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- Subject: Re: GUIs Considered Harmful
- Message-ID: <ALANB.92Sep1174319@sdlhpp2.sdl.mdcbbs.com>
- From: alanb@sdl.mdcbbs.com (Alan Braggins)
- Date: 01 Sep 92 16:43:19 GMT
- References: <1992Aug27.224011.15852@erg.sri.com>
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- In-reply-to: jbotz@mtholyoke.edu's message of Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:24:12 GMT
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- >>>>> On Mon, 31 Aug 1992 18:24:12 GMT, jbotz@mtholyoke.edu (Jurgen Botz) said:
- About OpenWindows/OpenLook
- > the bunch! It takes the "3-D feel" to absolutely arbitrary extremes,
- I run mine using the -2D option. At least it has the option.
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- > violates every rule in the book,
- The OpenLook book appears to be a carefully written as the Motif style guide.
- Care to give examples?
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- > and is a bear to boot (it's slow on a
- > Sparchstation 2, a mid-20s Specmarks machine... I have no idea how
- > they managed that.)
- Hmm - I find it as fast as mwm. Maybe the 2d look speeds it up.
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- Alan Braggins, Shape Data (A Division of EDS Ltd), Cambridge, UK +44-223-316673
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