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From: david@ics.com (David B. Lewis)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif
Subject: re: tools info wanted
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Date: 1 Aug 90 17:19:04 GMT
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Probably a general question, so I'll respond here.
You should also check the XUG FAQ list just posted to comp.windows.x; it
includes a number of useful product-related lists.

In article <1990Aug1.023156.7539@ics.com>, imsl!dy@uunet.uu.net 
(Demetrios Yannakopoulos) writes:

|>     I would like to know what is out there (either free or for sale) for
|>     the following:
|> 
|> 	o  debugging tool. I currently have xdbx. Is it good bad, reliable, 
|> 			   is there anything better?

Saber-C. It is not available with a Motif interface, however. (Also: xgdb,
but it doesn't work particularly well.)


|> 	o  mail tool.      I have xmail. Is there anything better?

dxmail is OK if you have DEC hardware, though it is a strange combination of
Motif and Athena code.


|> 	o  calendar/appointments tool.
|> 			   DEC workstations have a nice tool but then the
|> 			   Sun users have to rsh to a DEC.....

Try Synchronize from CrossWind Technology (San Jose).
		 
|> 	o  emacs for X.    i.e. all the key/mouse buttons bound. I have
|> 			   gnu. Is there anything better?  

18.55 does some mouse/button bindings. Try Epoch (announcement recently in
comp.windows.x)

|> 	o  Is there a lock screen tool (like the one in SunView) ?

xlock was recently was upgraded to R4. on expo.


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