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Re: Can C++ / X empower us to make great apps for the 90's?

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From: David Sternlicht
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1992 10:56
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Bob Berger writes..


>We have looked at InterViews for a while and have become disheartened
>by its learning curve vs actual leverage in building an application.
>Hopefully InterViews will  in its glyph incarnation that is
>currently under development, but it does seem to be being rebuilt from
>the bottom up and thus it has a limited set of core "widgets" at this
>point.

Bob I agree that the learning curve is high.  Although sometime's I think
its because I have alot to unlern (Xt, Xaw, Motif, etc).  How should
the design be simplified?  What are the additional core "widget" needed,
in your opionion?

-- 
			
				dave sternlicht
				mit X consortium
				dave@expo.lcs.mit.edu
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