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Motif
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ALSO CALLED: OSF / Motif
DEFINITION: 1) Motif is a graphical user interface (GUI) guideline and development toolkit for the X Window System. As such, it defines the rules and tools for the "look-and-feel" in the graphical user interface of most UNIX-based operating systems and their applications.
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MOTIF DEFINITION (continued): … Developed in 1989 by the Open Software Foundation (now part of The Open Group), Motif corresponds to IBM's Common User Access (CUA) guideline for its OS/2 Presentation Manager and to the guidelines built into the Microsoft Windows application programming interfaces, including the Microsoft Foundation Classes ( Microsoft Foundation Class Library) for user interface objects (often called widget). The Motif Toolkit, also known as "Xm," ensures consistency …
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