karl@cgdisis.cgd.ucar.edu (04/13/90)
Hello GUI hackers! Speaking of XView vs Motif... I was wondering... Has anyone taken the time to write a .twmrc file that will make twm behave sort of like NeXTStep? I have a NeXT at home, and I am getting used to the interface. (I also like it, too.) Lately, I have found myself thinking of ways that it might be done in twm. It seems as though the icon manager geometry could be set to correspond roughly to the right hand side of the root window, which is where the Dock is in NeXTStep. The icon manager's decorations could be turned off, and icons selected (or created) for my favorite apps. Clicking once on the icon should launch the app. It would be nice if the keys were also rebound to look like the NeXTStep accelerator bindings. I know that there are other things that could be done as well. If you have already done much (or all) of this work, I would appreciate it if you could send me the required sources. I'll summarize the "interesting" responses. Thanks, Karl Sierka -- Karl Sierka sierka@ncar.ucar.edu 1850 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80301 (303)-497-1338 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed are not those of my employer.