XVIEW PROGRAMMING MANUAL: v. 7 - Softcover

Heller, Dan

 
9780937175873: XVIEW PROGRAMMING MANUAL: v. 7
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0937175870 ISBN 13: 9780937175873
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, 1994

Synopsis

The XView Programming Manual has been revised and expanded for XView Version 3.2. XView was developed by Sun Microsystems and is derived from Sun's proprietary programming toolkit, SunView. It is an easy-to-use object-oriented toolkit that provides an OPEN LOOK user interface for X applications.

The major additions for XView Version 3 are:

  • Internationalization support for XView programs.
  • A new drag-and-drop package that lets the user transfer data between applications by dragging an interface object to a region.
  • A mouseless input model that means XView applications can be controlled from the keyboard without a mouse. Soft function keys are also supported.
  • The Notices package has been completely rewritten to incorporate Notice objects.
  • The Selection package has been rewritten, replacing the SunView- style selection service.
  • New panel items such as multiline text items and drop target items have been included. The Panels chapter has been reworked to clarify and simplify panel usage.

XView 3.2 includes bug fixes (in the software and the documentation) but does not add significant new functionality.

The Attribute Summary from the previous edition of the XView Programming Manual has been expanded and is now published as a companion volume, the XView Reference Manual. It contains alphabetical listings of XView attributes, functions, and macros, as well as other reference information essential for XView programmers.

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Synopsis

This manual describes both the concepts and the technical approaches behind XView, the poor-man's object-oriented toolkit for building OPEN LOOK applications for X. Along with its companion volume, the XView Reference Manual, this book should be useful for the beginner breaking into X programming.

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Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0937175870
ISBN 13 
9780937175873
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
729