[comp.windows.x] Request for InterViews Review

jordan@dinl.uucp (james jordan) (07/03/90)

I am curious about InterViews.
  o  What was your general impression of this library?
  o  Did it speed up development?
  o  How easy was it to learn/use?
  o  What were its limitations - how extensible was it - how flexible??
   
I've never used c++ or x-windows; however the project I'm on plans to.
We have a complex user interface to implement which consists of a 
hierarchy of graphical objects the user can navigate down into 
(eg.. he clicks on  parent object to display the next screen containing 
all the child objects - of course he can also make queries about any of
these objects.)  A graphical editor is needed to assemble  & change the
hierarchy as well as an informational scrolling text area and pull down 
menus.  We are considering using InterViews.  If you have used InterViews
I would appreciate your comments and impressions. 
What other toolkits can you recommend/suggest?  (We are on Sun 3's).

I apologize if these questions have appeared previously
but I'm fairly new to the network.

   

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rbm@cbnewsm.att.com (robert.murray) (07/05/90)

In article <1660@dinl.mmc.UUCP>, jordan@dinl.uucp (james jordan) writes:
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> I am curious about InterViews.

There's a review of the Interviews package in the March
1989 C++ Report (starts on page 13).  You can
call (212) 274-0640 for back issues.

Rob Murray

AT&T Bell Labs

also

Editor, The C++ Report