Trouble with options

Hi,

What is the best way to set common options for
all/most instances of a particular widget in my
program? I have been trying to use an option database
but am having trouble with mega-widgets.  For example,
if I want all LabEntry widgets to have 

-labelPack=>[-side=>'left'],
-labelFont=>[-size=>9],
-background=>'white'

I have been using the following lines in my option
database file

*LabEntry*labelPack   :-side left
*LabEntry*labelFont   :-size 9
*LabEntry*background  :white

My program doesn't recognize labelPack or labelFont
and background sets both the Entry and Label
subwidgets to white.   If I hardcode the background
option it only sets the Entry subwidget to white.  

Thanks,
Bryan


 
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