Xlib Programming Manual R5 V1 3e (DEFINITIVE GUIDES TO THE X WINDOW SYSTEM): 1 - Softcover

Nye, Adrian

 
9781565920026: Xlib Programming Manual R5 V1 3e (DEFINITIVE GUIDES TO THE X WINDOW SYSTEM): 1

Synopsis

Covering X11 Release 5, the Xlib Programming Manual is a complete guide to programming the X library (Xlib), the lowest level of programming interface to X. It includes introductions to internationalization, device-independent color, font service, and scalable fonts.Includes chapters on:

  • X Window System concepts
  • A simple client application
  • Window attributes
  • The graphics context
  • Graphics in practice
  • Color
  • Events
  • Interclient communication
  • Internationalization
  • The Resource Manager
  • A complete client application
  • Window management
This manual is a companion to Volume 2, Xlib Reference Manual.

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About the Author

Adrian Nye is a developmental editor at O'Reilly & Associates. The author or editor of several volumes in the X Window System series from O'Reilly & Associates, he specializes in X programming. Adrian has worked as a programmer writing educational software in C and as a mechanical engineer designing offshore oil spill cleanup equipment. He has interests in the environment and the impact of people and technology. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1984 with a B.S. in mechanical engineering.

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