............................Contents


Preface	xiii
1. Moving to Motif and CDE	1
...Which Motif?	1
......Summary of Motif Toolkits	3
...Moving to Motif	3
......Running Existing Motif Applications on the OpenWindows
........Desktop	3
......Developing CDE Motif Applications for the OpenWindows
........Desktop	4
...Moving to Solaris CDE	4
......Running Existing Applications on the Solaris CDE Desktop	5
......Porting OpenWindows Applications to the Solaris CDE
........Desktop	5
......Porting Motif Applications to the Solaris CDE Desktop	5
......Developing CDE Motif Applications for the Solaris CDE
........Desktop	6


2. Motif Environment	7
...Motif Packaging in the Solaris 2.5 and Solaris CDE 1.0 Software	7
...Compiling and Linking Motif Programs	8
...Shared Library Policy	9
...Future Motif Compatibility	9
3. CDE and Solaris Motif Toolkits	11
...CDE Motif Toolkit	11
......Features Added to Motif 1.2.3	12
......Enhancements to Existing Motif 1.2.3 Functionality	12
......CDE Motif Libraries	13
......Demo Programs	14
......Related Documentation	14
...Widgets Available for CDE Application Development	15
......CDE Motif Control Widgets	15
......CDE Terminal Widget	18
......Text Editor Widget	19
...Solaris Motif Toolkits	20
......IXI Motif 1.2.2 Toolkit	20
4. Development Environment Transition Issues	23
...Features Exclusive to CDE	23
...OpenWindows Versus Solaris CDE Development Environments	24
......GUI Application Builders	24
......Drag and Drop	25
......ToolTalk Messaging	25


......Typing	26
......Help	26
......Internationalization	28
......Fonts	28
5. Toolkit Transition Issues	31
...OPEN LOOK Versus CDE Motif Toolkits	31
......Features Only in the OPEN LOOK User Interface	32
......Features Only in the CDE Motif User Interface	32
......Notable Implementation Differences Between Toolkits	33
...XView Libraries Versus CDE Motif Libraries	35
......Terminology	35
......OPEN LOOK Versus Motif Toolkit Architecture	36
......Programming Model	36
......Differences Between XView and CDE Motif	38
......X Resources	39
......External Files	39
...OLIT Libraries Versus CDE Motif Libraries	39
......Routines Only in OLIT Library	39
......Routines Only in CDE Motif Libraries	40
......Widgets	40
6. Porting Issues and Ideas	45
...Elements of Migrating	46
...Do You Need to Port?	46
......Basic Integration	46


...If You Decide to Port	47
......Benefits of Porting	47
......Integrating into the Solaris CDE Environment	48
...Start Small	49
......Convert and Clean Up	49
......Use Application Builder	49
...Architectural Impact	50
......GUI and Internals	50
......Static Versus Dynamic Layout	51
......Study the Target Environment	52
......GUI Development Tools	53
...Use Transition Tools	53
......Tools to Transition to Motif	54
......Tools to Transition to the Solaris CDE Desktop	54
...Use Existing Code	55
......Application Builder	55
......Demo Code	55
...Tips	56
......Floating Menus	56
......Colormap Behavior	56
...Summary: Things to Keep in Mind	57
7. Porting Example: OPEN LOOK to CDE Motif	59
...OpenWindows 3.4 Snapshot Application	60
...Convert	61


...Clean Up	62
......Consider CDE Style Guidelines	62
......Other Design Considerations	63
A. CDE Motif Packaging	65
B. Internationalization and CDE	67
...Ensure Correct CDE NLS Environment	68
...Message Catalog Functions	68
...Locale Announcement	68
...Character Strings and XmStrings	68
......To Convert from Character String to XmString	68
......To Convert from XmString to Character String	69
...Include app-defaults File	69
...Localize Motif Resources	69
...Deliver Message Catalog	70
......CDE and gencat	70
.......msg Files	70
.......cat Files	70
...Fonts	70
C. Solaris 2.5 Motif Window Manager	71
...Setting Up the Motif Environment	72
...Setting Motif Window Manager as the Default	72
...Enabling Quit on the Workspace Menu	73
...Enabling Drag and Drop for the Motif Window Manager	73


D. Recommended Reading	75
...CDE Documentation	76
......Development Environment	76
......Run-time Environment	76
...ToolTalk Documentation	76
...Motif 1.2.3 Documentation	77
...OPEN LOOK to CDE Motif Transition	78
...Graphical User Interfaces	78
...Motif Programming	79
...OPEN LOOK Programming	79
...Xt/XLib Programming	80
Index	81