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From: andy@tasha
Newsgroups: comp.databases
Subject: INFORMIX user interface
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Date: 15 Dec 88 20:48:00 GMT
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Nf-From: tasha!andy    Dec 15 14:48:00 1988



My company has been using INFORMIX SQL for a database application we
produce.  Unfortunately, I am not pleased with INFORMIX's rather primitive
user interface, i.e their forms and menu system.

Therefore, I am looking for independent vendor products that replace 
INFORMIX's forms and menu system.  Some of the features I would like
to see are:

	- ability to use color in forms
	- pop up windows in forms
	- pop up help menus
	- pull down menus
	- scrolling lists in forms

I am not interested in products that simplify development, only products
that have better user interface capabilities.

We have an old release of INFORMIX 4GL (ver. 1.00.05C) but I don't think
it is much of an improvement over SQL with respect to the user interface.  
Do the more recent releases of INFORMIX 4GL have some of the above 
features?

We use AT&T 3B2 computers (400s and 600s) and the AT&T 6386.  I am
be particularly interested in any products that use windowing on the
6386.

Thanks in advance,

Andrew Warinner		Global Information Systems Technology, Inc.
			1800 Woodfield Drive, Savoy, IL  61874     
			(217) 352-1165

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