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Philip Brown

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Oct 15, 1992, 7:01:54 PM10/15/92

niin...@majakka.uku.fi (Kristian Niininen) writes:

>I study here in Kuopio university and we are looking for painting
>/drawing programs for Sun/Open Look. (Public Domain programs, or maybe
>shareware). Is there any ftp site for such programs, and is there such
>programs in PD area at all?

what KIND of drawing?
landscape painting? mac-paint kinda thing? schematics?
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Kristian Niininen

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Oct 15, 1992, 5:49:41 PM10/15/92

I study here in Kuopio university and we are looking for painting
/drawing programs for Sun/Open Look. (Public Domain programs, or maybe
shareware). Is there any ftp site for such programs, and is there such
programs in PD area at all?

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& Scoular

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Oct 19, 1992, 10:04:13 AM10/19/92

Hi Netters,

In article <niininen....@majakka.uku.fi> niin...@majakka.uku.fi
(Kristian Niininen) writes:

> I study here in Kuopio university and we are looking for painting
> /drawing programs for Sun/Open Look. (Public Domain programs, or maybe
> shareware). Is there any ftp site for such programs, and is there such
> programs in PD area at all?

You might like to check out the fully featured drawing tool that
comes free with the HyperLook demo. It requires OpenWindows 3.0
and gives you a really powerful drawing tool.

Please find attached the standard blurb about HyperLook...

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Thanks for your interest in HyperLook, please find attached more
information on the HyperLook system.

You may also like to join the independent HyperLook mailing list
set up by Ray Allis at Boeing. To join the list send mail to
hyperloo...@atc.boeing.com.

SimCity, the award winning game, developed using HyperLook is
now available for FTP too!

Contents
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1. Where to FTP the HyperLook runtime from.
2. Where to FTP SimCity from.
3. HyperLook Product Information.
4. HyperLook Order Form.

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Senior Rock n Roller small print taketh away"

E-mail: d...@turing.com Tel: +44 41 552 6400
Postal: The Turing Institute Ltd. Fax: +44 41 552 2985
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Glasgow G1 2AD
Scotland UK.

The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of The Turing
Institute Limited

1. Where to FTP the HyperLook runtime from.
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The HyperLook look runtime system can be obtained via anonymous ftp
from the following sites (the turing.com site also provides product
and ordering information):

turing.com (192.133.90.28) pub/HyperLook1.5-runtime.tar.Z
ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9) graphics/NeWS/HyperLook1.5-runtime.tar.Z
src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.2.1) computing/vendor/turing.com/HyperLook1.5-runtime.tar.Z

2. Where to FTP SimCity from.
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Good news! The HyperLook edition of SimCity for SPARC is now
available via anonymous ftp.

turing.com (192.133.90.28) pub/SimCity.tar.Z
ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9) vendor/dux/SimCity.tar.Z
src.doc.ic.ac.uk (146.169.2.1) computing/vendor/turing.com/SimCity.tar.Z

You should get the files "SimCity.README" and "SimCity.INSTALL"
before you decide to ftp SimCity.

3. HyperLook Product Information.
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Open Windows with HyperLook
---------------------------

For the last five years, the Turing Institute has been developing a new
generation of user interface design technologies. With assistance from Sun
Microsystems and Philips, a prototype system, codenamed HyperNeWS, was
developed and tested in Beta form at over three hundred sites world wide.
These sites included Boeing, Apple, NASA and Unilever. As a result of the
successful field trials, the Turing Institute has now launched the
professional version called HyperLook.

HyperLook uses the OpenWindows system and runs on SunOS and Solaris
platforms. It integrates into the existing SUN desktop and a set of
OpenLook components is available to develop OpenLook compliant interfaces.
It also provides access to the powerful graphics capabilities of PostScript.
The system features a number of extensions which allow the integration of
multi-media options such as video and sound mixing.

Stacks and Cards
----------------

HyperLook uses the names stacks and cards instead of windows and
window layouts. This widely used terminology was chosen to emphasize
the fact that HyperLook stacks (windows) can have more than one
card (layout). Each window layout is called a card, and may contain
graphics and user interface components such as buttons, text and sliders.
You can flip between cards like turning pages in a book.

Graphics Editing
----------------

A powerful PostScript graphics editor comes with HyperLook, letting you
create sophisticated diagrams, graphics and other artwork. Graphics created
with HyperLook can be incorporated into other environments and used with
other tools (such as FrameMaker).

Rapid Application Development
-----------------------------

HyperLook simplifies the task of building user interfaces. It has the
ability to prototype user interfaces quickly using direct manipulation
without restricting the designer. Who can do much of the interface
development by drawing, dragging and sizing objects with the mouse.
This almost completely avoids the need for programming.

Customizing Components
----------------------

HyperLook is not restricted to a single look and feel. You can create a
new look and feel for your application, or adapt an existing look and feel.
HyperLook includes a predefined set of user interface components (e.g.
buttons, scrollbars and pull-down menus) which can be extended and tailored
to the needs of any application, either by modifying existing components
or by adding new components.

It is possible to design and implement a corporate style, or to design a
new set of components for your environment. For example, you could make
a set of components for use in a process control environment. Once tested
they can be used to build industrial process control applications.

Interactive Design
------------------

The interface designer can do much of the interface development by direct
manipulation: by drawing, dragging and sizing objects with the mouse,
without writing a line of code. One of the most time consuming aspects of
creating interactive applications is the design of the interface. Even
non-programmers can design applications using direct manipulation
in HyperLook. You can even modify the interface while the application is
alive and running! Changes are instantaneous, no compilation is needed.

The user interface editor can be removed from your application to ensure users
do not accidentally modify the user interface. In this way you can deliver
runtime systems to your customers.

Providing Help
--------------

Not only does HyperLook provide an on-line help system which helps the user
to navigate through the system. HyperLook lets the developer define help
for the users of HyperLook applications. No programming is required! Help can
be provided as text but it is also possible to design help stacks which can
use graphics and all the other functionality provided by the HyperLook system.

Programming
-----------

Components can be customized using the PostScript programming language.
Each component of the user interface can have a script associated with it.
Scripting (programming user interface components) lets you to change the
component's look and feel.

There is a C-like scripting language available for HyperLook, called PdB.
PdB is the ideal scripting language if you are already familiar with C.
You can write new component classes in PdB too!

HyperLook allows any UNIX process to access it through an easy to use
C programming interface. The user interface can be modified dynamically
even when the application under development is active. HyperLook
allows any UNIX process to access its functionality through an easy to use
C programming interface. Interfaces to Prolog, Lisp, C++ and Perl are available.

Object Oriented
---------------

HyperLook is completely object oriented. All components are implemented
as classes which are defined using a classing mechanism similar to that
of SmallTalk. An easy to understand message passing mechanism is used
for communicating between objects and communicating with client programs.

It is possible to add your own classes to the system. The classing mechanism
provides multiple inheritance, persistent variables, dynamic loading,
and other features useful for the creation of dynamic object oriented user
interfaces.

Contact Information
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HyperLook provides more functionality, with greater ease of use than any other
OpenWindows tool. Earlier versions of the program have been in use at more than
300 sites worldwide. Its value is proven. HyperLook is an essential tool for a
wide range of people: from non-programmers to experts, all of whom want an
environment which allows them to experiment with and develop useful tools
and applications. For more information about HyperLook contact:

The Turing Institute Limited
36 North Hanover Street, Glasgow G1 2AD, Scotland
Tel: +44 41 552 8858 or +44 41 555 6400
Fax: +44 41 552 2985
Email: hype...@turing.com

4. HyperLook Order Form.
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| HyperLook Order Form |
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Please send this completed form to:

The Turing Institute Limited
36 North Hanover Street, Glasgow G1 2AD, Scotland
Fax: +44 41 552 2985
Tel: +44 41 552 8858 or +44 41 552 6400
Email: hype...@turing.com

You can buy licenses for more than ten users.
Contact The Turing Institute for details.

(HyperLook is a trademark of The Turing Institute Ltd.
The Turing Institute Ltd. reserves the right to revise this price
structure without notice and at any time.)

Doug Scoular "The big print giveth and the
Senior Rock n Roller small print taketh away"

E-mail: d...@turing.ac.uk Tel: +44 41 552 6400
Postal: The Turing Institute Ltd. Fax: +44 41 552 2985
36 North Hanover Street
Glasgow G1 2AD, Scotland

The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of
The Turing Institute Limited.

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