Running Existing Applications
Existing X Window System-based applications that are not
compiled with any Common Desktop Environment libraries run under the desktop
window manager (dtwm) similarly to the way they run under
the Motif window manager: they still work. The level of interoperability
with the Common Desktop Environment follows these guidelines.
Table 2-1 Interoperability of Existing X-Based Applications with the Common
Desktop Environment
Characteristics
of Existing X-based Applications
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Interoperability Status with Desktop
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Motif 1.2 (and later) drag and
drop (using preregister protocol)
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Yes
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Motif 1.2 (and later) drag and
drop (using dynamic protocol)
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No [This is a Motif 1.2 drag-and-drop dynamic
protocol interoperability problem, and it is not due
to the Common Desktop Environment.]
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Cut and paste (all applications)
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Yes
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OPEN LOOK drag and drop
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Yes (except multiple-item
drag and drop) [This is implemented through
a protocol translation mechanism in the drop site database manager (dsdm).]
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ToolTalk Media Exchange and Desktop
protocols
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Yes
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If you want to recompile and relink an existing Motif application with
the Common Desktop Environment Motif shared libraries, the application must
be compatible with Motif 1.2.