djj@reed.UUCP (_Don_Weston_Jr._) (06/22/89)
The following is a list of X references compiled from both from letters
and from this newsgroup. I have included as much Publisher information
as possible, though I suspect everyone here knows where Prentice Hall is...
The commentary below, a compilation of prevalent opinion, is not necessarily
my own.
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*X Window System*, by Scheifler, Gettys & Newman, DEC Press
The bible on X, included with the official X11R3 tape from MIT. This
is the most complete published description of X programming interface
(Xlib) and X protocol, other than the source code.
Price $55.00 Acknowledge-To: <ENGP9043@NUSVM>
ISBN 1-55558-012-2. DP order number EY-6737E-DP.
Address 12 Crosby Drive, Bedford, MA. c. 1988.
*Introduction to the X Window System*, by Jones, Prentice-Hall
Not as complete as the above, but includes lots of excellent material
on beginning and advanced X programming techniques. ISBN 0-13-499997-5
$27.95
"the O'Reilly books", by Nye and others, O'Reilly & Associates $60.00
I - XLIB System Programming manual ISBN 0-937175-26-9.
II- XLIB Reference Manual ISBN 0-937175-27-7.
III X Window User's Guide ISBN 0-937175-29-3.
They do include lots of good "intro to window
systems" and basic user-level stuff, though, so they're good for
novice programmers and non-programmer users.
Call 800-338-NUTS
"The X Window System: Applications and Programming with Xt" by Douglas Young
this book is supposed to be a fairly comprehensive
tutorial on both Xt and Xlib. *Many* people recommend it.
ISBN 0-13-972167-3 Prentice-Hall ordering is 201-767-5937.
"X Window Applications Programming" by Johnson and Reichard
ISBN 1-55828-016-2 MIS Press Portland OR (503) 282-5215
a *good* book at the C level.
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