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From: smith@canon.co.uk (Mark Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Motif -> Open Look look & feel
Keywords: motif open look openlook
Message-ID: <1990Jun29.155718.29531@canon.co.uk>
Date: 29 Jun 90 15:57:18 GMT
References: <2986@osc.COM> <1990Jun28.111050.17353@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> <138082@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>
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patl@bodacia.Eng.Sun.COM (Pat Lashley) writes:
> 4) OpenLook defines a 2D look which works much better on monochrome and
>   low-res displays.  (Have you ever seen Motif on monochrome?  Fuzzy
>   looking isn't it...)
>
> 5) OpenLook has a smoother, more-consistant user interface.  (Ok, this one
>    borders on opinion instead of pure fact. :-)

*** you guessed it - yet another flame on ***

Open Look as it appears on SunOS could be a really nice looking 
interface if you guys at Sun would get a decent graphic designer 
in to finish the job.  I really respect the technical achievement
behind making the merged server work, but it's just not good enough
to have Bill or Scott whip up a trash can icon over lunch.  I could
scream every time somebody at Sun responds to the criticism that
Motif just looks more pleasing by saying "well, scientific studies
have shown..."  Aesthetics matters, and I see nothing that suggests
anyone at Sun is really making sure that the final product has that
extra bit of polish.  And, yes, I have seen OW2.  (It's a shame
that some of the work done on the 386i didn't migrate to other
Sun machines - look at the graphical quality of the Mailtool icons
compared to the SPARC SunOS versions.)

*** flame off ***

Sorry, this isn't really X stuff.  I'll go away now.

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