Desktop Kornshell Graphical Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) [Hardcover]

Book Description

Series: Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series | Publication Date: June 1995

Here is the first book on Desktop KornShell (a Tcl/Tk competitor), written by the developer of the technology. Like Tcl/Tk, Desktop KornShell is a scripting language that enables programmers to develop graphical user interfaces quickly and easily. Since Desktop KornShell is provided as part of the new Common Desktop Environment, it has potentially an even wider appeal than Tcl/Tk.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 840 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub (Sd); First Edition edition (June 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201633752
• ISBN-13: 978-0201633757
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,760,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #72 in Books > Computers & Technology > Operating Systems > Unix > Shell

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EVERYTHING about desktop Korn shell - ALL in one book!, March 16, 1998

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This review is from: Desktop Kornshell Graphical Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) (Hardcover)

This book is an amazingly successful compilation of information about Desktop Ksh programming. The explanations in the book are so easy to follow that it leads one to think X-Windows programming is easy (although it is not).
I have downloaded the X utilities source code written by Steve and it has worked perfectly on a IBM AIX CDE platform. There is not a single paragraph in the whole book that does not give you useful programming info. The chapter on Korn shell reference is a valuable treasure all by itself! Using X-Windows widgets couldn't be made simpler.

Luiz Claudio - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Motif/Ksh Tutorial and Reference, December 22, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Desktop Kornshell Graphical Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) (Hardcover)

This volume is head and shoulders above the documentation that comes with CDE on the desktop kornshell. It gives many instructive examples with great tips and tricks that are useful for many types of motif programming. The source code, available from the addison wesley site via ftp, is invaluable and gives you a starting point for many useful programs. (Another review said the source is not available on-line, this is false. Go to http://www.awl.com/cseng/ and click on "source code", then click on the desktop kornshell book title. It couldn't be much easier).

5.0 out of 5 stars Desktop Korn Shell Programming - Great Resource!, June 14, 2009

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This review is from: Desktop Kornshell Graphical Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) (Hardcover)

Great informative book. Wonderful source to obtain the book. Excellent condition and fast shipping. Thanks!