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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:	DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:	See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:	STAR::VATNE

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:	Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3726
Total number of notes:	19516

1214.0. "what's a gadget?" by ELRIC::MARSHALL (hunting the snark) Tue Aug 01 1989 18:27

    
    Could someone provide the formal definition (and an english
    translation) for "widget" and "gadget"?
    
    Thanks
    
                                                   
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1214.1	Definitions...	GSRC::WEST	Schizophrenia beats being alone.	`Tue Aug 01 1989 23:28`	13
	The term WIDGET refers to the combination of an X window, or subwindow, and the semantics associated with it (a human interface abstraction). Menus, text windows, and scroll bars are examples of widgets. A GADGET is a widget without a window. It is a high-performance, reduced-function widget because there is no window associated with it. Gadgets require less memory and run-time overhead than widgets, but are less customizable and more limited in function. -=> Jim <=-

  The term WIDGET refers to the combination of an X window, or subwindow, and
the semantics associated with it (a human interface abstraction).  Menus,
text windows, and scroll bars are examples of widgets.

  A GADGET is a widget without a window.  It is a high-performance,
reduced-function widget because there is no window associated with it.
Gadgets require less memory and run-time overhead than widgets, but are
less customizable and more limited in function.


					-=> Jim <=-