Routines Only in Solaris Motif Libraries

These features are unique to the Solaris Motif libraries.

• UIL Support

  Solaris Motif supports the engine for using UIL definitions for the user interface layout. This separation allows the user interface to be modified without recompiling the program's executables. OLIT's Devguide solution (golit) provides similar functionality by allowing the user interface to be defined in GIL file format; however, the application must be recompiled when the user interface changes.

• Clipboard Routines

  Solaris Motif provides a library for managing the clipboard and its selections.

• Widget-Creation Routines

  Solaris Motif provides a complete set of routines that create a particular type of widget or group of widgets.

• Compound String Support

  Solaris Motif requires the user of compound strings for most text. To support these special string formats, Solaris Motif includes a number of routines to create and manipulate compound strings.