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 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