dls@genco.bungi.com (Dave L. Smith) (03/23/91)
When I asked for a printscreen utility, someone referred me to Multiview. What is it, and how much will it cost me? Dave Smith.
itkin@mrspoc.Transact.COM (Steven M. List) (03/26/91)
dls@genco.bungi.com (Dave L. Smith) writes: >When I asked for a printscreen utility, someone referred me to Multiview. > >What is it, and how much will it cost me? MultiView is a windowing package that uses pseudo-ttys for character-based terminals and consoles. We've used it here extensively, and SCO used it as the basis for Office Portfolio. It permits multiple windows to be active simultaneously, either fullscreen or reduced (although not, of course, scaled!). I love it. I've got a mail window, news window, a shell on the local machine and a shell on a remote machine at all times. I put up and drop other windows as necessary. I think it's about $295 or $395 list price. WELL worth it. It's available as SCO MultiView from SCO and their distributors. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ : Steven List @ Transact Software, Inc. :^>~ : : Chairman, Unify User Group of Northern California : : itkin@Transact.COM :
joe@morton.rain.COM (Joe Moss) (03/28/91)
This seems like something of general enough interest to justify a post rather than an E-mail response. From the "SCO Multiview User's Guide" (pg 1-1): SCO MultiView(tm) is a simple-to-use windowing system that allows you to run a number of applications or utilities while sharing the same screen. Each application window can be tailored to occupy part or all of the screen. Application windows can be overlaid, or they can be placed next to each other in tiled format. From SCO MultiView Window Manager, you can select the window into which keyboard input is entered, which becomes the current window, as well as functions to reshape, zoom or reduce, and move windows. Basically its a windowing system for ASCII terminals, that includes configurable menus, cut & paste between windows, and some mini-apps (called Desk Accessories to be precise) such as an Address Book, Scratchpad, and such. IT ALSO LET'S YOU BIND KEYS TO FUNCTIONS, SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE HOT KEYS, LIKE YOU WANT. Price: $395 List (I think) Call a few discount software houses for a better price. If you'd like a more detailed description, just let me know. -- Joe V. Moss | joe@morton.rain.com Morton & Associates | joe@aardvark.pdx.com Tualatin, OR 97062-9277 | joem@m2xenix.psg.com --- Insert your favorite quote here (but don't quote me on it) ---
dick@ahds.UUCP (Dick Heijne CCS/TS) (03/29/91)
In article <394@morton.rain.COM>, joe@morton.rain.COM (Joe Moss) writes: > From the "SCO Multiview User's Guide" (pg 1-1): > > SCO MultiView(tm) is a simple-to-use windowing system that > [stuff deleted] > Basically its a windowing system for ASCII terminals, that includes > > Price: $395 List (I think) Call a few discount software houses for > a better price. MultiView is not a SCO kit - they obtained it from the British softwarehouse JSB. The complete title is JSB MultiView (JSB designed and developped the package, for what they were rewarded with the British Design Award 1989). We use it in a few large plants, and it works very well together with other interactive applications like Oracle SQL*Forms, an interactive 3270 program and other interactive raw-mode packages. Every program can be put into it's own window. On top of that it gives the user access to all sorts of built-in facilities like notebook, phonebook, address book, filers, clipboards etc. It is specially written for normal character-based terminals and functions well as a window-manager. Due to the fact that all sequences, which are generated by programs which run under MultiView can be catched and given specific actions, the package goes very well together with other, less flexible interactive ones. It also has facilities to make prompted user interfaces to any unix-program (very nice implementation). If you want to know all about it I suggest you call the manufacturer for first-hand information. As I experienced they're even willing to let you try the package before buy. Their address is: JSB Computer Systems Ltd. Cheshire House Castle Street Macclesfield Cheshire England SK11 6AF Telephone: 0625 33618 (I dealt with Mr. Steven Jones) Fax No : 0625 33948 We run the package over 2 years now and are quite happy with it (also are all our not-knowing-anything-about-Unix end-users!) No, I have no shares in JSB, but the product IS good :-) Dick.