Todd Fries:
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tf> Also, to address the question at hand...does m4/cpp preprocessing
tf> already provide the same functionality as UseStyle.
tf>
tf> To some degree. However, you can't use an m4 macro in FvwmTalk,
tf> and an m4 macro isn't quite the same as copying the binary
tf> contents of a structure. An m4 macro couldn't do, for
tf> example:
tf>
tf> Style "a" Color Black/Red
tf> Style "b" UseStyle a
tf> Style "a" NoTitle
tf>
tf> To jump the fence, so to speak....however....UseStyle was
tf> originally intended to be 'macro-like' and what better way
tf> to do something 'like' a macro than to use a macro itself?
tf>
tf> What does anybody else think?
The 'UseStyle' you invented provides the concept of "inheritance",
something which can't be accomplished by a macro. For example:
Style "MyDefaults" Color Black/White, Title, Icon unknown.xpm, HandleWidth 3
Style "b" UseStyle MyDefaults, Color White/Blue
Style "c" UseStyle MyDefaults, Icon foobar.xpm
Style "MySticky" UseStyle MyDefaults, Sticky, NoTitle, HandleWidth 1
Regards, Peter
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Received on Sat May 11 1996 - 03:15:47 BST