Re: Books on X Programming

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From: William J Szabo
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1991 22:02

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>Can someone post a description of the table of contents for this book?
>Is it up-to-date?  What toolkits are covered?

Here is the TOC for the Asente and Swick _X Window System Toolkit_:

PART 1: PROGRAMMER'S GUIDE

-Chapter 1: Applications
-Chapter 2: Widgets
-Chapter 3: Resources and Callbacks
-Chapter 4: Composite Widgets and Geometry Management
-Chapter 5: Shell Widgets and Pop-Ups
-Chapter 6: Event Handling
-Chapter 7: Translation Management
-Chapter 8: Nonwidget Objects
-Chapter 9: Odds and Ends
-Chapter 10: Pulling it all together

PART 2: SPECIFICATION

-Chapter 1: Intrinsics and Widgets
-Chapter 2: Widget Instantiation
-Chapter 3: Composite Widgets and Their Children
-Chapter 4: Shell Widgets
-Chapter 5: Pop-Up Widgets
-Chapter 6: Geometry Management
-Chapter 7: Event Management
-Chapter 8: Callbacks
-Chapter 9: Resource Management
-Chapter 10: Translation Management
-Chapter 11: Utility Functions
-Chapter 12: Nonwidget Objects
-Chapter 13: Evolution of the Intrinsics

PART 3: APPEDICES

-Appendix A: Resource File Format
-Appendix B: Translation Table Syntax
-Appendix C: Compatibility Functions
-Appendix D: Intrinsics Error Messages
-Appendix E: StringDefs.h Header File
-Appendix F: Parameter and Return Types
-Appendix G: Naming Conventions
-Appendix H: The X Registry and the Examples

The actual, full TOC is 20 pages long.

Published by Prentice Hall, 1990, ISBN 0139721916 (Digital Press)
970 Pages, Paperback, $45.00

email us for more info or ordering

George
Quantum Books
Cambridge, MA
quanbook@world.std.com
PH: 617.494.5042


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