Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!purdue!haven!decuac!shlump.nac.dec.com!riscy.dec.com!fuel.dec.com!graham From: graham@fuel.dec.com (kris graham) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x Subject: Re: Gadgets in Motif Message-ID: <1443@riscy.dec.com> Date: 16 Aug 89 18:46:08 GMT References: <322.8908161255@jupiter.cmi.no> Sender: news@riscy.dec.com Lines: 29 >Gadgets versus Widgets in Motif >------------------------------- >Motif has introduced the user interface object "Gadget" as an alternative to >"windowless" Widgets ( arrow, button, label, separator etc). >Is the advantage converting a Widget into a functionally equilavalent Gadget >primarily speed, memory savings or both? Is this a Motif-only toolkit extension? Gadgets have been in the DECwindows toolkit long before Motif was created. I (am not sure) believe the MIT folks have it also. The implementors of gadgets say that there are tremendous performance improvements both in execution speed and data space.....for *both* application and server processes.... and reduces the incidence of lost functionality associated with widgets. Gadgets have no visuals so, they are 'barren"...ie. they can't have popup children, translations, etc. I am using a very fast workstation with a very fast server (DECstation 3100), so the differences between gadgets and widgets, may be in infinitesimal small units ;-) -- Christopher Graham Digital Equipment Corp Ultrix Resource Center New York City (usual disclaimers go in here)