Subject: Re: Motif or GNOME? (semi-repost)
From: Daniel E. White (igor@olg.com)
Date: Sun Nov 05 2000 - 10:54:52 MST
Here is a vote against Motif.
A few years back, I worked on a project attempting to use C++, X-Windows/Motif, and SGI's GL -- on an SGI platform. It was a mess beyond description.
First of all, Object Oriented Motif is a very difficult thing to do. The X event loop mechanism does not mix well with objects or with GL.
How about considering Java ?
At 12:22 PM -0500 11/5/00, Bill wrote:
>Hi, I tried to ask this earlier but got my terminology mixed up and I don't think my question made sense. I'll try again.
>
>I need to develop an app for analyzing data and graphically (3D)
>displaying results, preferrably with C++, X Windows, and OpenGL.
>
>I need to be able to move my development efforts, and the app itself, to
>as many platforms as possible as I'll be moving and don't know what kind of
>platform will be at my next locale.
>
>Second priority is speed, as it will be extremely computational- and
>diskI/O- intensive.
>
>Should I use Motif, or the newer GNOME (or KDE)?
>
>Thanks for your help,
>Bill
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>--Motif or GNOME? (semi-repost)
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