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SAMS, a division of Macmillan Computer Publishing has published a
new book on Xlib and Motif programming:

Title:     X Window System Programming  (772 pages, softcover)
Author:    Nabajyoti Barkakati
Published: in January 1991 by SAMS (Macmillan Computer Publishing)
ISBN:      0-672-22750-9
Price:     $29.95 (U.S.)

This book is meant for C programmers learning to use and program
the X Window System.  Parts 1 through 4 of the book feature
in-depth tutorials that introduce programmers to the X Window
System and show them how to build interactive applications using
Xlib, the Xt Intrinsics, and the OSF/Motif widget set.  The last
part of the book is devoted to appendices containing reference
entries on the Xlib functions and other handy information such as
X fonts, cursors, and color names. 

The book should be available at your local bookstores.  You can
also order it by calling 1-800-257-5755 (in U.S.A.).  You can
also purchase a diskette containing the source code for all the
programs in the book. 

For more information, please contact: 
    SAMS, 11711 North College Ave. Suite 141, 
    Carmel, IN 46032  (1-800-257-5755 in USA)

--  Naba Barkakati  naba@grebyn.com
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An abbreviated table of contents follows:

TABLE OF CONTENTS  "X Window System Programming"

I:  Using the X Window System
    Chapter 1:  Your Workstation and X
    Chapter 2:  Clients, Servers, and Window Managers
    Chapter 3:  Exploring Some X Applications
    Chapter 4:  Graphical User Interfaces and X

II: Programming the X Window System
    Chapter 5:  A Simple X Application
    Chapter 6:  X Programming Model
    Chapter 7:  Creating and Managing Windows 
    Chapter 8:  Handling Events

III:Drawing in an X Window
    Chapter 9:  Drawing Graphics
    Chapter 10: Drawing Text 
    Chapter 11: Using Color in X
    Chapter 12: Bitmaps, Pixmaps, and Images

IV: Developing X Applications
    Chapter 13: X Toolkits
    Chapter 14: OSF/Motif Widgets
    Chapter 15: Toolkit-Based Applications
    Chapter 16: Advanced Topics in X 

V.  Appendices
    A  Xlib Functions (reference page on individual functions)
    B  X Errors
    C  X Fonts 
    D  X Colors
    E  X Keyboard Symbols
    F  X Cursors 
    G  X Atoms
    H  X Protocol Requests
    I  Xlib Reference   (prototype of the Xlib functions)