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<a name="id2843332"></a><h2>Questions and Answers</h2>
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<a name="id3083606"></a><h2>Questions and Answers</h2>
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<p>Miguel de Icaza (miguel@helixcode.com)</p>
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<p>This is a work in progress. Please mail me before
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<a name="id2844359"></a><a name="id2844361"></a><p><b>2.</b></p>
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<a name="id3084633"></a><a name="id3084635"></a><p><b>2.</b></p>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><p> What is CORBA? </p></td>
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<a name="id2844368"></a><a name="id2844370"></a><p><b>3.</b></p>
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<a name="id3084642"></a><a name="id3084644"></a><p><b>3.</b></p>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><p> What is a component? </p></td>
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<a name="id2844633"></a><a name="id2844635"></a><p><b>9.</b></p>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><p> What can I do with `bonobo'? </p></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><p>What is an OAFID?</p></td>
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<a name="id2844690"></a><a name="id2844692"></a><p><b>12.</b></p>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><p> Where does the OAFID come from? </p></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><p> What is a Control? </p></td>
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What is that long string of identifiers.</p></td>
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Can you show me a simple Bonobo component?</p></td>
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How can I write user interfaces with Glade?</p></td>
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I want to pack a widget using Bonobo.</p></td>
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How can I write my own moniker? </p></td>
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Show me some examples. </p></td>
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What is the POA? </p></td>
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What does OAF do? </p></td>
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What is a name server? </p></td>
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Why would I want to use a Name Server? </p></td>
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What are the component properties? </p></td>
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