X Window Screen builder for Ada

X Window Screen builder for Ada

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Can anyone recommend an X Window screen builder, application generator, or 
other development tool that provides an interactive, graphical way for 
the developer to design the various elelments in the user interface (windows, 
menus, dialogs, etc.) and then generates the code framework that implements 
the user interface. The tool must support SCO Open Desktop 3.2 and (now for 
the catch) must generate Ada code compatible with the Alsys Ada compiler.

I know that there are a number of tools that will generate C and C++ code, but 
this project requires that ALL code be written in Ada. Naturally the tool will 
have to use a set of Ada to X bindings. I don't care if these come with the 
tool or are a seperate product as long as they are compatible with ODT 3.2 and 
The Alsys compiler. I'm not entirely certain that such a tool even exists, so 
any leads - even if they are not exactly what I'm looking for - would be 
greatly appreciated. Thanks.

	Dave Kessler
	grouptec@source.asset.com

Re: X Window Screen builder for Ada

[Jon Wilson, PRC]

I know of two examples which produce Ada code. EzX ( phone # ? )
and ScreenMachine ( Objective Interface Systems (703) 264-1900 ).

Whether or not they can support Alsys and SCO are topics better left
to the vendors (or helpful netters).

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Re: X Window Screen builder for Ada

[David Tannen]

In article nd2@europa.eng.gtefsd.com, jwilson@mtgy.gtegsc.com (Jon Wilson, PRC)
 writes:
> I know of two examples which produce Ada code. EzX ( phone # ? )
> and ScreenMachine ( Objective Interface Systems (703) 264-1900 ).
> 
> Whether or not they can support Alsys and SCO are topics better left
> to the vendors (or helpful netters).

Screen Machine does meet both of their requirements (as stated here).
I happen to know they don't want SM and are looking for something else.  (I
use to work their and I recommended SM.  I liked their tool.  At the time 
no one on the team knew anything about X-Window which makes SM the perfect
choice.  Just my $0.02.)

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Re: X Window Screen builder for Ada

[Joe Hildebrand]

>> On 30 Jul 93 15:35:34 GMT, grouptec@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU  (Carl Hansen) said:
   Carl> Can anyone recommend an X Window screen builder, application
   Carl> generator, or other development tool that provides an
   Carl> interactive, graphical way for the developer to design the
   Carl> various elelments in the user interface (windows, menus,
   Carl> dialogs, etc.) and then generates the code framework that
   Carl> implements the user interface. The tool must support SCO Open
   Carl> Desktop 3.2 and (now for the catch) must generate Ada code
   Carl> compatible with the Alsys Ada compiler.

   Carl> I know that there are a number of tools that will generate C
   Carl> and C++ code, but this project requires that ALL code be
   Carl> written in Ada. Naturally the tool will have to use a set of
   Carl> Ada to X bindings. I don't care if these come with the tool
   Carl> or are a seperate product as long as they are compatible with
   Carl> ODT 3.2 and The Alsys compiler. I'm not entirely certain that
   Carl> such a tool even exists, so any leads - even if they are not
   Carl> exactly what I'm looking for - would be
   Carl> greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Give ICS a jingle (info@ics.com) and ask them about BX/Ada.  It is a
interactive screen builder that generates Ada code to go with the SERC
Ada bindings.

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Re: X Window Screen builder for Ada

[agate!spool.mu.edu!darwin.sura.net!sgiblab!munnari.oz.au!bruce.cs.monash.]

In <23j926$nd2@europa.eng.gtefsd.com> jwilson@mtgy.gtegsc.com (Jon Wilson, PRC)
 writes:

As far as I am aware TeleSoft are releasing their TeleUSE product to generate
Ada code in Spring(US).  If it is released then and supports the system you
are using(I can't say whether it will or won't) it would be worth a look.

I am using the C generating version at the moment in an Ada project on HP-UX
and the Alsys compiler.  I am having to link across with pragmas and that is
working fine.  Only slight problem is our Comp Sci department here at 
Swinburne bought it because they thought it did generate Ada code(they have no
clue) and I have been left to fix the problem of linking it to an Ada program.
Now our only problem is getting the program to connect to Oracle, but hey life
wasn't meant to be easy was it.

Just remembered, I was looking around its configuration files and I remember
one there for SCO I am pretty certain :-)(maybe).

Hope this helps.

Peter Allfrey.
Computer Science Student,
Swinburne University.
pca@se16.cs.swin.oz.au