bryan@ole.UUCP (Bryan Paulson) (01/17/90)
I am interested in the pros and cons for OSF/Motif, NeWS, Sun/Open Windows,
and any other GUI toolkits people have had experience developing applications
with.
I am looking for the following impressions:
o Versatility - Can a scale valuator have a color spectrum displayed along
side of the slider? If not, what range of data can the scale contain?
How versatile are other control objects(ie. buttons, integer entry fields,
etc.)? What can be done if a toolkit does not have a control you desire
or the control is not robust enough to handle a needed feature?
o Platform Independence - Do these toolkits port easily to different
platforms(ie. Apollo, Sun, Silicon Graphics, etc.)?
o Learning Curve - How easy is it to learn if you have experience with another
GUI toolkit or have written one yourself? Is the documentation good?
Is customer service good?
o GUI builders - What tools are built on top of these toolkits to allow an
application builder an interactive tool to design and test a GUI?
How versatile are these tools?
I will gladly compile and post any information I receive.
Thank you for your help.
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Bryan O. Paulson (UUCP: ...!uw-beaver!sumax!ole!bryan)
Seattle Silicon Corporation
3075 112th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98004 (206)-828-4422