On 16-Oct-00 at 17:41, Alexander Mai ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Oct 2000 17:35:36 -0400 (EDT), Rick Scott wrote:
> 
> >Using the same box to run this with LessTif and OpenMotif both produce a
> >segfault for me. If this worked for you I suspect that the named font is
> >available on your Motif boxes.
> 
> Hmm, have to check.
> 
> >As a general comment, this is horrible code!! For details
> >
> >http://www.lesstif.org/PROGRAMMING_TIPS.html
> >
> >point 2. Not to mention the lack of checking the return value of
> >XLoadQueryFont.....
> 
> :-)
> It was not written by me ...
> I was looking for sample code for something completly different when I ran
> across those samples from:
> 
>   February 14, 1992
> 
>   This directory contains the source files for the example programs that
>   are presented in "Mastering Motif Widgets."  The programs have been
                      ^^^^^^^^^

It's a pretty shabby thing to be teaching!!!! No wonder so many people think
that Motif is slow, if this is what the masters are teaching.....



>   improved and several added since the original book was printed in
>   February. 
> 
> ---
> Alexander Mai
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