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From: breck@umvlsi.ecs.umass.edu (Liam Breck)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Motif questions
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Date: 5 Jan 91 16:39:04 GMT
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Can someone tell me about the structure and features of Motif? (I am
familiar with all the basic X concepts, so replies can be technical
and detailed.)  I understand it to be a toolkit library of pretty
widgets and a window manager.  Does it include some sort of graphical
shell as well?  (Like Looking Glass and X.desktop for X and finder on
the Mac.)  If so, is that GS built into the window manager, or is it
separate?  If not, is OSF planning on creating one?  Will clients
built using the motif library run on any vanilla X server, or is there
a special extended X server to handle Motif functions?  (Digital has
done this with DECWindows, have they not?)

Please email, I'll post a summary if asked.