Research Catalog

Programmer's supplement for release 6 of the X Window System, version 11

Title
Programmer's supplement for release 6 of the X Window System, version 11 / edited by Adrian Nye.
Publication
Sebastapol, CA : O'Reilly & Associates, [1995], ©1995.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request for On-site UseRequest Scan
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?
TextRequest in advance QA76.76.W56 F55 1995Off-site

Holdings

Details

Additional Authors
  • Nye, Adrian.
  • Flanagan, David.
Description
xxi, 430 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
Summary
  • 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 for all new Xlib and Xt 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[superscript ++] support; creating multi-threaded X applications; using transformed (rotated, scaled, or obliqued) fonts; internationalizing X applications; an introduction to the X Image extension; and reference pages for all new Xlib and Xt functions.
  • Together with Volumes 2 and 5, owners of the Programmer's Supplement for Release 6 of the X Window System have a complete set of reference pages for the current X Consortium standards for Xlib and Xt.
Series Statement
The definitive guides to the X Window System
Uniform Title
Definitive guides to the X Window System.
Subject
  • Windows (Computer programs)
  • X Window System (Computer system)
Note
  • "R6 update for the R5 editions of vols. 1, 2, 4 & 5"--Cover.
  • Rev. ed. of: Programmer's supplement for release 5 of the X Window System, version 11 / by David Flanagan. R5 update. c1991.
  • Includes index.
Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction to X11R6 -- Ch. 2. Xt Session Management -- Ch. 3. Other New Features in Xt -- Ch. 4. Multithreading -- Ch. 5. New Font Technology -- Ch. 6. Internationalization -- Ch. 7. Other Changes in X11R6 -- Ch. 8. An Introduction to the X Image Extension -- Appendix A: Release 6 Release Notes -- Xlib Reference -- X Toolkit Reference.
ISBN
1565920899
LCCN
96138128
OCLC
  • 33413381
  • ocm33413381
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries