david@ics.com (David B. Lewis) (08/22/90)
In article <141099@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>, argv@turnpike.Eng.Sun.COM (Dan Heller) writes: |> In article <275@uninet.vbo.dec.com> wendl@munich.enet.dec.com (uli) writes: |> > Are there any comparisons of Open Look and Motif available? |> I am co-authoring an article for "Sun Observer" that compares the |> two GUIs. Note: despite the magazine's name, *I* do not take political |> sides and will not slant the article in favor of Motif or OpenLook. |> The article is slated for a December issue. Note that OSF members and possibly all interested have access to a white paper "OSF/Motif: The Graphical User Interface for Open Systems" which compares the two, mostly on issues other than the interfaces themselves; the authors, who are not identified, are somewhat less even-handed than Dan. I suppose the best comparisons of the interfaces on technical grounds would come out of IEEE 1201 reports. (?) Otherwise: you might want to obtain the Style Guides for each. -- David B. Lewis david@ics.com david%ics.UUCP@bu.edu ...!uunet!ics.com!david Note: I speak only for myself.
preece@URBANA.MCD.MOT.COM (Scott E. Preece) (08/27/90)
From: preece@urbana.mcd.mot.com (Scott E. Preece) | The only direct comparison I've seen in the IEEE P1201 documents is a paper | by Kee Kinckley that tried --- Needless to say, that should have been Kee Hinckley... -- scott preece motorola/mcd urbana design center 1101 e. university, urbana, il 61801 uucp: uunet!uiucuxc!udc!preece, arpa: preece@urbana.mcd.mot.com