Differences From OLIT Release 3.3

Solaris x86 Support

OLIT 3.4 now supports Solaris x86, sometimes referred to as "Solaris on Intel". Since the keyboards on most non-Sparc systems don't have a "meta" key, support for these systems requires some mechanism which lets users generate a meta-key event without pressing an actual meta key (.....). On non-SPARC keyboards this is done by pressing the Control and Alt keys at the same time. This action is functionally identical to pressing the meta key on SPARC keyboards.

XtNctrlAltMetaKey Resource

A new Toolkit resource has been added which controls the translation of the Control-Alt key combination into the meta-key event. This resource may be desirable in conjunction with programs that use menu accelerators or mnemonics which conflict with the meta key substitute (Control-Alt). See page 12 for details.

Motif and OPEN LOOK Interoperability Issues

Interoperability Between Motif Applications and OPEN LOOK Applications

• XView and OLIT applications do not support Primary copy, move, and link.
• Secondary selections between Motif applications and XView or OLIT applications do not work.
• Copying or cutting from a Motif application into the Clipboard and then pasting to an XView text subwindow will not work. Pasting to OLIT applications or XView panel text fields will work.
• Copying or cutting and pasting Asian text between a Motif application and an XView or OLIT application does not work.
• Drag and drop between Motif applications and XView or OLIT applications does not work.

Interoperability Between the Motif Window Manager (mwm) and OPEN LOOK Applications

• Window manager decorations for some XView and OLIT windows are not correct. Example: some applications may exhibit extra titles, or extra resize handles. This does not affect application functionality.
• Executing the window manager function f.kill on base frame windows of an XView application (typically done by pulling down the default window menu and selecting Quit or Close) may exit the application without user confirmation, or any further application-specific processing.
• If the resource keyboardFocusPolicy is set to pointer, then XView or OLIT applications will get the focus when the mouse is moved into their windows, but the caret may not always darken. To darken, click inside the window.
• The default colors for XView and OLIT applications are not those of Motif.
• Dragging and dropping data onto an icon of a closed XView or OLIT application will not work.

OLIT Class Hierarchy