq.htm">top-level FAQ page</a>
d61c1a6f JS	24	and <a href="faqunx.htm">Unix FAQ page</a>.
ce3ed50d	25	<hr>
31523f51 GD	26	<h3>List of questions in this category</a></h3>
	27	<ul>
	28	<li><a href="#versiob">What version of Motif do I need?</a></li>
	29	<li><a href="#missing">What features are missing or partially implemented?</a></li>
	30	<li><a href="#dialoged">Does Dialog Editor work with wxWindows for Motif?</a></li>
	31	<li><a href="#refresh">Why are windows are not refreshed properly until I resize them?</a></li>
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31523f51	35	<h3><a name="versiob">What version of Motif do I need?</a></h3>
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	37	You will need version 1.2 or above. Version 2 should also be fine. Some people
	38	have had a positive experience with <a href="www.lesstif.org" target=_top>Lesstif</a>,
0bc9b25e	39	a free Motif clone. (Note from Julian Smart - I use the Linux version of MetroLink Motif 1.2.4).
ce3ed50d JS	40
	41	<P>
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31523f51	43	<h3><a name="missing">What features are missing or partially implemented?</a></h3>
ce3ed50d JS	44
	45	The following classes are not yet implemented: wxSpinButton, wxCheckListBox, wxJoyStick,
	46	wxGLCanvas.<P>
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	48	The following classes are not likely to be implemented because there is no sensible
	49	equivalent on Motif: wxMiniFrame, wxTaskBar.<P>
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ce3ed50d JS	51	These features are not yet implemented:<P>
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	53	<ul>
0bc9b25e	54	<li>Clipboard and drag and drop support are currently under development.
ce3ed50d JS	55	<li>Support for selection of specific visuals.
	56	<li>Wide character support (but when Unicode is supported under Windows, this support will
	57	be relatively easy to add).
	58	<li>Configurable colour/font settings (they are currently hard-wired in wxSystemSettings).
0bc9b25e JS	59	<li>A help system (please use wxHelpController and Netscape instead). An HTML widget and help
0bc9b25e JS	60	system is in preparation.
ce3ed50d JS	61	</ul>
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	63	<p>
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31523f51	65	<h3><a name="dialoged">Does Dialog Editor work with wxWindows for Motif?</a></h3>
ce3ed50d	66
cd508246	67	Suport for Dialog Editor is almost there, but there are some wrinkles to iron
31523f51	68	out. You may find it's useful though: compile it and see.
ce3ed50d JS	69	<P>
ce3ed50d JS	70
31523f51	71	<h3><a name="refresh">Why are windows are not refreshed properly until I resize them?</a></h3>
ce3ed50d JS	72
	73	Very occasionally you can experience this glitch, probably because sometimes the
	74	window tries to resize and repaint itself before the final size is known. The workaround
	75	is to add code like this after window creation and initialization:<P>
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	77	<PRE>
31523f51	78	#ifdef __WXMOTIF__
ce3ed50d	79	wxNoOptimize noOptimize;
31523f51 GD	80	window->SetSize(-1, -1, w, h);
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