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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:STAR::VATNE
Created:Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3726
Total number of notes:19516

3603.0. "The Good Points of DECwindows V3" by PSW::WINALSKI (Careful with that VAX, Eugene) Wed Nov 07 1990 14:56

This is a companion to the "moans 'n' groans" note.  Post here the things that
you really like about DECwindows V3 compared to previous releases.

--PSW
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3603.1PSW::WINALSKICareful with that VAX, EugeneWed Nov 07 1990 14:574
The Motif 3-D look is really snazzy.  For me, at least, it also required no
tweaking to get it that way.

--PSW
3603.2PSW::WINALSKICareful with that VAX, EugeneWed Nov 07 1990 14:573
It's a lot easier to resize windows with MOTIF.

--PSW
3603.3PSW::WINALSKICareful with that VAX, EugeneWed Nov 07 1990 15:074
I like the way that pull-down menus stick around if you lift up on the mouse
key.

--PSW
3603.4PSW::WINALSKICareful with that VAX, EugeneWed Nov 07 1990 15:084
The root menu and icon menu stuff is nice.  Now I just have to work out the
customizations I want.....

--PSW
3603.5LESLIE::LESLIEAndy LeslieWed Nov 07 1990 15:561
    I like the root menu stuff.
3603.6Good idea Paul... kudos where deserved!DSSDEV::BIBEAULTGrizzly BearWed Nov 07 1990 16:236
    As mentioned elsewhere, I like the way the Motif objects automatically
    generate suitable colors given a background color specification. Really
    sharp!

-mike
3603.7DSSDEV::BIBEAULTGrizzly BearWed Nov 07 1990 16:246
   I like the color mix widget. It's a lot of fun to play with, and easy to
   use. (The earth tones "menu" could use some improvement, but you gotta start
   somewhere).

-mike
3603.8no more clipped menusPSW::WINALSKICareful with that VAX, EugeneWed Nov 07 1990 16:448
Under XUI, pull-downs and pull-rights could run off the right edge of the 
screen, if your window was too close to the right.  I'm glad to see that
Motif is smart enough to make sure that a pull-down or pull-right menu is always
entirely on the screen.

--PSW

P.S. - I second Andy's kudos for root menus.
3603.9KONING::KONINGNI1D @FN42eqWed Nov 07 1990 17:374
    Re .8: out of curiosity (I don't have V3 yet) what does Motif do with
    pulldowns that are longer than the screen is high???
    
    	paul
3603.10PSW::WINALSKICareful with that VAX, EugeneWed Nov 07 1990 18:455
RE: pulldowns longer than screen is high

Dunno.  I'll have to program one up and find out.

--PSW
3603.11they clipDECWIN::JACKIEnews() { *Iraq+=*Kuwait; free(Kuwait); num_countries--; }Fri Nov 09 1990 09:425
At Connectathon, I saw this on a PC server, and it clipped.  
However, if you have a menu at the bottom of the screen and the
pulldown is too long, if there is room above it it pulls up.

Jackie
3603.12I like the new session managerLENO::GRIERmjg's holistic computing agencyFri Nov 09 1990 13:348
   DW V3 won't display on my EWS server, but I was using it on a colleague's
FireFox where I installed it, and I like the new session manager a lot.
It's strange when you're used to the old one, but the enhanced
cusomizability and integration with FileVue is great.

   Now if FileVue were only fast on anything less than a 6-VUP machine...

					-mjg
3603.13New File WidgetWOOK::LEEWook... Like 'Book' with a 'W'Fri Nov 09 1990 23:354
    I like the new file selection widget.  I've been wanting to navigate
    directories ever since I started using DECwindows.
    
    Wook