Why the CompatXXX for dialog boxes?

I'm implementing the customize menu dialog for the context menus in
gCvs2.  I'm trying to follow the approach used by other dialogs.  I'm
curious why the dialogs are initialized with a non-class method
beginning with the word Compat; for example, the graph option dialog is
invoked via CompatGetGraphOptions.  Why not bring up the dialog via
the class constructor, which is what the Compat function seems to be
doing for all platforms?  I don't understand what value the Compat
function adds.  Thanks.

-- 
Guy Rouillier


 
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