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From: graham@fuel.dec.com (kris graham)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: toolkit
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Date: 27 Nov 89 23:13:39 GMT
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> From article <10431@xanth.cs.odu.edu>, by lfl@cs.odu.edu (Lianfang Liu):
> > 
> > Does anybody know:

> > Why is there no standard toolkit for x window ?
> > 
> As far as I know libXt, libXaw, and libXmu yield a standard toolkit for X.
> Although many vendors may want to _push_ theirs, and may try not to include
> Athena widgets in their distribution, you can always get Athena Widgets from 
> expo.lcs.mit.edu via ftp anonymous.

This discussion has the potential for a big 'rathole' ;^)
I thought ' libXt, libXaw, and libXmu '  were *only* reference
implementations?!
We have been told several times that X  (at least, for today) provides
'mechanism'
*not* 'policy'.   Some customers require specialized widget sets to
accomplish some
mission critical tasks that are not provided by the MIT widgets.  It is
at this point
that vendors can offer support and much needed flexibility.  Not every
user wants
to become a self-annointed widget writing guru! 

BTW:  I agree that vendors should make the sources to their widgets available.
           There are many users willing to pay moderate prices for good
products.

Christopher Graham          
Digital Equipment Corp            
Ultrix Resource Center                                           
New York City