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From: burzio@mmlai.UUCP (Tony Burzio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP-UX and MOTIF
Summary: UIL WOW!
Message-ID: <623@mmlai.UUCP>
Date: 7 Dec 89 22:11:07 GMT
References: <1051@esatst.yc.estec.nl> <101950067@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com>
Organization: Martin Marietta Labs, Baltimore, MD
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In article <101950067@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com>, harry@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Harry Phinney) writes:
> The HP-UX 7.0 release includes the OSF/Motif window manager, toolkit,
> and widget set.  It does not include UIL, as the UIL code was not 
> product quality by the time the HP-UX 7.0 functionality was frozen.

I saw a demo of an unnamed product that uses UIL at the local HP shop.  The
software allows you to interactive build X applications/interfaces.  For
example, you click on bulletin board and one pops up.  You can then place
pushbuttons and other such widgets around to your liking.  Each widget
can be programmed using a widget interface for callbacks, etc.  After
you are done, it will write out the C source code!!!  The demonstrator
wrote a small X application in MINUTES!!!

This product is about the neatest thing I have seen in X.  It is in
beta test, for delivery next year.  Please, oh please, HP, hurry this one
along!  Think terms like RELVOLUTIONARY, MAC BASHING, that kind of stuff!

I know I'm going to stop writing X code until this is out, since I'll be
able to catch up with this tool, EVEN IF IT IS RELEASED A YEAR FROM NOW!

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