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From: drd@siia.mv.com (David Dick)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Motif/Openlook, is there a trend?
Keywords: Motif Openlook trend
Message-ID: <1991Feb6.162152.24835@siia.mv.com>
Date: 6 Feb 91 16:21:52 GMT
References: <426@yonder.UUCP> <1991Jan23.164403@ecovsb.ncsu.edu> <1991Jan30.225359.2070@magnolia.uucp>
Organization: Software Innovations, Inc.
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In <1991Jan30.225359.2070@magnolia.uucp> poole@magnolia.uucp (Simon Poole) writes:

>In article <1991Jan23.164403@ecovsb.ncsu.edu> willis@ecovsb.ncsu.edu (Bill Willis) writes (a argument pro Motif):

>>If there was a single reason for the success of the Macintosh, it was a
>>consistent
>>user interface. If we are to have one, it will require committment from those
>>who purchase systems, not those who argue that theirs is best.

>Now, I just really don't understand this one, how can anybody imply that
>Motif applications have "a consistent user interface", the only thing
>that I've ever noticed that is consistent about Motif is the 3d-look of the
>buttons (that's really about as deep as it goes).

Unfortunately, I think the visual appearance, rather than the behavior,
is what corporate decision-makers are most likely to be convinced by.

David Dick
Software Innovations, Inc. [the Software Moving Company (sm)]