packages icon

 Welcome to the ProgressMeter widget for Motif 1.2.x and up !

 This is now version 0.1 which is still considered beta software.



 The primary source of this widget is

       ftp.gsf.de (146.107.1.2)
       /pub/mperzl/ProgressMeter-0.1.tar.gz


 It will also be available (hopefully pretty soon) at

       ftp.x.org (198.112.44.100)
       /contrib/widgets/motif/ProgressMeter/ProgressMeter-0.1.tar.gz

 or on one of the mirror sites of ftp.x.org.



 Features: =========

 o  Two different visible looks:

    -  thermometer style (default)

    -  MS Windows "brick" lookalike meter style selectable via
       XmNboxMode ressource

 o  Optional percentage output (only in thermometer style)

 o  Optional passed time and remaining time (estimated) output (only
    in thermometer style)

 o  Nearly finished man pages (only XmProgressMeter.man needs some
    finishing)



 To get a first good  impression  check  the  Imakefile  for  any  necessary
 changes  for  your platform and then compile the demo program behaviors and
 looks of the widget. The source 'ptest.c' might also be a good  example  of
 how  to  use  the  widget. Otherwise the man pages should also provide good
 information about the widget. And then there is still the source code :-)

 In case you don't have imake there is also  a  Makefile.noImake  which  you
 would have to adjust for your platform.



 Tested platforms: =================

 o  SGI Irix 5.3 with Motif 1.2.4 (development platform)

 o  Solaris 2.4 with Motif 1.2.3

 o  SunOS 4.1.3_U1 with Motif 1.2.2

 o  Linux 1.2.13 with Motif 2.0

 o  Convex C3840 with Motif 1.2.2

 o  HPUX 9.04 with Motif 1.2.2

 So it should work on virtually any Unix platform with Motif 1.2.x.  I would
 be  also  really  interested  in  getting  to  work  it  with Motif 1.1.x !
 Unfortunately I don't have any such platform available.  If  someone  could
 test  it  there  (or  get  it  to run there) I would gladly incorporate any
 necessary changes.



 Please note that this is my first widget written ever, so please bare  with
 me in case of minor or major glitches :-)

 I would like to have it tested on as many platforms as  possible  and  find
 all  the  remaining  bugs  within  the  next weeks and then release a final
 version 1.0.



 Have fun with it !



 Michael Perzl                          email:  mperzl@gsf.de  Institute  of
 Radiation  Protection       Tel.:  ++49  (0)89  3187-2650  AG Medizinphysik
 Fax:   ++49   (0)89   3187-3373   Ingolstaedter   Landstrasse   1,    85758
 Oberschleissheim GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health