
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
'ptest'. By using the push buttons you can see the different
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

