[ale] Re: X Windows user interface whinning

[Dan Newcombe]

On Mon, 14 Jul 1997, Steven A. Duchene wrote:
> Dan Neucomb wrote:

Get my name right you HP bastard :) 

> > Putting a well-known, semi-decent, CONSISTENT interface on Linux does make
> > sense.  I'd love to be able to save files to my desktop, have a graphical
> > file browser, etc...
> I think we have had this discussion (or non-discussion) before. You really
> need to take a look at CDE it gives you all of the above and more. It is
> an industry standard (not well taken advantage of, but still a standard)
> with volumous documentation on the interface/programming style guides
> just like that other OS that shall remain nameless.

And I think I always say the same thing - CDE is basically Motif with
additional functionality.  It is still as butt-ugly.  Plus CDE is a major
resource hog.  Then again, most window systems are.  

Also, I can't be assured that everyone out there has CDE, whereas if I
wrote a windows app, I know everyone out there would have what is needed
to run it (on windows machines.)  

Basically my point is that X should come with some decently designed
widgets for standard ops as selecting files, etc...  Xaw does not count -
it is an example on how to use Xt.

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Dan Newcombe                                      newcombe at mordor.clayton.edu
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