July 1990
Intermediate to advanced
798 pages
16h 12m
English
Overview
A complete programmer's reference for X library functions, which is the lowest level of programming interface to X.
- Reference pages for each Xlib function
- A permuted index to the Xlib functions
- reference pages for each event type
- Description of macros
- A listing of the standard color name database
- Alphabetical index and description of structures
- Alphabetical index and description of defined symbols
- A list of keysyms and their meanings, including sample characters
- A list and illustration of the standard cursor font
- A list of standard fonts with illustration of each font
- A function group index, for finding the right routine for a particular task
- Single-page reference aids for the GC and window attributes
This reference manual provides reference pages for each Xlib function, a permuted index to the Xlib functions, reference pages for each event type, description of macros, a listing of the standard color database, an alphabetic index and description of structures and defined symbols, a list of keysyms and their meanings, a list and illustration of the standard cursor font, an illustrated list of the standard fonts, a function group index, for finding the right routine for a particular task, and single-page reference aids for the GC and window attributes.
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