Motif Programming Manual for OSF/Motif Release 1.2. [The Definitive Guides to the X Window System ; Volume Six A] (Programing)

Heller, Dan and Paula M. Ferguson. [UIL material, David Brennan; eds., Tim O'Reilly, Eileen Kramer, Stephen Spainhour]

ISBN 10: 1565920163 / ISBN 13: 9781565920163

Published by [Sebastopol, CA] : O'Reilly & Associates, 1994., 1994

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2nd edition, updated to cover Motif 1.2 and UIL ; stiff paper wrappers ; xlii, 972 pp. ; some illustrations ; describes how to write applications using the Motif toolkit from the Open Software Foundation, whose toolkit is based on the X Toolkit Intrinsics (Xt) ; "The Motif Programming Manualis a source for complete, accurate, and insightful guidance on Motif application programming. There is no other book that covers the ground as thoroughly or as well as this one. The book has been updated to Motif 1.2, but is still usable with Motif 1.1. The Motif Programming Manualdescribes how to write applications using the Motif toolkit from the Open Software Foundation (OSF). The book goes into detail on every Motif widget class, with useful examples that will help programmers to develop their own code. Anyone doing Motif programming who doesn't want to have to figure it out on their own needs this book. In addition to information on Motif, the book is full of tips about programming in general and about user interface design. Contents include: An introduction to the Motif programming model, how it is based on the X Toolkit Intrinsics, and how it differs from them. Chapters on each of the Motif widget classes, explaining them in depth, with useful examples that will help you to improve your own code. For example, the chapter on menus shows how to develop utility functions that generalize and simplify menu creation. All of the code shown in the book is available free of charge over the Internet or via UUCP. Coverage of the drag-and-drop mechanism for transferring data. Two extensive examples show how to implement custom drag source and drop site functionality in a Motif application. A tutorial on UIL. The chapters on UIL describe all of the techniques used to create an interface with this prototyping tool. The numerous examples cover the basics and explore ways to use UIL to facilitate rapid prototyping. ,/ul> The book assumes competence with the C programming language, as well as familiarity with fundamental X Window System concepts." ; some splotching and staining of foredge, else G.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Motif Programming Manual for OSF/Motif Release 1.2. [The Definitive Guides to the X Window System ; Volume Six A] (Programing)
• Publisher: [Sebastopol, CA] : O'Reilly & Associates, 1994.
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1565920163
• ISBN 13: 9781565920163
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catalog 78 - Sciences

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Synopsis

This is a source for guidance on Motif application programming. In addition to information on Motif, the book provides tips about programming in general and about user-interface design. It includes material on using UIL, drag and drop, tear-off menus and covers Motif Release 1.2 (while remaining useable with Motif 1.1).

About the Author

Dan Heller is President of Z-Code Software Corp., makers of electronic messaging software for UNIX, Mac, and PC/Windows platforms. His history with the X Window System dates back to 1987, when he developed some of the first toolkits to use Xt. In 1990, he developed Z-Code's first product, Z-Mail, using the Motif toolkit, concurrent with the writing of the first edition of the Motif Programming Manual, Volume 6A. Dan has a degree in Computer and Information Sciences from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and has since developed and brought to market many applications that integrate various well-known user interface styles from SunView to Motif to Open Look. Dan is also the author of O'Reilly & Associates' XView Programming Manual. Paula Ferguson is a writer for O'Reilly & Associates. In addition to co-authoring this book, she has written articles for The X Resource, helped update other volumes in the X series, and authored Volume 6B, Motif Reference Manual. Paula has also developed and taught courses on Motif for the Open Software Foundation and worked on interface-design and software development projects. Paula graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990 with a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering. She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts with her two cats, but spends as much time outside of the city as possible. When she can escape, Paula likes to go rock climbing, cycling, hiking, backpacking, and mountaineering.