We've complained numerous times to Veritas about the performance of the Java
GUI, but I guess it hasn't help any. From what I was told by a person at
Veritas, the developers do NOT want to support the Motif GUI anymore, they
don't like and that means that we won't get it. It's not fair, but that's
the way it's going to be. Unfortunately if you don't have a windows machine,
you're kind of in a bad situation in terms of Netbackup GUI's. But these day
a Windows workstation is relatively inexpensive and it might be your best
bet instead of the Java interface. I even think the Windows GUI is just as
good as the Motif GUI.



-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Levin [mailto:alevin AT audible DOT com]
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 8:18 AM
To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] RE: Motif GUI going away


On Thu, 2 May 2002, Vapiwala, Kevin V [IT] wrote:
> Java is extremely slow. And from what I heard from someone at Veritas it's
> even slower in 4.5
> I guess it will be windows for me from now on....I'll miss Motif

I don't know if they fixed it in 4.5, but we're using 3.4.1 and I can't
use the Java GUI because it doesn't play well with my CDE settings on my
Sun workstation.  I don't do Windows, so if the Java GUI in 4.5 is as bad
as it is in 3.4.1, I'm going to have to start getting *really* familiar
with the command line options.

It might be a good idea for the Veritas reps reading this list to take
this Java GUI negative feedback to their superiors.  Let them know that
there are a good number of us who use the Motif GUI, like the Motif GUI,
and are not happy about it disappearing.

As for the Windows GUI, there has to be a reasonable alternative to it,
because contrary to certain egomaniacs with grandiose opinions of
themselves, the world does not revolve around Windows.  It amazes me how
many companies seem to think that all the Unix admins have a Windows
machine on their desk.

-Adam

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