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                                                        The Florida SunFlash
                     OpenWindows White Paper
   
SunFLASH Vol 25 #11					        January 1991 
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This is the table of contents from the OpenWindows white paper -
available, at no charge, from Sun sales offices.  This paper helps users
understand the issues in migrating to OpenWindows.  As new desktops
come with OpenWindows pre-installed, more users are selecting
OpenWindows at their default windowing environment.  Hot issues such as
performance and OpenLook vs. Motif are addressed (from the Sun point of
view :-)).

-johnj
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Table of Contents:

1.  OpenWindows Version 2 Release Report
	OpenWindows Version 2: Executive Summary
	OpenWindows Version 2: Overview
	   Ease of use for end users
	   An X development environment
	   Internationalization
	   Continued Emphasis on Standards & Open Computing
	   User and Development Enviornment
	   Performance
	   Sun Unbundled Products
	Getting the OPEN LOOK Trade Mark
	Installing OpenWindows Version 2
	   Full Install
	   Size
	   Installing the OpenWindows Software from Tape
	   Accessing the OpenWindows Directory over the Network
	   Easier Start-Up
	OpenWindows Version 2 Specifications
	   Hardware Requirements
	   Software Requirements
	Compatibility and Migration Issues
	   Binary Compatibility with OpenWindows 1.x
	   Source Compatibility with OpenWindows 1.x
	   NeWS and Lite Compatibility
	   SunView Binary Compatibility in OpenWindows
	   Migration from SunView
	Availability and Distribution
	   Media and Documentation
	   Availability

2.  Graphical User Interfaces:  OPEN LOOK vs. Motif
	Introduction
	Summary of OPEN LOOK Advantages
	OpenWindows
	   The OpenWindows Development Environment
	   The OPEN LOOK GUI
	   Motif User Interface
	Integration
	Efficiency
	Consistency
	Customization
	Summary

3.  OpenWindows Version 2 Performance Report
	OpenWindows Version 2
	   Improvements over OpenWindows 1.0
	The x11perf Benchmark Program
	   OpenWindows Version 2 vs. MIT X11R4
	   OpenWindows Version 2 vs. DECwindows 2.1
	   OpenWindows Version 2 Server Size Reduction
	Appendix A:  x11perfSpecification
	Appendix B:  Configurations
	   Hardware 
	   Software
	Appendix C:  x11perf 1.2 Benchmark Graphs

4.  XView Toolkit Architecture Overview
	Abstract
	Introduction
	Background
	XView System Architecture
	XView Application Architecture
	The XView Object Model
	   Generic Objects
	   Window Objects
	   Canvas Subwindows
	   Panels and Menus
	   Text Subwindows
	   Scrollbars
	   Tty and Terminal Emulation Subwindows
	   Window Pane Manager - Openwin
	Other Visual Objects 
	   Cursors
	   Icons
	Non-Visual Objects
	Imaging Facilities
	   Server Images
	Handling Input - The XView Notifier
	Font Handling
	The OPEN LOOK Graphical User Interface
	Inter-Client Communication
	Portability
	Summary
	References
	Appendix A:  "Hello World"
	   Exampel 1:  An XView "Hello World"
	   Example 2:  An XView "Hello World" with Xlib Drawing
	   Calls
(July 1990/Part #FE287-0)
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