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From: graham@fuel.dec.com (kris graham)
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Subject: Re: Gadgets in Motif
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Date: 16 Aug 89 18:46:08 GMT
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>Gadgets versus Widgets in Motif
>-------------------------------

>Motif has introduced the user interface object "Gadget" as an alternative to
>"windowless" Widgets ( arrow, button, label, separator etc).

>Is the advantage converting a Widget into a functionally equilavalent Gadget
>primarily speed, memory savings or both? Is this a Motif-only toolkit extension?


Gadgets have been in the DECwindows toolkit long before Motif  was created.  I  
(am not sure) believe the MIT folks have it also.

The implementors of gadgets say that there are tremendous performance improvements
both in execution speed and data space.....for *both* application and server processes....
and reduces the incidence of lost functionality associated with widgets.

Gadgets have no visuals so, they are 'barren"...ie.  they can't have popup children, translations,
etc.

I am using a very fast workstation  with a very fast server (DECstation 3100), so the differences
between gadgets and widgets, may be in infinitesimal small units ;-)

-- 
Christopher Graham          
Digital Equipment Corp            
Ultrix Resource Center                                         
New York City  (usual disclaimers go in here)