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From: graham@fuel.dec.com (kris graham)
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Subject: Re: MOTIF vs Athena. Practical to conditionalize?
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Date: 14 Dec 90 02:22:38 GMT
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> From: etaylor@wilkins.iaims.bcm.tmc.edu (Eric Taylor)
> Subject: Re: MOTIF vs Athena. Practical to conditionalize?
> Date: 12 Dec 90 16:42:07 GMT
> 
> 
> MOTIF is awfully dependent upon itself.  It is very easy to use
> Athena widgets in any other Xt-based toolkit, but not MOTIF.
> MOTIF widgets do all sorts of different things based upon the class
> of its parent.

It is tempting to believe the above until you see TeleUSE.....they allow
you to mix and match Xt widgets freely using a mouse.   Motif and
MIT widgets can coexist without problems.

Rememeber,   this is not a product endorsement......just my personal
observations.

Christopher Graham           Internet: graham@fuel.enet.dec.com 
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