Programmer's Supplement for Release 6

Edited by Adrian�Nye
First Edition
Pages: 452
ISBN 10: 1-56592-089-9 | ISBN 13: 9781565920897

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Book description

For programmers who are familiar with Release 5 of the X Window System and who want to know how to use the new features of Release 6. This book, intended as an update for owners of Volumes 1, 2, 4, and 5 of the X Window System series, provides complete tutorial and reference information to all new Xlib and Xt toolkit functions.
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This book is for programmers who are familiar with Release 5 of the X Window System and who want to know how to use the new features of Release 6. Intended as an update for owners of Volumes 1, 2, 4, and 5 of the O'Reilly & Associates X Window System series, it provides complete tutorial and reference information to all new Xlib and Xt toolkit functions. The book includes:

An overview of the R6 changes as they affect application programming
Preparing applications for Session Management
New Xt features including signal handling and C++ support
Creating multithreaded X applications
Using transformed (rotated, scaled, or obliqued) fonts
Internationalizing X applications
An introduction to the X Image extension

Together with Volumes 2 and 5, owners of the Programmer's Supplement for Release 6 have a complete set of reference pages for the current X Consortium standards for Xlib and Xt.

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