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From: tay@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Mike Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: HP-UX and MOTIF
Message-ID: <101950074@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com>
Date: 12 Dec 89 01:55:32 GMT
References: <1051@esatst.yc.estec.nl>
Organization: Planet X
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>> 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!!!

If you are speaking of UIMX which I assume you must be, then you are 
incorrect (mis-informed?) in stating that the product uses UIL.  

>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!

Now that is what I call a testimonial!  We are working out the bugs... 


Mike Taylor
UIMX Team
CIS UI Technical Support
Hewlett-Packard