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24See also <a href="faq.htm">top-level FAQ page</a>
25and <a href="faqunx.htm">Unix FAQ page</a>.
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27<h3>List of questions in this category</a></h3>
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29<li><a href="#versiob">What version of Motif do I need?</a></li>
30<li><a href="#missing">What features are missing or partially implemented?</a></li>
31<li><a href="#refresh">Why are windows are not refreshed properly until I resize them?</a></li>
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35<h3><a name="versiob">What version of Motif do I need?</a></h3>
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37You will need version 1.2 or above. Version 2 should also be fine. Some people
38have had a positive experience with <a href="www.lesstif.org" target=_top>Lesstif</a>,
39a free Motif clone. (Note from Julian Smart - I use the Linux version of MetroLink Motif 1.2.4).
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43<h3><a name="missing">What features are missing or partially implemented?</a></h3>
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45The following classes are not yet implemented: wxSpinButton, wxCheckListBox, wxJoyStick,
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48The following classes are not likely to be implemented because there is no sensible
49equivalent on Motif: wxMiniFrame, wxTaskBar.<P>
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51These features are not yet implemented:<P>
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54<li>Clipboard and drag and drop support are currently under development.
55<li>Support for selection of specific visuals.
56<li>Wide character support (but when Unicode is supported under Windows, this support will
57be relatively easy to add).
58<li>Configurable colour/font settings (they are currently hard-wired in wxSystemSettings).
59<li>A help system (please use wxHelpController and Netscape instead). An HTML widget and help
60system is in preparation.
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65<h3><a name="refresh">Why are windows are not refreshed properly until I resize them?</a></h3>
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67Very occasionally you can experience this glitch, probably because sometimes the
68window tries to resize and repaint itself before the final size is known. The workaround
69is to add code like this after window creation and initialization:<P>
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72&#35;ifdef __WXMOTIF__
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