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From: dex@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com (Dex Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: UIMS for HP-UX/HP9000 on X/Motif
Message-ID: <100920277@hpcvlx.cv.hp.com>
Date: 24 Jan 91 23:31:47 GMT
References: <1991Jan18.224908.2499@pa.dec.com>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Co., Corvallis, OR, USA
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The HP version of UIM/X is called HP Interface Architect.  

Here's a partial list of features:

 * True WYSIWYG layout.

     Widgets can be interactive created, moved, and resized with the mouse.

 * Full support for the entire OSF/Motif 1.0 widget set.  

     Includes support for every widget and every resource.  Special forms,
     such as the Menu Editor, simplify complicated development tasks.
     (Subsequent releases will support the most recent release of Motif.)

 * Built-In C Interpreter.  

     The interpreter allows seamless integration of user interface and
     application functions during development.	You can immediately test
     the behavior of your whole application (not just the user interface).

 * Convenience library (optional).

     A complete library of convenience functions is provided to simplify
     interactions with the Xt Intrinsics and the OSF/Motif widgets.  Use of
     the convenience library is optional.  For porting applications to other
     platforms, the source code for the convenience library is available as 
     a separate product.

 * C code generation.  

     Code generated by Architect includes calls to its convenience library.
     However, you can generate portable Xt/Xm code using HP's Motif Code
     Generator (MotifGen).  The MotifGen utility is added by HP, and is 
     not currently available from Visual Edge or with other vendors' 
     versions of UIM/X.

 * No run-time licensing requirements for applications built with HP Architect.

 * Online help (accessed via the HP VUE Help Manager), including:

       * Task reference.

       * Technical reference.

 * HP quality documentation:

       * Quick Start -- 40-page hands-on tutorial.

       * Developer's Guide -- 350-page, three-part guide, including:

           * Using HP Architect.
           * HP Architect Concepts and Techniques.
           * HP Architect Reference.


HP Interface Architect is currently available on HP 9000 Series 300, 400, and
800 workstations running HP-UX 7.0 or later.


- Dex Smith, Learning Products Developer
  Interface Technology Operation
  Hewlett-Packard Company
  Corvallis, Oregon  USA

  dex@hpcvlx.hp.com