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> So what's the advantages/disadvantages to the lesstif hid ?  I have
> no particular reason to stick with gtk other than it's what I've
> always used.  That and I don't even have lesstif built/installed
> anymore since it appears nothing much needs it.

Advantages: more screen space allocated to the board, able to tear-off
menus and place them on another monitor.

Disadvantages: not gnome, no toolbars or sidebar, no translucent
layers.

So basically, it's just different.  It exists mostly because (1) it
keeps the API between the gui and core clean, and (2) because I use it :-)