From: portante@univer.enet.dec.com (DTN 235-8372 / (508)635-8372 / MS DSG1-2/E6)
Subject: Re: Looking for an Interactive User Interface Builder
Keywords: VUIT, GUI, MOTIF
Reply-To: portante@univer.enet.dec.com (DTN 235-8372 / (508)635-8372 / MS DSG1-2/E6)
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Distribution: inet
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 15:08:24 GMT


Hello,

	Now even though I work for Digital Equipment Corporation, I would like
to tell the GUI community that I feel DEC's VUIT is very good.  I used it to
build an application and was very pleased with how it handled.  It is a very
reliable and useful tool.  A fact sheet about the product follows.  If you
would like more information, I can put you in contact with somebody who will
help you.

			-Peter Portante
			 Just Say Print!



				FACT SHEET
				----------

Product Name: DEC VUIT V2.0 (Visual User Interface Tool)

Overview:

DEC Visual User Interface Tool (VUIT) is an interactive WYSIWYG-style editor 
for building DECwindows/Motif application interfaces. DEC VUIT provides a 
direct manipulation interface to the OSF/Motif Version 1.1 User Interface 
Language (UIL) compiler.  DEC VUIT is designed for experienced Motif 
programmers.  Since DEC VUIT generates industry standard UIL, not a 
proprietary presentation description language, the interface developers build 
using DEC VUIT is portable from one Motif environment to another. DEC VUIT 
now runs native on the Sun SPARCstation platform as well.

                                                                                
V2.0 Features/Benefits:

	o  Runs on Sun SPARCstation.  DECwindows Motif for SUN's SPARCstations
           lets users take advantage of Digital added value widgets, and 
	   portable UIL code across multiple platforms.

	o  Accepts user-defined extensions or widgets.  This is a key 
	   differentiator for DEC VUIT.  Allows customers to reuse
           or incorporate their own widgets into DEC VUIT and manipulate 
	   those widgets just like any other widget in the OSF/Motif Toolkit.

	o  Part of the DECwindows Motif Tools Package.  Along with the 
	   DECwindows Graphical Interface Tools and the LinkWorks 
	   Developer's Tools, provides the most advanced development
           environment for OSF/Motif application on VMS.

	o  Generates C application shell.  DEC VUIT V2 now generates the 
	   application shell and callback stubs in C code, as well as
           the build procedure (makefile) for faster, more productive 
	   prototyping.

	o  Without leaving a DEC VUIT session, users can "play" the interface 
	   and simulate run-time behavior.

       	o  Customized accelerators provide easy templates to create standards 
	   for the developers' applications, reduce overhead for more 
	   frequently used functions.

     	o  Supports integer expressions.  Adds to the compound string 
	   support and allows users to enter integer expressions for
           literals, lists, and icons.

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Name:    Peter A. Portante
E-Mail:  portante@hannah.enet.dec.com
Phone:   508.635.8372
Address: MS DSG1-2/E6
         Digital Equipment Corporation
         4 Technology Park Drive
         Westford, MA  01886
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