oaf%pluto@vmsfo.UUCP (Ole Asbjorn Fadum) (06/26/91)
Hi Has anybody experience with making a graphical interface to an old tty based program? Is it possible without having access to the source (of the old program) ? ======================================================================== Ole Asbjorn Fadum (oaf@vingmed.no) Vingmed Sound A/S P.O.Box 141 N-3191 Horten NORWAY Phone +47 33 42 132 FAX +47 33 45 686
klee@wsl.dec.com (Ken Lee) (06/27/91)
In article <9106260707.AA04364@vingmed.no>, oaf%pluto@vmsfo.UUCP (Ole Asbjorn Fadum) writes: |> Has anybody experience with making a graphical interface to an old tty |> based program? Is it possible without having access to the source (of |> the old program) ? One way to do this is to write a separate graphical user interface process that connects to the tty-based program though sockets or pipes. You won't have all the flexibility of a integrated program, but this is sufficient for many applications, especially those with highly modular and modeless command syntaxes. Some of the mail, debugger, and game programs floating around do this. -- Ken Lee DEC Western Software Laboratory, Palo Alto, Calif. Internet: klee@wsl.dec.com uucp: uunet!decwrl!klee
mago@delphi.it (Giovanni Beani) (06/28/91)
Ole Asbjorn Fadum (i2unix!vmsfo!pluto!oaf) writes: >Has anybody experience with making a graphical interface to an old tty >based program? Is it possible without having access to the source (of >the old program) ? Why don't use the ALEX? ALEX is an application-independent GUI language. It's purpose is to translate character-based programs into Motif/OpenLook applications. To do this, you do not need to change the original source files (you do not need to HAVE original source files at all). For more informations I think you can contact the SYSTEM STRATEGIES LIMITED directly: Technical Contact: Lisa Rowlands Release Manager: Raymond Griffiths Voice:+44 81 566 2307 Fax: +44 81 566 2308 I hope this help you. Ciao, Giovanni ----- Giovanni Beani DELPHI S.p.A. "Research Engineering Phone: +39 (584)9471 EMail: gbeani@delphi.it & Development Division" Fax : +39 (584)947267 Via Vetraia 11 - 55049 Tlx : 501542 DELPHI I Viareggio (LUCCA) ITALY
dj@micromuse.co.uk (D.J.Walker-Morgan) (06/29/91)
klee@wsl.dec.com (Ken Lee) writes: >In article <9106260707.AA04364@vingmed.no>, oaf%pluto@vmsfo.UUCP (Ole Asbjorn Fadum) writes: >|> Has anybody experience with making a graphical interface to an old tty >|> based program? Is it possible without having access to the source (of >|> the old program) ? >One way to do this is to write a separate graphical user interface >process that connects to the tty-based program though sockets or >pipes. You won't have all the flexibility of a integrated program, but >this is sufficient for many applications, especially those with highly >modular and modeless command syntaxes. Some of the mail, debugger, and >game programs floating around do this. >-- >Ken Lee >DEC Western Software Laboratory, Palo Alto, Calif. >Internet: klee@wsl.dec.com >uucp: uunet!decwrl!klee Or you can try Alex. Alex is a commercial product which allows you to "watch" a tty based program and generate an OpenLook or Motif front end for it using the Alex language. I previously worked on developing Alex, writing among other things, a mail front end and creating an off-line reader for CIX (a conferencing system in the UK). You can talk to Alex Technologies on 081-566-2307.... (thats in the UK) Dj ========================================================================= dj@micromuse.co.uk | "I've bought myself a moped, | I've made myself some sandwiches, | Let's see what's out there..." Alexei Sayle | Voice +44-71-352-7774 Fax +44-71-351-7834 ---------------------+--------------------------------------------------- Non-standard Disclaimer : "I didn't do it, it wasn't me, I wasn't there" -- ========================================================================= dj@micromuse.co.uk | "I've bought myself a moped, | I've made myself some sandwiches,