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From: harling@pictel.uucp (Dan Harling)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.open-look
Subject: Re: HELP! I need tool to make tools
Summary: SPARC/OpenLook?  No problem...
Message-ID: <1991Jun14.212122.943@pictel.uucp>
Date: 14 Jun 91 21:21:22 GMT
References: <9106090211.AA02424@kurosawa.ucsd.edu>
Sender: Dan Harling
Organization: PictureTel Corporation
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In article <9106090211.AA02424@kurosawa.ucsd.edu> dlou@ECE.UCSD.EDU (Dennis Lou) writes:
>
>Is there a tool that helps me make tools by dragging and dropping?
>
>For instance, say I wanted to make a popup window with 3 buttons.
>I could code it all up in xview or OLIT (Xt), but if I had a tool
>to make tools, I could bring up a pallete of objects, create a window
>and drag and drop some buttons from this pallete to the window.
>
>In case you haven't guessed, I want something like Interface Builder
>on the NeXT or a little like (gack) Hypercard.

It sounds like you're talking about 'guide,' which was (I believe)
provided along with OpenWindows on our Sun SPARCStation network.  It
allows you to build your interface graphically, by dragging and
dropping icons for various objects and controls.  Each object has a
properties window which allows you to specify various characteristics,
including event handler and notifier functions.

I don't know what system you are using, but if it is OpenWindows on a
SPARC, they have exactly what you're looking for.

>Dennis Lou

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