I disagree.. The only thing GUI does is slow things down and make
the things that happen in the background, more complicated.  "Pretty"
is not going to sell the 3k.
JMO
Gary
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From: Porter, Allen H <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 6:46 AM
Subject: [HP3000-L] More Powerful and Prettier


> I would like to start a discussion thread.  I'm curious about how you are
> leveraging new technologies to update/rejuvenate the 3000 (Samba, Apache,
> Java, Reflection scripting for user interfaces, Visual Basic links to the
> 3000)?  What are you doing to give it a more "modern" feel and be more
user
> friendly (e.g. GUI interface)?  What have you done to make the 3000 more
> powerful by providing information and access in new ways and, of course,
we
> have to make it prettier because that's what sells and makes people think
it
> is newer and better (sad but true).
>
> In my world, we do not use Image databases or standard forms.  We do,
> however, have extensive menus built with HP script.  I have tested the use
> of host based Reflection scripts to provide a GUI interface to these menus
> but there are some challenges with doing this such as size limitations of
> host initiated scripts. I would like to hear about the approaches people
> have taken and the lessons learned.  This is a big topic, but I think it
> could spark some ideas.