One thing everyone is concerned about (or so it seems) is the lack of a graphical interface to the i5! I was trawling through some of our code for a product when I noticed that the panel group had a ENBGUI=*YES statement. I remember this was how you could have a Graphical Look and feel to your commands, menus and panels without a lot of pain and hardship! Why did IBM get rid if it? Is the source languishing in the lab somewhere needing attention? Why isnt it available anymore! I have read through the UIM manuals and they still support the tag so I assume on reading the tag IBM is still sending the additional information required to build the graphical interface?
I know it adds some additional elements to the 5250 stream that allow it to be converted. This should help with modernization shouldnt it? Maybe there are too few products out there built with UIM, but one is better than none isnt it?
Would IBM be willing to put the code out under an open source project and let the rest of us fix it up and get it working? I would assume its probably low level code which could be the problem, but if IBM has the technology why are they just letting this idea of i5 being just 5250 green screen??? Why not add the support back into XW1? Is this because few people have actually created UIM panels? If so it should encourage them to change, they are going to have to anyhow!
Chris…