naba@grebyn.com (Nabajyoti Barkakati) (01/18/91)
SAMS, a division of Macmillan Computer Publishing has published a
new book on Xlib and Motif programming:
Title: X Window System Programming (772 pages, softcover)
Author: Nabajyoti Barkakati
Published: in January 1991 by SAMS (Macmillan Computer Publishing)
ISBN: 0-672-22750-9
Price: $29.95 (U.S.)
This book is meant for C programmers learning to use and program
the X Window System. Parts 1 through 4 of the book feature
in-depth tutorials that introduce programmers to the X Window
System and show them how to build interactive applications using
Xlib, the Xt Intrinsics, and the OSF/Motif widget set. The last
part of the book is devoted to appendices containing reference
entries on the Xlib functions and other handy information such as
X fonts, cursors, and color names.
The book should be available at your local bookstores. You can
also order it by calling 1-800-257-5755 (in U.S.A.). You can
also purchase a diskette containing the source code for all the
programs in the book.
For more information, please contact:
SAMS, 11711 North College Ave. Suite 141,
Carmel, IN 46032 (1-800-257-5755 in USA)
-- Naba Barkakati naba@grebyn.com
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An abbreviated table of contents follows:
TABLE OF CONTENTS "X Window System Programming"
I: Using the X Window System
Chapter 1: Your Workstation and X
Chapter 2: Clients, Servers, and Window Managers
Chapter 3: Exploring Some X Applications
Chapter 4: Graphical User Interfaces and X
II: Programming the X Window System
Chapter 5: A Simple X Application
Chapter 6: X Programming Model
Chapter 7: Creating and Managing Windows
Chapter 8: Handling Events
III:Drawing in an X Window
Chapter 9: Drawing Graphics
Chapter 10: Drawing Text
Chapter 11: Using Color in X
Chapter 12: Bitmaps, Pixmaps, and Images
IV: Developing X Applications
Chapter 13: X Toolkits
Chapter 14: OSF/Motif Widgets
Chapter 15: Toolkit-Based Applications
Chapter 16: Advanced Topics in X
V. Appendices
A Xlib Functions (reference page on individual functions)
B X Errors
C X Fonts
D X Colors
E X Keyboard Symbols
F X Cursors
G X Atoms
H X Protocol Requests
I Xlib Reference (prototype of the Xlib functions)