faigin@aerospace.aero.org (Daniel P. Faigin) (07/25/90)
I am looking for information regarding packages that are used in the development of complex windowing programs under Unix. I am familiar (mostly at the level of "I've heard the name") with the following packages: Motif, VAPS, Curses (which I believe is part of the 4.2 distribution), DataView, and AdaWindows; I'd especially like information on these. Precisely, what I am looking for is the following information: 1. What are the package's significant features? Its drawbacks? 2. What does this package do in relation to its competition? 3. What hardware bases does the package run on? 4. Does the package generate code? If so, what languages? 5. Does the package interface with existing code? If so, what languages? 6. What is the cost for a development license for the package? A runtime license? Maintenance support? Obligitory line: I am not a regular reader of these newsgroups. I would appreciate it if responses could be directed to be via Email. My Aerospace address is in my signature; an alternate address would be Faigin@dockmaster.ncsc.mil. Additionally, if you have any spare product literature, please feel free to send it to me at the address below. Daniel -- [W]:The Aerospace Corp. M1/055 * POB 92957 * LA, CA 90009-2957 * 213/336-8228 [Email]:faigin@aerospace.aero.org [Vmail]:213/336-5454 Box#3149 "That's why we have second degree murder, the unpremeditated variety. For people who are too lazy to plan ahead" -- Who Censored Roger Rabbit, G. Wolfe
david@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV (David E. Smyth) (08/01/90)
faigin@aerospace.aero.org (Daniel P. Faigin) writes: > >I am looking for information regarding packages that are used in the >development of complex windowing programs under Unix. ... The Widget Creation Library (the distribution includes Mri - the Motif Resource Interpreter). >1. What are the package's significant features? Its drawbacks? Allows "everything" about the interface to be specified in resource files. It is not WYSIWYG. >2. What does this package do in relation to its competition? Its very simple. It is TRIVIAL to tell it about your custom widgets. Its free. People tell me they like it. >3. What hardware bases does the package run on? Supposedly, anything which supports X11 and Motif. However, people are having problems on MIPS machines (both sexes). Certainly works on Sun3, Sun3x, Sun4, and VAX MtXinu UNIX. >4. Does the package generate code? If so, what languages? Its written in C, is allows you to use resource files. >5. Does the package interface with existing code? If so, what languages? I don't see why not. >6. What is the cost for a development license for the package? A runtime > license? Maintenance support? Free, free, free. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Smyth david@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov Senior Software Engineer, seismo!cit-vax!jpl-devvax!david X and Object Guru. (818)393-0983 Jet Propulsion Lab, M/S 230-103, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109 --------------------------- Quote of the Day: --------------------------- "A Guru is not one who simply knows all the answers. Rather, a Guru is like one who walks among the mountains, and by wandering around abit, can see the horizon through long narrow canyons." -------------------------------------------------------------------------