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From: jgd@rsiatl.UUCP (John G. DeArmond)
Newsgroups: comp.databases,comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Vermont Views
Keywords: user interface, oracle
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Date: 20 Nov 90 01:29:44 GMT
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cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill) writes:

>Don't know much about Oracle, but for an interface tool Vermont Views is
>real good.  Good design tool (it will dump interface libraries to be read
>by your run-time code, or dump C code so you can twiddle bits), Full range
>of control functions from the high menu level to the low before, during 
>and after field functions (The point is that you have as much control as
>you want to use). 

Connor,

Not to sound belligerant but I wonder if you've used the Unix version
much. At my last client, we sweated nails with it.  It works BUT...  The
biggest problem is that it do not work through curses and instead they
invented a "better idea".  You are pretty much stuck with vt100/ansi
terminals and the AT386 terminal as implemented in ISC Unix 2.2 does NOT
work.  The screen splatters enough to not be readable.  Plus the  screen
update is not smart so you end up with really slow screens over
communications lines.  I gave up on trying to use VV on the console of
our Compaq development system and used NCSA Telnet over ethernet which
worked pretty well. 

I'm still looking for a high level screen interface library and editor 
that works through curses or at least knows how to use a standard 
terminfo.

John

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