Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!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: Overview of motif Message-ID: <1440@riscy.dec.com> Date: 14 Aug 89 22:58:24 GMT References: <1353@esquire.UUCP> <3741@cn.sei.cmu.edu> <138@paperboy.OSF.ORG> Sender: news@riscy.dec.com Lines: 32 >What we got was The Motif Preliminary Functional >Description, which appears to be a massive, >practically illustration-free programmer's reference >with no overview or tutorial and no higher-level >discussion of user interface guidelines. I am using Motif and I am *very* happy with it. There is a Style Guide in the doc directory that comes with the various snapshots. The Style Guide contains information needed to design Motif/X applications, widgets, or window managers so that their appearance and behaviour is consistent with the standards set by OSF/Motif. I believe OSF does not see itself as a computer vendor.....they are more like "system engineers". Comparing what OSF mission is with that of vendors like Apple is not *my* idea of fair comparison. >I urge UNIX programmers and applications designers >considering developing with Motif or Open Look to >spend at least a week exploring the existing real >world body of graphical interface software on the >Macintosh, and to read the "Apple Human Interface Thanx for the "real world" advice ;-) -- Christopher Graham Digital Equipment Corp Ultrix Resource Center New York City (usual disclaimers go in here)