From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Aug 20 12:49:15 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id MAA28136 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 20 Aug 1996 12:49:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: from alpha.xerox.com (alpha.Xerox.COM [13.1.64.93]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id MAA28131 for ; Tue, 20 Aug 1996 12:49:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gemini.sdsp.mc.xerox.com ([13.231.132.20]) by alpha.xerox.com with SMTP id <14794(5)>; Tue, 20 Aug 1996 12:48:36 PDT Received: from gnu.mc.xerox.com (gnu.sdsp.mc.xerox.com) by gemini.sdsp.mc.xerox.com (4.1/SMI-4.1-TB) id AA03643; Tue, 20 Aug 96 15:49:00 EDT Received: by gnu.mc.xerox.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA28129; Tue, 20 Aug 96 15:48:58 EDT Message-Id: <9608201948.AA28129@gnu.mc.xerox.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.7 5/3/96 To: "PETER STUBBS" Cc: FreeBSD-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Getting started with X programming In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 19 Aug 1996 15:58:29 PDT." <12EB46D52BA@aidan.staidan.qld.edu.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 20 Aug 1996 12:48:57 PDT From: "Marty Leisner" Sender: owner-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Wish/tk has my vote... 1) Its platform neutral (unix, windows, mac?) 2) I've seen very impressive applications in it I use all the time (tkman, exmh) 3) Its interpreted (good and bad, in most cases good) 4) Its free 5) Its well-documented (I still need to learn it!) 6) It has netscape plugins... -- marty leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com Member of the League for Programming Freedom