Re: X or how terminology sucks.

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From: Benjamin Romer
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 1997 00:00

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In article <333D1325.6E47@NOSPAM.ibm.net>, duboisp@NOSPAM.ibm.net says...
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>crobato@kuentos.guam.net wrote:
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>I hope *I* didn't get confused ;-)
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>-- 
>Pieter Dubois
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Not at all, you're absolutely right. But I think that Chris must have
missed my point.

I wasn't asking for a PM-based X Server, what I want is an OS/2 based
system running X Windows as its primary UI, e.g. replace PM with X. This 
would add a great deal of value to the system as a whole, increase 
interoperability, solve a number of problems like the SIQ, and give OS/2 a
real industry-standard GUI to throw around.

People would probably want a Motif look to the system, but personally I hate
motif and I think it's irritating that Unix would try to standardize a widget
set that is basically a copy of Windoze 3.1's controls.

Even better would be a Display PostScript system similar to NeXT or Solaris
NeWS, which gives us perfect WYSIWYG, as well as font-smoothing. Throw in
dynamic colorlevel and resolution switching, and you've got yourself one
powerful high-end graphics system.

I'd gladly pay double or more for a decent OS/2 GUI system. PM seems like
it's become old and more sluggish every single time I use it. 

Sincerely,

Ben Romer

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From: benjamin.romer@unisys.com (Benjamin Romer)
Subject: Re: X or how terminology sucks.
Date: 1997/03/30
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