Motif Programming in the X Window System Environment (Macgraw-Hill Unix/C Series) [Paperback]

William A. Parrette (Author)

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Series: Macgraw-Hill Unix/C Series | Publication Date: January 1993

This step-by-step self-study guide combines the popular technologies of the X Window System and the OSF Motif toolkit to help you write powerful graphical user interface (GUI) programs for the UNIX operating system. For experienced UNIX/C programmers, this book covers all aspects of X Windows and Motif, including: the advantages and disadvantages of a window system; event-driven programming; X functions required for a widget-based program; motif functions needed to create and work with the motif widget set; motif widgets along with X event concepts, X colour concepts, and X graphics concepts; and much more. Completely up-to-date through Release 1.1, each chapter in the guide builds on the concepts and facilities presented in previous chapters, allowing programmers to learn, step by step, the techniques and tools needed to program with the Window X system - a popular window system for workstations and PCs sharing their networks.

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } This step-by-step self-study guide combines the popular technologies of the X Window System and the OSF Motif toolkit to help you write powerful graphical user interface (GUI) programs for the UNIX operating system. For experienced UNIX/C programmers, this book covers all aspects of X Windows and Motif, including: the advantages and disadvantages of a window system; event-driven programming; X functions required for a widget-based program; motif functions needed to create and work with the motif widget set; motif widgets along with X event concepts, X colour concepts, and X graphics concepts; and much more. Completely up-to-date through Release 1.1, each chapter in the guide builds on the concepts and facilities presented in previous chapters, allowing programmers to learn, step by step, the techniques and tools needed to program with the Window X system - a popular window system for workstations and PCs sharing their networks.

Product Details

Paperback: 466 pages
Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill Osborne Media (January 1993)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0070317232
ISBN-13: 978-0070317239
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.5 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,373,254 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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