Software Product Description ________________________________________________________________ PRODUCT NAME: DEC VUIT[TM] (Visual User Interface Tool), SPD 32.09.00 Version 1.0 for VMS Systems DESCRIPTION DEC VUIT is an interactive WYSIWYG-style (What-You-See-Is-What- You-Get) editor for building Motif[R] application interfaces. It is intended for developers experienced in constructing inter- faces using Motif or similar windowing systems. DEC VUIT provides a direct manipulation interface to the OSF/Motif[R] Release 1.1 User Interface Language (UIL). DEC VUIT also provides an environment that supports rapid devel- opment of graphical user interfaces that are compliant with OSF/Motif. Prototype interfaces can be tested, quickly modified based on end-user input, and fed directly into the development stream. Since DEC VUIT generates industry-standard OSF/Motif UIL, not a proprietary presentation description language, the interface built using DEC VUIT is portable to any other platform that supports the OSF/Motif environment. DEC VUIT enables developers to build the interface visually instead of writing code. During editing, it uses inherent knowl- edge of widget properties and parent-child relationships to reduce runtime errors. DIGITAL December 1990 AE-PFHXA-TE DEC VUIT[TM] (Visual User Interface Tool), SPD 32.09.00 Version 1.0 for VMS Systems Features o Based on industry standards: OSF/Motif Release 1.1 UIL and X11[TM]/R4 intrinsics; not a proprietary presentation de- scription language. o Runs on multiple platforms: VMS and ULTRIX on VAX, and ULTRIX on RISC. UIL generated by DEC VUIT can run on any vendor platform that supports Motif, allowing the developer to have Digital Equipment Corporation hardware as the development platform with multiple targets. o Widget Tree Browser presents the widget hierarchy of the interface under construction, allowing the developer to navigate and access specific portions of the interface for editing purposes. o Uses real widgets, not graphical representations, allowing developers to see the actual runtime appearance while cre- ating or editing interfaces. Developers are constrained to legal widget resources. o Offers the advantages of UIL-based interface design: - Provides support for resource lists, named values, and runtime variables (identifiers). - Enforces legal parent-child relationships to avoid runtime errors. - Allows developers to build the interface and the applica- tion separately, without relinking after every change. - Allows developers to design interfaces that incorporate their own user-defined widgets. o Contains editors for all data types supported by the Motif toolkit, including color, font, and icon. o Contains comprehensive, context-sensitive on-line help. This is the major source of reference information on the product. 2 DEC VUIT[TM] (Visual User Interface Tool), SPD 32.09.00 Version 1.0 for VMS Systems HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS VAX, MicroVAX, VAXstation, or VAXserver configuration as speci- fied in the System Support Addendum (SSA 32.09.00-x). SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS For Workstations Running DECwindows: o VMS Operating System (and necessary components of VMS DECwin- dows) o DECwindows Developer Kit for VMS on OSF/Motif Refer to the System Support Addendum (SSA 32.09.00-x) for avail- ability and required versions of prerequisite software and for information regarding components of VMS DECwindows. ORDERING INFORMATION Software Licenses: QL-YHCA9-QB Software Media: QA-YHCAA-** Software Documentation: QA-YHCAA-GZ Software Product Services: QT-YHCA*-** * Denotes variant fields. For additional information on avail- able licenses, services, and media, refer to the appropriate price book. SOFTWARE LICENSING This software is furnished under the licensing provisions of Digital Equipment Corporation's Standard Terms and Conditions. For more information about Digital's licensing terms and poli- cies, contact your local Digital office. 3 DEC VUIT[TM] (Visual User Interface Tool), SPD 32.09.00 Version 1.0 for VMS Systems LICENSE MANAGEMENT FACILITY SUPPORT This layered product supports the VMS License Management Facil- ity. License units for this product are allocated on a Sub- scriber/User basis. For more information on the License Management Facility, refer to the VMS Operating System Software Product Description (SPD 25.01.xx) or the License Management Facility manual of the VMS Operating System documentation set. For more information about Digital's licensing terms and poli- cies, contact your local Digital office. SOFTWARE PRODUCT SERVICES A variety of service options are available. For more informa- tion, contact your local Digital office. SOFTWARE WARRANTY Warranty for this software product is provided by Digital with the purchase of a license for the product as defined in the Software Warranty Addendum of this SPD. [R] OSF, OSF/Motif, and Motif are registered trademarks of the Open Software Foundation, Inc. [TM] X Window System, Version 11 and its derivations (X, X11, X Version 11, X Window System) are trademarks of the Mas- sachusetts Institute of Technology. [TM] The DIGITAL Logo, CI, DEC, DECwindows, MicroVAX, ULTRIX, VAX, VAXcluster, VAXft, VAXserver, VAXstation, VMS, and VUIT are trademarks of Digital Equipment Corporation. 4