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What is the Dotfile Generator

The Dotfile Generator is a program which translates information from checkboxes, entries, menus etc. to some sort of code (eg. Lisp, C, the configuration language for the fvwm window manager, or any other textual code). This transformation is coded in modules, where the programmer tells which elements are to be shown (a checkbutton, listbox, etc.) and gives some help on each element. But he doesn't have to worry about how to make a listbox, how to make the help available, or how to bind keys. The following diagram should help explain the idea:

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Jesper Kjær Pedersen <blackie@imada.ou.dk>
Wed Oct 2 13:29:53 MET DST 1996