jim@baroque.Stanford.EDU (James Helman) (05/10/91)
Archive-name: sgi/interface-builder/sgi-forms/1991-05-06
Archive: perelandra.cms.udel.edu:/graphics/sgi/forms*.tar.Z [128.175.74.1]
Original-posting-by: jim@baroque.Stanford.EDU (James Helman)
Original-subject: Re: How do I make a slider in a GL program?
Reposted-by: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN)
FAQ: Some options:
1) Try Dave Tristram's panel library, which is available free from
NASA Ames. Unfortunately, to please the bean counters, it isn't
available by FTP. You'll need to write for a copy.
Panel Request
MS T045-1
NASA Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, California 94035
panel-request@nas.nasa.gov
2) FORMS is another package. It's available by anonymous FTP to
archive.cs.ruu.nl and perelandra.cms.udel.edu, but I haven't tried it.
I've heard it has less variety than the panel library, but is simpler.
3) Are you X-ward bound? If ugliness doesn't bother you, you could
use the free Athena Widget set (from the IRIX 3.3 X developer's tape
or from ftp to fresnel.stanford.edu). If aesthetics matter, you could
buy Motif for that "3D" look. However, both of these require a little
more than a mkslider() call. X, you understand. ;-).
-jim
Jim Helman
Department of Applied Physics Durand 012
Stanford University FAX: (415) 725-3377
(jim@KAOS.stanford.edu) Work: (415) 723-9127
-- comp.archives file verification
perelandra.cms.udel.edu
/graphics/sgi/forms1.1.tar.Z
153049 a library for making user interfaces
/graphics/sgi/forms1.2.tar.Z
190579 a library for making user interfaces
found sgi-forms ok
perelandra.cms.udel.edu:/graphics/sgi/forms*.tar.Zhultquis@nas.nasa.gov (Jeff P. M. Hultquist) (05/12/91)
Archive-name: sgi/interface-builder/sgi-forms/1991-05-07
Archive-directory: archive.cs.ruu.nl:SGI/FORMS/ [131.211.80.5]
Original-posting-by: hultquis@nas.nasa.gov (Jeff P. M. Hultquist)
Original-subject: Re: How do I make a slider in a GL program?
Reposted-by: emv@msen.com (Edward Vielmetti, MSEN)
In article <8512@fs2.cam.nist.gov> blue@cam.nist.gov (Jim_Blue_x3809) writes:
jh> 1) Try Dave Tristram's panel library, which is available free from
jh> NASA Ames. Unfortunately, to please the bean counters, it isn't
jh> available by FTP. You'll need to write for a copy.
jh> panel-request@nas.nasa.gov
jh>
jh> 2) FORMS is another package. It's available by anonymous FTP to
jh> archive.cs.ruu.nl and perelandra.cms.udel.edu, but I haven't tried it.
jh> I've heard it has less variety than the panel library, but is simpler.
JB> I've tried both the Panel library and the Forms library. I prefer the
JB> Forms library; in addition, it doesn't have any restrictions on
JB> re-distributing.
panel-request> I agree. :-)
Seriously though, either package is fine if all you want is
buttons and sliders. Here is a run-down of the PROS and the
CONS of the two packages:
DISTRIBUTION: the Panel-Lib must be obtained by signing a
release form which prohibits redistribution of either source
or binary. (Arg! Too many lawyers!) FORMS is directly
available and fully redistributable for non-commercial use
(:-) No lawyers!)
SUPPORT: Both packages are free; and so neither package
comes with support. The FORMS library is still being
extended and enhanced; ALL WORK ON THE PANEL LIB HAS
CEASED.
POWER: The panel library is somewhat more flexible; it
has multiply-handled sliders, strip-charts, meters, dials,
and other what-not.
CLEANLINESS: The code in the Panel-Lib is messy in places;
if you are interested in hacking up new sorts of widgets,
I would recommend the FORMS package.
DOCUMENTATION: Both packages have fairly large programmers
manuals. Neither package has much prose in the source.
WHAT I RECOMMEND: Use the FORMS package until IRIX4.0 is
available, then bite the bullet and switch to X.
-- panel-request@nas.nasa.gov
(Jeff Hultquist)
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Jeff Hultquist hultquis@nas.nasa.gov
NASA - Ames Research Center (415) 604-4970
Disclaimer: "I am not a rocket scientist."
-- comp.archives file verification
archive.cs.ruu.nl
total 276
-rw-r--r-- 1 markov 2489 May 10 13:41 INDEX
-rw-r--r-- 1 markov 10571 May 10 13:38 matedit.tar.Z
-rw-r--r-- 1 markov 254603 May 10 11:45 formsdoc1.3.tar.Z
-rw-r--r-- 1 markov 206073 May 10 11:45 forms1.3.tar.Z
-rw-r--r-- 1 markov 57639 May 10 11:15 itool.tar.Z
drwxr-xr-x 2 markov 1024 May 10 11:06 TEST
found sgi-forms ok
archive.cs.ruu.nl:SGI/FORMS/