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objects, so the default installation of Motif provides versions of Motif for existing
applications (Motif 1.2) and for development of 64-bit and threaded Motif
applications (Motif 2.1). However, there is no binary compatibility path for Motif
1.2 to Motif 2.1 since the shr4.o shared object shipping in libXm.a is Motif 1.2,
and not Motif 2.1.
8.3.1 New Widgets
To match the function of other GUIs, OSF issued a request for widgets in July
1992. The widgets that were selected through this process are a multiple-font text
widget (from Digital), a Container and a Note Book (both from IBM), and a
combo-box also called drop down list, from Lotus. Finally, OSF also included a
thermometer-like scale and a spin box widget. A graphical example of all the new
widgets is presented in Figure 47.
Figure 47. Example of the New Motif Widgets
8.3.1.1 Container Widget
The Container is a critical widget for the direct manipulation, object-oriented
world toward which application software is moving. A container object offers
views of the objects that the application can handle. Through direct manipulation,
the user can select, move, copy, or delete these objects, drag them into other
applications, or drop new objects into the container. The Container widget is a
very powerful tool for application writers. Potentially, every application can be
implemented with a Main Window and a Container. The menu bar of the Main
Window specifies the generic operations on objects, and the container displays
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