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From: ken@dali.cc.gatech.edu (Ken Seefried iii)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Some Very Basic Questions
Summary: some very basic answers
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Date: 15 May 91 19:43:32 GMT
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In article <1991May15.174459.16463@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> rwm2d@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Bob McCall - RIP SRV) writes:

DISCLAIMER: As with most things on the net, there are a hundred people
	    who will disagree with this...

>1.  Is this manual too out of date to be of use?

Hmmmmm...probably not for the basics, but you'll want updated info
when you actually start hacking.

>2.  Is there now a "standard" window manager?

twm

>3.  What is motif?

A user interface design from OSF.  There is a sample implimentation of
the Motif UI availible from OSF.  I believe that Solbournes' OI
toolkit also supports the Motif UI.  I think there's one more (Garnet,
perhaps?).

It's pretty standard on most anything execpt Sun boxes.

>4.  Is there a better book for Sparcstations?

I glanced at the Sun doc, and it seemed adequate.  But, then, I really
didn't look hard.

>5.  Is there a good 3-D toolkit available?

Motif is okay.  Open Look is okay.  OI is pretty neet.  Garnet is
interesting, but I've never done anything with it. (IMHO)

>6.  What is open-look?

Sun's equivalent to Motif.  Several implimentations.  Reasonable PD
implimentation availible, unlike Motif.

>7.  What are the state-of-the-art managers/toolkits?

gwm/Interviews (IMHO)

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