Top Document: Motif FAQ (Part 1 of 9) Previous Document: 17) What are the details about new features in Motif 2.0? Next Document: 19)+ Is there a concise features list for Motif 2.2? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge [Last modified: Aug 97] Answer: The Open Group's press release for Motif 2.1 is available at: http://www.rdg.opengroup.org/press/5feb97.htm A technical report is also available at: http://www.opengroup.org/tech/desktop/motif/motif.data.sheet.htm The major differences from Motif 2.0 are: 1) The CS text widget from Motif 2.0 is not included. 2) Motif 2.0 word-size independent UID files are no longer supported. Only the Motif 1.2 word-size dependent format is supported. 3) To promote convergence with dtwm, mwm's panning, virtual screen, and workspace features have been removed 4) Support was added for the X print server, including a new print dialog widget 5) The Motif libraries are now thread-safe (if the underlying libraries and system are also thread-safe) 6) Several internationalization features were added, including an on-the-spot input method and vertical text writing 7) Motif 2.1 is based on X11R6.2 and will work properly with X11R6.3 User Contributions:Top Document: Motif FAQ (Part 1 of 9) Previous Document: 17) What are the details about new features in Motif 2.0? Next Document: 19)+ Is there a concise features list for Motif 2.2? Part1 - Part2 - Part3 - Part4 - Part5 - Part6 - Part7 - Part8 - Part9 - Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: kenton@rahul.net (Ken Lee)
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