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From: scott@talarian.UUCP (Scott Weitzenkamp)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: User Interface Generation Tools
Message-ID: <181@talarian.UUCP>
Date: 4 Oct 89 08:53:26 GMT
Organization: Talarian Corp., Mountain View
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  Is there anything like AutoCode for X11?  For those who don't know,
AutoCode is (IMHO) a really slick program for creating user interfaces
under SunView.  It lets you create windows, panels, buttons, sliders,
scrollbars, etc.  You specify the C variables names for all the things
you create, how to connect things (e.g. attaching a menu to a push
button), and what callback routines to use.
  You can then generate C code for the user interface that you have
created.  AutoCode even has a preview mode to let you try out your
creation.  Has AutoCode been ported to X11?  If so, what kind of C
code does it generate (XView/SunView?  Motif? Athena Widgets?).
  What I want (I guess) is a product that will generate C code that
creates Xt Widgets.  The problem is that there are lots of different
widget sets (Athena, HP, Sony, Motif, DECwindows, etc).
  I have heard of UIMX from Visual Edge Software, and XBuild from
Nixdorf in Burlington, MA.  Does anybody out there have phone numbers
for these two companies?

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Scott Weitzenkamp, Talarian Corporation, Mountain View, CA
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