TECHNICAL INFORMATION
 
 
The XmComboBox widget is intended to be put into the ordinary Motif widget hierarchy. Simply compile it, test the demo and if all is alright, copy the header files into your Xm/ directory and the object file somewhere into lib/. You might ask: To the holy Xm directory? Put an alien header file into the Great Halls of the OSF Toolkit?! To cite Henry Juengst (JUENGST@saph2.physik.uni-bonn.de): OSF: "But -- ..." Fly-flatter: "Smash!". 

Within your applications simply include one more header ftp: 

 #include <Xm/ComboBox.h>
Don't forget to link in the ComboBox.o object file - and that's all. Seamless integration... For full information about the available resources and convenience functions take a closer look at the comprehensive documentation. It is included as a .dvi file in the XmComboBox package and is over 30 pages thick. The latter only applies to the documentation after you've printed it... 

What do I need to use the XmComboBox widget? 

  • Motif at least. This should be Motif 1.1 or 1.2.
  • An ANSI compliant C compiler like gcc for example. (No more mess with that ugly K&R style!)
On these platforms the XmComboBox is known to work. The list seems to be far from complete - if in doubt, try it... 
  • DEC, DECstation 5000/240, Ultrix 4.3, Motif 1.1
  • VAX, VMS5.5-2, Motif 1.1 (VMS...the predecessor of Windoze NT)
  • Hewlett-Packard, 700's, HPUX 9.01, Motif 1.2
  • IBM, RS6000, AIX 3.2, Motif 1.1/1.2 (in French the word 'aix' means source, spring. Some people say, this is because AIX is a constant source of trouble...)
  • PC, SCO Unix, Motif 1.1
  • PC, Linux, Motif 1.2
  • PC, NetBSD, Motif 1.2
  • Silicon Graphics, IRIS Indigo, IRIX 4.0.5/5.2, Motif 1.1/1.2
  • Sun, SparcStation, SunOS 4.1.3, Motif 1.1/1.2, Solaris 2.4, Motif 1.2

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