wipke@secs.ucsc.edu (W. Todd Wipke) (08/08/90)
How much has DEC changed MOTIF ? If one gets the MIT version is it runnable under VMS ? ======================================================================= W. Todd Wipke wipke@secs.ucsc.edu Molecular Engineering Laboratory wipke@ucscd.ucsc.edu Thimann Laboratories wipke@ucscd.bitnet University of California BBS 408 429-8019 Santa Cruz, CA 95064 FAX 408 459-4716 ============= TCM-Online@TCM.UCSC.EDU SUBSCRIBE ===================
jim@sunrise.com (Jim Littlefield) (08/09/90)
In article <0093ADBF.3CED2640@secs.ucsc.edu> wipke@secs.ucsc.edu (W. Todd Wipke) writes: >How much has DEC changed MOTIF ? If one gets the MIT version is it >runnable under VMS ? DEC is currently shipping a VMS version of Motif based on OSF's version 1.0. It is VERY buggy and does not locate bitmap files properly. You must set your default directory to the directory where the bitmap files are located. (Too bad they didn't use 1.03.) DEC is planning on releasing a version based on 1.1 when it becomes available. -- == Jim Littlefield == Sunrise Software Systems, Inc. == <jim@sunrise.com | uunet!ezx!jim>
graham@fuel.dec.com (kris graham) (08/10/90)
> How much has DEC changed MOTIF ? If one gets the MIT version is it > runnable under VMS ? MIT does not distribute OSF/Motif. You're probably thinking about the Open Software Foundation (OSF). >DEC is currently shipping a VMS version of Motif based on OSF's version >1.0. It is VERY buggy and does not locate bitmap files properly. If you see bugs, you must report them to Digital directly so they can be fixed. Christopher Graham Digital Equipment Corp Ultrix Resource Center New York City Internet: graham@fuel.enet.dec.com UUCP: ...!decwrl!fuel.enet.dec.com!graham
prc@erbe.se (Robert Claeson) (08/10/90)
In article <1990Aug9.133548.5513@sunrise.com>, jim@sunrise.com (Jim Littlefield) writes: > DEC is planning on releasing a version based on 1.1 when it becomes > available. Anyone who knows when release 1.1 will be available? -- Robert Claeson |Reasonable mailers: rclaeson@erbe.se ERBE DATA AB | Dumb mailers: rclaeson%erbe.se@sunet.se | Perverse mailers: rclaeson%erbe.se@encore.com These opinions reflect my personal views and not those of my employer (ask him).
jim@sunrise.com (Jim Littlefield) (08/10/90)
In article <1730@hugo.erbe.se> prc@erbe.se (Robert Claeson) writes: >> DEC is planning on releasing a version based on 1.1 when it becomes >> available. > >Anyone who knows when release 1.1 will be available? > I have heard that DEC has already written the 1.1 update. They are waiting for the offical release from OSF which is suppose to begin shipping on the 17th of August. Add the time to test the update, write/print docs, etc and you will probably see it the beginning of 1991. -- == Jim Littlefield == Sunrise Software Systems, Inc. == <jim@sunrise.com | uunet!ezx!jim>
jayd@alliant.backbone.uoknor.edu (Jay A. Davis) (08/15/90)
In article <1720@riscy.enet.dec.com>, graham@fuel.dec.com (kris graham) writes: |> > How much has DEC changed MOTIF ? If one gets the MIT version is it |> > runnable under VMS ? |> |> MIT does not distribute OSF/Motif. You're probably thinking |> about the Open Software Foundation (OSF). |> |> >DEC is currently shipping a VMS version of Motif based on OSF's version |> >1.0. It is VERY buggy and does not locate bitmap files properly. |> |> If you see bugs, you must report them to Digital directly so they |> can be fixed. Why the heck can't DEC test their own products before they are shipped??? Dec trashed the Xt with DECwindows and now it seems that they have slimed the MOTIF toolkit??? GREAT!!! I would hope that DEC would want to be compatible with the rest of the industry and not leave things out or rename them to other areas like they did with DECwindows. I hope that when we write an application on a SUN (god forbid) system running OSF's MOTIF that we can ftp it to our DEC systems and have the code compile link and run. This is the type of trouble we have had with the DECwindows version of X11. I hope DEC gets MOTIF fixed up before they "make it their standard windows interface". |> |> Christopher Graham |> Digital Equipment Corp |> Ultrix Resource Center |> New York City |> |> Internet: graham@fuel.enet.dec.com |> UUCP: ...!decwrl!fuel.enet.dec.com!graham Jay Davis Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms University of Oklahoma. Internet: Jay@geohub.gcn.uoknor.edu =============================================================================== This posting is very much backed up by my employer!
graham@fuel.dec.com (kris graham) (08/16/90)
> > Why the heck can't DEC test their own products before they are shipped??? > Dec trashed the Xt with DECwindows and now it seems that they have slimed > the MOTIF toolkit??? Care to explain what parts of Motif that we took out...or 'slimmed"?? It is not clear to me that you know who the authors/contributors and goals to the Xt intrinsics are. Maybe you should go take another look. If you have a problem with Digital software, report it to Digital - this forum is here for technical excahnge.....not diatribe or shouting contests. BTW: DECwindows is not a kit....it is generic name used to describe Digital's desktop X products and architecture If you do not like what Digital ships as a toolkit product, you're free to get the MIT X and/or OSF kits. They work fine with our workstations. Christopher Graham Digital Equipment Corp Ultrix Resource Center New York City Internet: graham@fuel.enet.dec.com UUCP: ...!decwrl!fuel.enet.dec.com!graham