stasko@par.gatech.edu (John Stasko) (05/27/91)
The X11 Window system version (XTango) of the algorithm animation
system Tango is available for distribution. I thought that readers of
these newsgroups might be interested in using the system. XTango
supports the creation of color or b/w animations of C programs in an X
Windows and UNIX environment. To acquire Xtango, do the following:
% ftp par.cc.gatech.edu (net address: 130.207.119.254)
login: ftp
% cd pub
% binary
% get xtango.tar.Z
Then "uncompress" this file, and tar it out (via "tar xvf
xtango.tar"). It will create a directory called xtango with all the
pertinent subdirectories, etc. At that point, examine the file README
in the top directory and just follow the instructions there. It
should be easy and fast to install. XTango requires one of the HP,
Athena, or Motif X widget libraries. If you have X, you're pretty
sure to have the Athena widgets as well (at least). In the
subdirectories we have included source, documentation, and a fairly
large sample of different algorithms and their animations.
The original (and more sophisticated) Tango system and the Dance
animation editor are also available via anonymous ftp. If you'd like
more information about them, please drop me a line.
I maintain a mailing list for announcements about updates, bug fixes,
tips, etc. so if you do ftp the system, please email me so that your
name can be added to receive the messages. If you have questions or
inquiries about the system, feel free to drop me a line and I will be
glad to help.
--John
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