[gentoo-user] [OT] Xlib tutorial

[gentoo-user] [OT] Xlib tutorial

[pat]

Hello,

Sorry for this off topic. I want to learn how to develop UI applications using
Xlib. I've searched web, but I could not find a tutorial which will explain it
all (found some short examples). Please, could someone suggest a website or a
book?

Thanks

     Pat

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[SOLVED]Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Xlib tutorial

[pat]

Sorry, should search for xlib and not x.org :-|

     Pat

On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:55:59 +0100, pat wrote
> Hello,
> 
> Sorry for this off topic. I want to learn how to develop UI 
> applications using Xlib. I've searched web, but I could not find a 
> tutorial which will explain it all (found some short examples). 
> Please, could someone suggest a website or a book?
> 
> Thanks
> 
>      Pat


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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Xlib tutorial

[Michael Mol]

On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 6:55 AM, pat <pat@xvalheru.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Sorry for this off topic. I want to learn how to develop UI applications using
> Xlib. I've searched web, but I could not find a tutorial which will explain it
> all (found some short examples). Please, could someone suggest a website or a
> book?

http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:Xlib

Why the specific interest in Xlib? XCB is probably the better C
library to use at this point. Actually almost any higher-level toolkit
would be a better place to start:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_widget_toolkits

GUI programming is a PITA to do in the first place, and it's
progressively more painful the more you want to "do it right." Don't
make it harder than it has to be, particularly if you're just getting
started.

-- 
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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Xlib tutorial

[pat]

Thanks for suggestion. Well I don't want to depend on GTK or Qt.

Thanks

     Pat

On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:22:03 -0500, Michael Mol wrote
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 6:55 AM, pat <pat@xvalheru.org> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Sorry for this off topic. I want to learn how to develop UI applications using
> > Xlib. I've searched web, but I could not find a tutorial which will explain it
> > all (found some short examples). Please, could someone suggest a website or a
> > book?
> 
> http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:Xlib
> 
> Why the specific interest in Xlib? XCB is probably the better C
> library to use at this point. Actually almost any higher-level 
> toolkit would be a better place to start:
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_widget_toolkits
> 
> GUI programming is a PITA to do in the first place, and it's
> progressively more painful the more you want to "do it right." Don't
> make it harder than it has to be, particularly if you're just getting
> started.
> 
> -- 
> :wq
> 
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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Xlib tutorial

[Florian Philipp]

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Am 15.01.2013 15:12, schrieb pat:
> On Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:22:03 -0500, Michael Mol wrote
>> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 6:55 AM, pat <pat@xvalheru.org> wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Sorry for this off topic. I want to learn how to develop UI applications using
>>> Xlib. I've searched web, but I could not find a tutorial which will explain it
>>> all (found some short examples). Please, could someone suggest a website or a
>>> book?
>>
>> http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Category:Xlib
>>
>> Why the specific interest in Xlib? XCB is probably the better C
>> library to use at this point. Actually almost any higher-level 
>> toolkit would be a better place to start:
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_widget_toolkits
>>
>> GUI programming is a PITA to do in the first place, and it's
>> progressively more painful the more you want to "do it right." Don't
>> make it harder than it has to be, particularly if you're just getting
>> started.
>>
>> -- 
>> :wq
>>
> Thanks for suggestion. Well I don't want to depend on GTK or Qt.
> 
> Thanks
> 
>      Pat
> 

Is this for an embedded platform? Because otherwise, for the sake of
your own sanity and the usability of your application, don't do this!

At least use some lightweight GUI toolkit like xforms or tk.

PS: Please don't top-post if you can avoid it.

Regards,
Florian Philipp


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