3D Widgets


Here are some screen shots, mostly from my linux system at home, but one is from OS/2.  They show the effect of the 3d widget set on some familiar programs.
 

The Xaw3d library is usually installed as a replacement for the usual Xaw library. This allows familiar programs to assume a new appearance. Examples are Xfig and xdvi.

One program that insists on using this library is gv, which is a replacement for ghostview. Here is another shot showing the open file dialog.

There is another replacement for ghostview that I am using under OS/2. It can be compiled under linux, and possibly Solaris, using the GTK+ library, but I haven't done it yet on my home system. Unfortunately, it is nagware, which probably makes it unsuitable for use on our network. It is also tuned to a particular release of ghostscript, which can be troublesome to maintain. On the positive side, it seems to be the most user-friendly front end to ghostscript, allowing easy access to all features.