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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: OPEN LOOK/Motif, was Re: MOTIF: The GUI
Summary: Open Look and MOTIF missing the boat.
Keywords: MOTIF, XView, X-Windows, OPEN LOOK
Message-ID: <6727@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 30 Oct 89 17:28:46 GMT
References: <1451@syma.sussex.ac.uk> <3841@dell.dell.com> <6056@gssc.UUCP> <13@maxx.UUCP>
Reply-To: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
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Let's get some decent *standard* programmer interface to windowing before
worrying about a standard "look". There's no technical reason that it
should take more than recompiling with a new set of libraries and include
files to switch between Open Look, MOTIF, PM, Mac, Next, and any other
user interface. There's just a lack of co-operation.
-- 
`-_-' Peter da Silva <peter@ficc.uu.net> <peter@sugar.hackercorp.com>.
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