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From: marbru@auto-trol.com (Martin Brunecky)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif
Subject: Re: UIL vs. C code
Keywords: UIL motif C
Message-ID: <1991May31.165653.23064@auto-trol.com>
Date: 31 May 91 16:56:53 GMT
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In article <1991May30.160724.12989@infonode.ingr.com> doyle@doyled.b23b.ingr.com writes:
>I am interested in obtaining some objective data about the performance
>of Motif 1.1.* UIL (uid) relative to equivalent functionality 
>implemented in C.
>
>Some of the things that I want to know is:
>    1) what kind of startup (load) impact is there
>	(Does XtCreateWidget() overhead outweight disk/UIL overhead?)
        Mrm calls XtCreate widget so everything UIL does is an add-on.

>    2) what are some limitations with using UIL
>	ex:  limited data in callbacks and event handlers
        (no comments, I hate it)

>    3) internationalization issues
        UIL compiler gives you some ways to encode non-ISO-LATIN text
        If you have the source, you can put this code into your app.

>    4) are there techniques that make some UIL file better than others

>    5) can I use my own widgets with UIL
        They say yes. You just have to change compiler tables and rebuild
        the compiler. If you want to add new data types .....

>    6) use with respect to "form" builders
      
>    7) anything else that's important
        Look at Wcl (look at FAQ list for more).
        Using UIL is BAD, the only thing even worse is doing it in "C"....

>


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