Re: Motif 2.x of 1.x ?

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From: Glenn T. Jayaputera
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00

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On Mon, 28 Dec 1998 08:58:36 +1100, 
Erik de Castro Lopo <erikd@zip.com.au> wrote:
>Regit Young wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Thinking of getting a motif toolkit, but unsure what would be better
>> supported, 1.x or 2.x. Saw a couple for Linux, all are 2.x, while most
>> commercial Unicies are using 1.x . Is there compatibility issues in
>> writing 2.x apps and run with 1.x? Also, aside from OSF, who does Motif
>> 1.x?
>
>Before you fork out money on a real Motif, have a look at lesstif
>(www.lesstif.org) which is a GPL version. This will allow you to write
>programs that everyone in the Linux community can use.

Lesstiff is not fully cooked yet.  There are a number of missing
controls and gadgets.  Having said that I agree, still worth a try
to look at it before spending mulla on the real one.

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Date: 1998/12/27
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