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From: mhn@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Mark Notess)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: GUI tools and toolkits
Message-ID: <6910013@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 7 Sep 90 14:58:22 GMT
References: <3745@osc.COM>
Organization: HP Fort Collins, Co.
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wgh@ubbpc.UUCP (William G. Hutchison) writes:

> In article <3745@osc.COM>, george@osc.COM (George Baggott) writes:
> > 			[ ... ]                           Does anyone out
> > there have any experience with some of the tools and/or class libraries
> > available for X or X/Motif?
> > 
> > Open Dialog -- supports Motif via a C++ toolkit and a user interface language
> > that appears to be slightly more powerful than UIL.  From what I understand,
> > this has been around for about 5 years and is in its second incarnation. [ ...
> > ... ]

I would say Open Dialogue is _much_ more powerful than UIL because it provides
rich mechanisms for specifying behavior.

>  How can Open Dialog for Motif have "been around for about 5 years"
> when Motif has been around for much less than 5 years?

Open Dialogue was originally called Domain/Dialogue or something like that
and it ran (and runs) on Apollo's Domain systems.  Then they "opened" it
(a popular thing to do these days) so that it runs on Un*x.  And the new
release, which runs on Apollo and HP boxes (as well as some others I think) 
can simulate Motif although it isn't based on Xm.  It is definitely object
oriented.

>  If you are going to mention toolkits like this, please do not tantalize us ...
> mention the company, institution, or person who produces the toolkit!

HP.

Mark
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Disclaimer:  I'm not an official spokesperson for Open Dialogue or anything
  else.  The above comments represent my personal views on the matter.