Although i must admit to have written a somewhat technically confusing mail i thought my point would come across, since i was referring to AtheOS wich does NOT use X to build it's interface. Didn't know that did ya ! Should you have known this you wouldn't bother pointing out someones apparent ignorance wich seems to be a hobby of yours.
Yes, X is a network enabled window managment system wich allows a client to run the interface of it's liking and allows remote logins to a server over the network and so on wich is very nice for people collaborating on projects, you don't believe your eyes the first time you see that kind of functionality in action (i didn't), beats M$ TerminalServer. But name me more than one or even ONE public service that uses these 'strengths'. It IS a fantastic system, indeed, but it weighs on your computers resources. Also, what's the use for those strenghts i cannot grasp in a stand-alone configuration ? But that i did not mention, that's true. I apparently understand the potential of X but i don't have to grasp it's strenghts since i'm working in a stand-alone environment and do not work with this type of environment in a . This still is a public mailinglist you know, even dumb people can post a mail :) But you must have allready noticed. I'm not a developper and thus not interested in Tcl/Tk or Qt to write my own Gui, though i would feel tempted if i could. I'm not that a talented person. Don't understand how you came up with this. Maybe the first part of this mail answered you question on identity and direction ? Thanks for your reply. Joris ps : you didn't feel offended by the unix/gorilla comparison did you ? pps: i might seem overirritated but this is a long day -----Original Message----- From: Karsten M. Self [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: woensdag 11 april 2001 20:31 To: 'debian-user@lists.debian.org' Subject: Re: OT : GUI Interfaces on Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 04:20:45PM +0200, Joris Lambrecht ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Does anyone know of a non X GUI interface wich has a number of applications > ported to it ? I keep wondering if X is the answer to Gui's for linux, it is > after all a hefty piece of software to run ... This question comes from > reading up on AtheOS wich uses a proprietary interface wich is reportedly > working very well and fast ... > > Since X is, after all those years, not the most userfriendly piece of > software i'm looking for something else, if available. X isn't a GUI, it's a network-enabled window management system. And you probably don't grasp its strengths. If you mean "does anyone know of a GUI development toolkit that's not specific to X", the answer becomes: Tcl/Tk and Qt. I suspect, however, that the question has some degree of confusion over its own identity and direction. Cheers. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
