Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/09/04/02:05:53
Reham wrote:
> ...
> Other comments that were made re X11 were sort of random, I know that it is
> far technically superior, especially considering it is built on Linux;
Well, that statement isn't quite correct. X is available for most (if
not all) versions of UNIX, VMS, and yes even Windows. It isn't "built"
on any specific OS but rather implements a network-transparent display
interface independent of OS.
> however I still think it is ugly -- primarily because there is no set
> standard for it's look and feel; e.g., Netscape looks a whole lot different
> than many other apps which have the plain old b/w look -- is this Xaw? --
> which I don't really mind, actually I find netscape's interface much uglier.
> ...
Netscape uses Motif, and depending on the vendor that produces it (SGI,
Sun, HP, Digital, Metrolink, etc) you'll see slightly different looks.
For example, SGI's Motif provides rounded/lighted controls very much
like the ones provided by Microsoft.
I think most people agree that the generic Motif look-and-feel isn't
the greatest (nor Xaw, which is the "original" widget toolkit produced
by MIT). You *can* customize the appearance of things fairly easily
(at least as far as setting up generic color/size/font schemes).
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