Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!gatech!purdue!haven.umd.edu!mimsy!kong!dealy From: dealy@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Brian Dealy - CSC) Newsgroups: comp.windows.x.motif Subject: RE: Interviews ? Motif? Both? Neither? (1/2 :-) ) Keywords: Motif TAE PLUS InterViews Message-ID: <1991Jun6.123011.11232@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov> Date: 6 Jun 91 12:30:11 GMT Sender: dealy@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Brian Dealy - CSC) Reply-To: dealy@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov (Brian Dealy - CSC) Organization: Goddard Space Flight Center Lines: 70 -- (Mark McWiggins) writes: >My company is looking at Unix user interface tools, being in the process >of moving toward Unix from VMS. > >I've used Motif 1.0 and it worked fairly well, but I'd be interested in >evaluating Interviews. In particular: >(1) The Motif widget inheritance mechanism seems to be a "fatal flaw", >especially for somebody who uses C++. Since Interviews is based on C++, >its inheritance mechanism should be smoother (presumably more-or-less >straight C++). Is this true? > >(2) The Motif interface builders on the market so far all seem to be >multi-thousand-$ things (the last time I looked; correct me if I'm >wrong). Does Interviews come bundled with something like this? > >(3) If we used Interviews for development, our applications would >probably have to run in a Motif environment (or Motif applications in >an Interviews environment). How much of a problem is this? > >(4) Is there an anonymous uucp server someplace where I could download >Interviews? I don't have ftp access right now. :-( > >Thanks in advance for any insight. I'd be especially interested in >hearing from anyone who's used both Motif and Interviews to develop >Real Applications. I tried and failed to email to you but this may be of general interest anyway... You should look at TAE Plus from NASA. It is a motif GUI builder which integrates interviews (idraw) and is inexpensive. The current version is motif 1.1 compatible and interviews 2.6 compatible. It has been around for a couple years and I have used it for a couple years and feel it is an undervalued product compared to the commercial products, 750.00 for a SITE license, (as many computers as you want on your site for one price - no royalties and they give you source code (mostly C++). There is a free support line at goddard space flight ctr and it is handled by 3 nice people who are very helpful. There are about 700+ users of this tool now and our company uses it on about 2 dozen projects at various sites around the country... you can reach the tae folks for more info at goddard at 301-286-6034 or 301-286-7877 it's a nice WYSIWYG tool for prototyping motif apps and generates c, ADA and a couple other things, also it will generate C++ in the near future. there is a C++ class built around the Window already which provides a nice interface to C++.... It's not that this tool will do everyting you want necessarilly, but it provides a fast and easy entry into prototyping interfaces especially for people who have little X experience and need to do a fast port or development. Brian Dealy 301-572-8267 Computer Sciences Corp -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Brian Dealy | | It not knowing where it's at dealy@kong.gsfc.nasa.gov | | that's important, !uunet!dftsrv!kong!dealy | | it's knowing where it's not at...