Xlib Programming Manual & Xlib Reference Manual, Vols. I & II (Definitive Guides to the X Window System)

Covering X11 Release 5, the Xlib Programming Manual is a complete guide to programming the X library (Xlib), the lowest level of programming interface to X. It includes introductions to internationalization, device-independent color, font service, and scalable fonts.

Includes chapters on:

• X Window System concepts
• A simple client application
• Window attributes
• The graphics context
• Graphics in practice
• Color
• Events
• Interclient communication
• Internationalization
• The Resource Manager
• A complete client application
• Window management

This manual is a companion to Volume 2, Xlib Reference Manual.