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[ 30 July 1997 The Linux GUI Development mini-HOWTO is not being maintained by the author any more. If you are interested in maintaining the GUI Development mini-HOWTO, please get in touch with me at <gregh@sunsite.unc.edu>. ] Gui Developement Tools for Linux ================================ Introduction (English) ---------------------- In the first days, Linux was said to be a hacker envirement in both sense. With the further developement its reputation changed. Today Linux gets known as a developement plattform including the X window system and the several GNU utilities. Following the fact that GNU C and C++ are pseudo standard serveral developement tools has been built to support a quicker and easier X programming. This GUI-Developement-HOWTO should help the programmer, beginner or experienced, to choose the tool, which fits most his requirements. I take no responsibility for mistakes in prices or copyrights. Please read the including copyright license! If you know further Gui Developement Tools please send me a short notice. Yours Philip Markwalder pgmarkwa@stud.ee.ethz.ch PS: All descriptions sent in german, I translate to english, but "Nobody's perfect!". Einfuehrung (Deutsch) --------------------- In den ersten Tagen, hatte Linux den Ruf einer Hackerumgebung. Mit den Monaten der Entwicklung aenderte sich dieser schlechte Ruf. Heute wird Linux mit dem X Window System zusammen als Entwicklungsystem gepriesen, auf dem viele Entwicklungstools erhaeltlich sind. Neben den zahlreichen GNU Utilities, die sich in den letzten Jahren, vor allem in der From des GNU C und C++ Compilers, zu einer Art pseudo Standard entwickelt haben, entstanden mehr oder weniger bekannte Entwicklungsoberflaechen. Das GUI-Developement-HOWTO soll dem angehenden, wie auch dem erfahrenen Programmierer die Auswahl fuer eine geeignete Entwicklungsoberflaeche erleichtern. Ich uebernehme keine Verantwortung fuer etwelche Fehler in den Punkten Copyright und Preise. Lies die oftmals beiliegende Copyright Lizenz! Fuer weitere Informationen ueber bestehende Eintraege oder auch ueber neue Tools bin ich allen dankbar. Mit freundlichen Gruessen Philip Markwalder pgmarkwa@stud.ee.ethz.ch PS: Alle deutschen Beschreibungen werden von mir ins Englische uebersetzt, aber ... . Copyright --------- This dokument is covered by the only limitation not to sell this HOWTO, unless it's on a CD Rom distribution at a price less than $100.-. Otherwise please contact me, we talk about ... Contents -------- 1. Software 2. Books 1. Software ----------- Name: Version: Copyright: Commercial: Price: System: Where to find: Description: __________________________________________________________________ Name: Gina++ Version: ? Copyright: ? Commercial: NO Price: FREE System: Linux Where to find: ftp.gmd.de :/gmd/ginaplus Description: ? __________________________________________________________________ Name: wxCLIPS Version: ? Copyright: ? Commercial: NO Price: FREE System: To compile wxCLIPS you need: - CLIPS or Fuzzy CLIPS 6.0 sources - wxCLIPS sources - wxWindows sources (/pub/packages/wxwin) - UNIX or Windows compiler - Motif, XView or Windows Where to find: ftp.aiai.ed.ac.uk Description: wxCLIPS is both a simple GUI front-end for CLIPS for Windows and X, and also a tool for writing GUIs in CLIPS using a set of new CLIPS functions. You can also use part of wxCLIPS as a library to link in to a C++ application that uses the wxWindows GUI toolkit, giving an emebedded interpreted language with GUI-construction facilities. __________________________________________________________________ Name: xtent Version: 3.2 Copyright: copyright by AT&T Commercial: NO Price: FREE System: XFree 2.1, kernel 1.* Where to find: sunsite.unc.edu :/pub/Linux/devel/xtent3.2.tgz Description: xtent is a simple function oriented language for creating X Toolkit (Xt) based applications. The syntax of the language is based on the X resource file syntax. The resulting language is a macro interpreter that looks like C/C++ mixed with a simple lisp. The language may be used as a standalone interpreter or as an embedded language with C. __________________________________________________________________ Name: InterViews Version: 3.1 Copyright: ? Commercial: NO Price: FREE System: Linux Where to find: sunsite.unc.edu :pub/Linux/X11/devel/ Description: __________________________________________________________________ Name: Fresco Version: 0.7 Copyright: ? Commercial: NO Price: FREE System: Linux Where to find: ftp.faslab.com /pub/Fresco Description: Nachfolger von Interviews __________________________________________________________________ Name: xwpe Version: 1.4.2 Copyright: ? Commercial: NO Price: FREE System: Linux Where to find: mcsun.eu.net :/os/linux/mirrors/sunsite/sunsite.unc- mirror/Incoming/elf sunsite.unc.edu :/pub/Linux/Incoming Description: __________________________________________________________________ Name: D-Isam Version: ? Copyright: ? Commercial: YES Price: 895.- US$ (Free Demo availible) System: Linux Where to find: ? Description: ? __________________________________________________________________ Name: Motif Version: 2.0 Copyright: OSF(?) Commercial: YES Price: 99.- - 150.- US$ System: Linux Where to find: Description: Sicher die bekannteste C und C++ Library. OSF (Open Software Foudaction) wollte mit dieser Library einen Standard fuer die Software Entwicklung unter Unix setzten, was ihr zu einem gewissen Grad auch gelungen ist. Im Paket wird neben Library, Beispielen und Handbuechern (meistens in Postscript Files) auch ein neuer Oberflaechenmanager mitgeliefert. __________________________________________________________________ Name: XAD Version: ? Copyright: ? Commercial: YES Price: 160.- US$ (Lite) 650.- System: Linux BSD/386 SCO ODT 3.0 System requirements: X11R5 Motif 1.2 SVGA 256 colors 10 MB hard disk 8MB+ Ram. Where to find: Description: Xad is a new and full featured Motif Applications development tool producing portable Motif applications. For more complete information on this major package, please contact us. __________________________________________________________________ Name: wxWindows Version: 1.66 Copyright: J.Smart@ed.ac.uk (Julian Smart, AIAI) Commercial: NO Price: FREE System: Linux Where to find: skye.aiai.ed.ac.uk /pub/wxwin/1.60 (192.41.104.6) 2.8 MB wx160.tgz 171 Kb patch16ê6.zip 788 Kb hlpdocs.zip Alternate-site: sunsite.unc.edu /pub/Linux/X11/devel 2.8 MB wx160.tgz 3.4 Kb wx160.make.env Description: wxWindows is a toolkit for developing multi- platform, graphical applications from the same body of C++ code. Whole source is included. Help docs is separate. Compiles under normal Linux environment with slight modifications to make.env and the file $(WXWINDIR)/src/base/wbêps.cc Note: Mailing list:wxwin-users@aiai.ed.ac.uk (wxwin users mailing list) __________________________________________________________________ Name: VXP Version: ? Copyright: ? Commercial: NO Price: FREE System: Linux Where to find: ftphost.waikato.ac.nz :/pub/vxp ftp.cc.gatech.edu :/ac86/linux/devel/c sunsite.unc.edu :/pub/Linux/devel/c Description: Dieses auf der der Motif Library aufbauende, in meinen Augen sehr professionelle Entwicklungstool ist frei verfuegbar, muss aber vom Ursprungsserver mittels FTP heruntergeladen werden, da keine kommerzielle Verteilung per License erlaubt ist. Dieses Entwicklungstool gibt C Code heraus. This tool is based on the Motif Libaray and generates C Code. It's source code isn't availible at the time. __________________________________________________________________ Name: ET++/MET++ Version: 3.0 alpha et++, Copyright: ? Commercial: NO Price: FREE System: Linux Where to find: claude.ifi.unizh.ch :/pub/projects/met++ ftp.imag.fr :/archive/langages/C++/ET++ Description: __________________________________________________________________ Name: Xforms / Forms Library Version: 0.61 Copywright: Copyright (c) 1995 by T.C. Zhao and Mark Overmars ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Permission to use, copy, and distribute this software in its entirety for non-commercial purposes and without fee, is hereby granted, provide that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies and their documentation. This software is provided "as is" without expressed or implied warranty of any kind. You may not "bundle" and distribute this software with systems and/or other distribution media without prior consent of the authors. Commercial: No, but a license is required if you use it commercially Price: FREE System: Linux Where to find: ftp.cs.ruu.nl :/pub/XFORMS bloch.phys.uwn.edu Description: GUI toolkit library and interface builder for X windows, needs only xlib to work, includes 3d objects similar to Motif. It should work under X11 R4, R5 & R6. Xforms is comprised of a C library and GUI builder. It is extensible, scrolling canvas object still needs to be implemented. Distributions available for: Linux (X11R5 and X11R6) SunOS and Solaris SGI (Irix 4.x, 5.2 and 6.0) Dec-Alpha/OSF1 HP-UX IBM-RS6000/AIX FreeBSD DecStation/Ultrix Cray Unicos (C90 & YMP) Convex (C2 & C3) NetBSD/i386 1.0 Xforms is comprised of a C library and GUI builder. It is extensible, scrolling canvas object still needs to be implemented. __________________________________________________________________ Name: MetaCard Version: 1.4 Copywright: 1994 MetaCard Corporation Commercial: yes Price: $195 on Linux, $495 for all others Where to find: ftp.metacard.com:/MetaCard, http://www.metacard.com/ Description: MetaCard is a hypermedia/Rapid Application Development environment for X11/Unix workstations that is similar to Apple/Claris Corp.'s HyperCard. It goes beyond HyperCard by including support for color controls and images, pulldown and popup menus, scrollbars and dialog boxes. MetaCard's entire interface is built in MetaCard, so end users can edit any menu or dialog to make it look and behave any way they want. MetaCard's powerful, customizable editor and a simple scripting language make it the easiest way to build GUI applications, Computer Based Training (CBT) packages, multimedia presentations, and hypermedia documents. Stacks developed with MetaCard are can be run on any supported platform (14 for release 1.4) and can be distributed with the MetaCard engine without licensing fees or royalties. Key features: Easy to learn object-oriented scripting language Easy to use direct-manipulation interface Motif interface allows users to build Motif compliant applications. Full 24 bit color support for image editing and controls Object oriented (vector) graphics support is built in Text fields support searching, sorting, multiple font sizes and colors, hypertext links, and cut-copy-paste Run any Unix program from within MetaCard and collect its output for display. Call 'C' functions via an external procedure call mechanism. Import HyperCard 1.2 through 2.2 stacks Built-in audio and video playback capability __________________________________________________________________ Name: winterp Version: 1.0 Copyright: Permission to use, copy, modify, distribute, and sell provided Commercial: NO Price: FREE System: Linux, X11R5, Motif >= 1.1.* Where to find: sunsite.unc.edu : /pub/Linux/X11/devel/ nic.funet.fi :/pub/OS/Linux Description: An object-oriented rapid prototyping, development and delivery environment for building applications with Motif/Xtango __________________________________________________________________ Name: CooL SPE Version: 2.1 Commercial: NO Price: FREE System: Linux, Solaris, Sinix. Requires Motif Copyright: GPL Where to find: Description: An OO 4GL environment for writing Client/Server Motif apps __________________________________________________________________ Name : SmallTalk/X Commercial: YES (look at the Copyright) Price: NO (Linux) System Linux Copyright: The program may not be used for any commercial purposes; neither the program in whole or parts, nor applications, programs or functions created with or derived from this program may be sold or otherwise be made available to any third party or person for profit. You may not use this program or parts or applications created with this program for in-house production, or other work, which is related to any non educationalactivity. You may copy and redistribute this package, or make it otherwise available to other educational users, provided that each copy represents an exact reproduction of the original and includes any copyright notice and license information, appearing on the original. You may NOT charge or otherwise ask for any donations for this distribution, except for the cost of the media itself. The program and all copies of the program (but not the media on which the copies are encoded) shall be and remain the property of the licensor. Description: __________________________________________________________________ Name : ObjectProDSP Version: 0.1 Copyright: GPL System: Linux Price: FREE Commercial: NO Where to find: tsx-11.mit.edu 1.57 MB /pub/linux/binaries/usr.bin.X11/opd-0.1- src.tar.gz 2.25 MB /pub/linux/sources/usr.bin.X11/opd-0.1- binary.tar.gz 1.08 MB /pub/linux/docs/opd-0.1-doc.tar (All doumentation and LSM file) 5.8 KB /pub/linux/docs/opd-0.1-announce.gz (Package description) SunSITE.unc.edu /pub/Linux/devel/opd-0.1 1.57 MB opd-0.1-src.tar.gz (Source code) 2.25 MB opd-0.1-bin.tar.gz (Linux binaries) 527 KB ovrêfront.ps.gz (Overview and tutorial, 16 MB uncompressed) 53 KB ovrêapp.ps.gz (Overview appendixes) Description: X-windows, object oriented tool for Digital Signal Processing design development and implementation; generic framework for building interactive scientific and engineering applications __________________________________________________________________ Name: Motifiation Version: 1.2b (Version 2.0 in work) Copyright: ??? Commercial: YES Price: DM 7700 .- per machine DM 2990.- for non commercial users System: Linux Where to find: http://www.uni-paderborn.de/fachbereich/AG/szwillus/motifation /index.html Description: Motifation ist ein interaktives Entwicklungswerkzeug fÆr den C-Programmierer, der unter OSF/Motif seine graphische Benutzungsschnittstelle entwerfen und Kontrolle }ber den kompletten C-Quellcode haben will. Der Entwurf vollzieht sich in einem hochgradig interaktiven Arbeitsproze₧, an dessen Ende die automatische Generierung aller Quellcodes steht. Neben dem C-Quellcode wird auf Wunsch ein Makefile, ein Imakefile und eine Klassendatei generiert. Aus dem generierten Quellen kann somit unmittelbar ein fertiges Programm erzeugt werden. Motifiation is an interaktive Developement Toll for C programmers who develops his GUI with OSF/Motif and who likes to control the complette source code. The developing takes place in a highly interaktive process which ends in the generating of source code. If you wish you're able have built the makefile and imakefile and a class file. So you can straight compile your program. Books ======= Software Portability with imake By Paul DuBois 1st Edition July 1993 390 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-055-4 imake is a utility that works with make to enable code to be compiled and installed on different UNIX machines. imake makes possible the wide portability of the X Window System code and is widely considered an X tool, but it's also useful for any software project that needs to be ported to many UNIX systems. This Nutshell Handbook(R)--the only book available on imake is ideal for X and UNIX programmers who want their software to be portable. The book is divided into two sections. The first section is a general explanation of imake, X configuration files, and how to write and debug an Imakefile. The second section describes how to write configuration files, and presents a configuration file architecture that allows development of coexisting sets of configuration files. Several sample sets of configuration files are described and are available free over the Net. Programmer's Supplement for R5 of the X Window System By David Flanagan 1st Edition November 1991 390 pages, ISBN: 0-937175-86-2 This book is for programmers who are familiar with Release 4 of the X Window System and want to know how to use the new features of Release 5. It is intended as an update for owners of Volumes 1, 2, 4, and 5 of the O'Reilly and Associates X Window System Series, and provides complete tutorial and reference information on all new Xlib and Xt toolkit functions. Together with Volume 2 and Volume 5, owners of the Programmer's Supplement for Release 5 have a complete set of reference pages for the current X Consortium standards for Xlib and Xt. The X Window System in a Nutshell Edited by Ellie Cutler, Daniel Gilly & Tim O'Reilly 2nd Edition April 1992 424 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-017-1 Indispensable companion to the X Window System Series. Once programmers have mastered the concepts behind X and learned how to program in Xlib and Xt there is still a mass of details to remember. The X Window System in a Nutshell fills this gap. Experienced X programmers can use this single-volume desktop companion for most common questions, keeping the full X Window System series of manuals for detailed reference. X in a Nutshell contains essential information in a boiled-down quick-reference format that makes it easy to find the answers needed most often. This book has been updated to cover R5 but is still useful for R4. The descriptions of the functions have been expanded and clarified, with improved cross-referencing to important related functions. Includes material on Xcms and the internationalization features of R5. Volume 0: X Protocol Reference Manual Edited by Adrian Nye 3rd Edition February 1992 516 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-008-2 This manual describes the X Network Protocol, which underlies all software for Version 11 of the X Window System. It provides not only a practical demonstration of what is involved in a client session, but also an extensive set of reference pages for each protocol request and event which include the encoding of requests and replies. The X Protocol Reference Manual includes protocol clarifications of X11 Release 5, as well as the most recent version of the ICCCM and the Logical Font Conventions Manual. For use with any release of X. Volume 1: Xlib Programming Manual By Adrian Nye 3rd Edition July 1992 824 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-002-3 Updated to cover X11 Release 5, the Xlib Programming Manual is a complete programming guide to the X library (Xlib), the lowest level of programming interface to X. In addition to explaining how to handle the concepts involved in Xlib programming--such as events, graphics, and window management--this guide presents examples of both simple and complete client applications. Includes introductions to internationalization, device-independent color, font service, and scalable fonts. This manual is a companion to Volume 2, Xlib Reference Manual. Volume 2: Xlib Reference Manual By Adrian Nye 3rd Edition June 1992 1138 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-006-6 Volume 2, Xlib Reference Manual, is a complete programmer's reference for Xlib, updated for X11 Release 4 and Release 5. Contents Include: - Reference pages for Xlib functions. - Reference pages for event types. - Permuted index to Xlib functions. - Description of macros and reference pages for their function versions. - Listing of the server-side color database. - Alphabetical index and description of structures. - Alphabetical index and description of defined symbols. - KeySyms and their meaning. - Illustration of the standard cursor font. - Function group index to the right routine for a particular task. - Reference pages for Xlib-related Xmu functions (miscellaneous utilities). - 4 single-page reference aids for the GC and window attributes. - Index. New features in the third edition include: - Over 100 new manpages covering Xcms, internationalization, and the function versions of macros. - Updating to the R5 spec. - New "Returns" sections on all the functions which return values, making this information easier to find. Volume 3: X Window System User's Guide Standard Edition By Valerie Quercia & Tim O'Reilly 4th Edition May 1993 836 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-014-7 The X Window System User's Guide orients the new user to window system concepts and provides detailed tutorials for many client programs, including the xterm terminal emulator and window managers. Building on this basic knowledge, later chapters explain how to customize the X environment and provide sample configurations. This popular manual is available in two editions, one for users of the MIT software, and one for users of Motif. The Standard Edition manager uses the twm manager in most examples and illustrations. Revised for X11 Release 5. Volume 3M: X Window System User's Guide Motif Edition By Valerie Quercia & Tim O'Reilly 2nd Edition January 1993 956 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-015-5 The X Window System User's Guide, Motif Edition orients the new user to window system concepts and provides detailed tutorials for many client programs, including the xterm terminal emulator and the window manager. Building on this basic knowledge, later chapters explain how to customize the X environment and provide sample configurations. This alternative edition of the User's Guide highlights the Motif window manager, for users of the Motif graphical user interface. Revised for Motif 1.2 and X11 Release 5. Volume 4: X Toolkit Intrinsics Programming Manual Standard Edition By Adrian Nye & Tim O'Reilly 3rd Edition April 1993 567 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-003-1 A complete guide to programming with the X Toolkit Intrinsics, the library of C language routines that facilitate the design of user interfaces, with reusable components called widgets. This book provides concepts and examples that show how to use the various X Toolkit routines. The first few chapters are devoted to using widgets; the remainder of the book covers the more complex task of writing new widgets. Volume 4 is available in two editions. The Standard Edition, updated for R5, uses Athena widgets to demonstrate how to use existing widgets, but still provides a good introduction to programming with any widget set based on Xt. Volume 4M: X Toolkit Intrinsics Programming Manual Motif Edition By Adrian Nye & Tim O'Reilly 2nd Edition August 1992 674 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-013-9 A complete guide to programming with the X Toolkit Intrinsics, the library of C language routines that facilitate the design of user interfaces, with reusable components called widgets. This book provides concepts and examples that show how to use the various X Toolkit routines. The first few chapters are devoted to using widgets; the remainder of the book covers the more complex task of writing new widgets. Volume 4 is available in two editions. The Motif Edition uses the Motif 1.2 widget set in examples, and has been updated for X11 Release 5. Volume 5: X Toolkit Intrinsics Reference Manual Edited by David Flanagan 3rd Edition April 1992 916 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-007-4 The X Toolkit Intrinsics Reference Manual is a complete programmer's reference for the X Toolkit. This volume is based on Xt documentation from the X Consortium and has been re-edited, reorganized, and expanded for X11 Release 5. It provides reference pages for each of the Xt functions, as well as the widget classes defined by Xt and the Athena widgets, and many useful appendices. This manual is a companion to Volume 4, the X Toolkit Intrinsics Programming Manual. Volume 6A: Motif Programming Manual By Dan Heller & Paula Ferguson 2nd Edition February 1994 1016 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-016-3 The Motif Programming Manual is a source for complete, accurate, and insightful guidance on Motif application programming. There is no other book that covers the ground as thoroughly or as well as this one. The Motif Programming Manual describes how to write applications using the Motif toolkit from the Open Software Foundation (OSF). The book goes into detail on every Motif widget class, with useful examples that will help programmers to develop their own code. Anyone doing Motif programming who doesn't want to have to figure it out on their own needs this book. In addition to information on Motif, the book is full of tips about programming in general, and about user interface design. It includes a tutorial on UIL; coverage of drag-and-drop, tear-off menus, and internationalization as implemented in the Motif widgets such as Text and TextField; plus the entire book has been checked for accuracy with Motif 1.2 (while remaining usable with Motif 1.1). Complements Volume 6B, Motif Reference Manual. Volume 6B: Motif Reference Manual By Paula Ferguson & David Brennan 1st Edition June 1993 920 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-038-4 The Motif Reference Manual is a complete programmer's reference for the Motif toolkit from the Open Software Foundation (OSF). Motif has become the standard user interface for X Window System applications, and the Motif toolkit makes it easy for programmers to build applications that conform with the Motif "look and feel." This book provides reference pages for the Motif functions and macros, the Motif and Xt widget classes, the Mrm functions, the Motif clients, and the UIL file format, data types, and functions. The reference material has been expanded from the appendices of the first edition of Volume 6 and covers Motif 1.2. This book is designed to be used with Volume 6A, Motif Programming Manual, which describes how to build applications using the Motif toolkit and provides a complete tutorial with programming examples. Volume 7A: XView Programming Manual By Dan Heller Updated by Thomas Van Raalte 3rd Edition September 1991 (latest update August 1993) 770 pages, ISBN: 0-937175-87-0 The XView Programming Manual has been revised and expanded for Version 3 of XView, the poor-man's object-oriented toolkit for building OPEN LOOK applications for X. Describing both the concepts and the technical approaches behind XView, the XView Programming Manual is perfect for the beginner breaking into X programming. The Attribute Summary from the previous edition of the XView Programming Manual has been expanded and is now published as a companion volume, the XView Reference Manual. It contains alphabetical listings of XView attributes, functions, and macros, as well as other reference information essential for XView programmers. Volume 7B: XView Reference Manual Edited by Thomas Van Raalte 1st Edition September 1991 (latest update August 1993) 311 pages, ISBN: 0-937175-88-9 The XView Reference Manual has been expanded from the Attribute Summary of the previous edition of the XView Programming Manual and is now published as a companion volume. The XView toolkit provides extensive attribute-value pair combinations, convenience routines and object class hierarchies that are too voluminous to memorize without the aid of this comprehensive reference guide. It contains alphabetical listings of XView attributes, functions, and macros, as well as other reference information essential for XView programmers. A must-have companion for the XView Programming Manual. Volume 8: X Window System Administrator's Guide By Linda Mui & Eric Pearce 1st Edition October 1992 CD-ROM Released May 1993 Without CD-ROM: 372 pages, ISBN: 0-937175-83-8 With CD-ROM: 388 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-052-X As X moves out of the hacker's domain and into the "real world," users can't be expected to master all the ins and outs of setting up and administering their own X software. That will increasingly become the domain of system administrators. Even for experienced system administrators X raises many issues, both because of subtle changes in the standard UNIX way of doing things and because X blurs the boundaries between different platforms. Under X, users can run applications across the network, on systems with different resources (including fonts, colors, and screen size.) Many of these issues are poorly understood, and the technology for dealing with them is in rapid flux. This book is the first and only book devoted to the issues of system administration for X and X-based networks, written not just for UNIX system administrators but for anyone faced with the job of administering X (including those running X on stand-alone workstations). The X Window System Administrator's Guide is available either alone or packaged with the XCD. The CD provides X source code and binaries to complement the book's instructions for installing the software. It contains over 600 megabytes of X11 source code and binaries stored in ISO9660 and RockRidge formats. This will allow several types of UNIX workstations to mount the CD- ROM as a filesystem, browse through the source code and install pre-built software. PEXlib Programming Manual By Tom Gaskins 1st Edition December 1992 1154 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-028-7 The PEXlib Programming Manual is the definitive programmer's guide to PEXlib, covering both PEX versions 5.0 and 5.1. Containing over 200 illustrations and 19 color plates, it combines a thorough and gentle tutorial approach with valuable reference features. Along the way, it presents the reader with numerous programming examples, as well as a library of helpful utility routines--all of which are available online. You do not need any prior graphics programming experience to read this manual. Written by Tom Gaskins--the widely recognized authority who also authored the O'Reilly and Associates PHIGS Programming Manual-- thisbook is the only programming guide to PEXlib you will ever need. PEXlib Reference Manual Edited by Steve Talbott 1st Edition December 1992 577 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-029-5 The PEXlib Reference Manual is the definitive programmer's reference resource for PEXlib, containing complete and succinct reference pages for all the callable routines in PEXlib version 5.1. The content of the PEXlib Reference Manual stands, with relatively few changes, as it was created by the X Consortium. The PEXlib Reference Manual is a companion volume to the O'Reilly and Associates PEXlib Programming Manual, written by Tom Gaskins. PHIGS Programming Manual By Tom Gaskins 1st Edition February 1992 Softcover: 968 pages, ISBN: 0-937175-85-4 Hardcover: 968 pages, ISBN: 0-937175-92-7 A complete and authoritative guide to PHIGS and PHIGS PLUS programming, this book documents the PHIGS and PHIGS PLUS graphics standards and provides full guidance regarding the use of PHIGS within the X environment. The discussions of PHIGS and PHIGS PLUS are fully integrated in this text, which takes as its starting point the PEX Sample Implementation (or PEX-SI)---the publicly available and most widely established base for commercial PHIGS products. In addition, the PHIGS Programming Manual explains, at both elementary and advanced levels, how to integrate your PHIGS applications with standard X (Xlib) functions. Besides Xlib itself, there are detailed examples and explanations based on the Motif, OLIT, and XView toolkits. Whether you are starting out in 3D graphics programming or are a seasoned veteran looking for an authoritative work on a fast- rising 3D graphics standard, this book will serve your purposes well. PHIGS Reference Manual Edited by Linda Kosko 1st Edition October 1992 1116 pages, ISBN: 0-937175-91-9 The PHIGS Reference Manual is the definitive and exhaustive reference documentation for the PHIGS graphical programming language. It contains complete reference pages for all the language functions, along with additional reference materials. Both PHIGS and PHIGS PLUS are included, and the documentation is faithful to the internationl standards. Therefore, this book also serves as documentation for the many commercial products based on the standards. Together with the PHIGS Programming Manual, this book is the most complete and accessible documentation currently available for the PHIGS and PHIGS PLUS standards. The X Resource: Issue 0 Edited by Adrian Nye Fall 1991 253 pages, ISBN: 0-937175-79-X A quarterly working journal for X programmers that provides practical, timely information. The X Resource includes in-depth articles and documentation not available elsewhere. The articles for Issue 0 include: - Default Colormap Manipulation, by Bruce Cameron, Dr. R.A. Robb, and J.J. Camp. - Prescient Agents: A Radar O'Reilley for your Desktop, by Scott McGregor. - Engineering Insights from an Interactive Imaging Application, by Antony A. Courtney. - AND: C++ with Motif, xterm Tips and Tricks, Xcms, UIMS Systems, Internationalization, editres, and more. The X Resource: Issue 1 Proceedings of the 6th Annual X Technical Conference Edited by Adrian Nye Winter 1992 240 pages, ISBN: 0-937175-96-X A quarterly working journal for X programmers that provides practical, timely information. Issue 1, January 1992, is the Annual Proceedings of the X Technical Conference at MIT. The X Conference proceedings are published exclusively in The X Resource. The X Resource: Issue 2 Edited by Adrian Nye Spring 1993 190 pages, ISBN: 0-937175-97-8 The X Resource includes in-depth articles and documentation not available elsewhere. Articles for Issue 2 include: - NASA's TAE PLUS: a GUI Development Tool and Application Environment, by Marti Szczur. - Designing for Usability, by Scott McGregor. - Designing Reusable Widget Classes with C++ and OSF/Motif, by Andreas Baecker. - Visualizing X, by David Lemke and David Rosenthal. Documentation on the Widget Creation Library is also included. The X Resource: Issue 3 Edited by Adrian Nye Summer 1992 220 pages, ISBN: 0-937175-98-6 A quarterly working journal for X programmers that provides practical, timely information. The X Resource includes in-depth articles and documentation not available elsewhere. The articles in Issue 3 include: - Multi-user Application Software Using Xt, by Oliver Jones. - Using the New Font Capabilities of HP-donated Font Server Enhancements, by Axel Deininger and Nathan Meyers. - Improving X Application Performance, by Chris D. Peterson and Sharon E. Chang. - The Nonrectangular Window Shape Extension, by Paula M. Ferguson. - AND: GUI testing, server instrumentation and tracing, font server administration, a RichText widget, and more. The X Resource: Issue 4 Edited by Adrian Nye Fall 1992 276 pages, ISBN: 0-937175-99-4 A quarterly working journal for X programmers that provides practical, timely information. The X Resource includes in-depth articles and documentation not available elsewhere. The articles for Issue 4 include: - From The X Consortium: The MIT X Software Distribution After Release 5, by Stephen Gildea, MIT X Consortium. - RPC Programming in X Applications, by John Bloomer. - The xgen Application, by Kurt Buehler. - The Hdial Widget. - The Cmap Widget. The X Resource: Issue 5 Proceedings of the 7th Annual X Technical Conference Edited by Adrian Nye Winter 1993 272 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-020-1 A quarterly working journal for X programmers that provides practical, timely information. The X Resource includes in-depth articles and documentation not available elsewhere. The articles for Issue 5, taken from the 7th Annual X Technical Conference, include: - "Multi-threaded Xlib" by Stephen Gildea - "Supporting Mobile, Pen-based Computing with X" by James Kempf and Alan Wilson - "Making the X Window System Accessible to People With Disabilities" by Will D. Walker and Mark E. Novak. The X Resource: Issue 6 Edited by Adrian Nye Spring 1993 234 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-021-X A quarterly working journal for X programmers that provides practical, timely information. The X Resource includes in-depth articles and documentation not available elsewhere. The articles for Issue 6 include: - "Writing Motif Widgets: A Pragmatic Approach" by Alastair Gourlay - "Interprocess Communication in Xt Programs" by David Shaffer - "Resolving Xt Resource Collisions" by Al Tabayoyon. The X Resource: Issue 7 Edited by Adrian Nye Summer 1993 150 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-022-8 A quarterly working journal for X programmers that provides practical, timely information. The X Resource includes in-depth articles and documentation not available elsewhere. The articles for Issue 7 include: - "A Tale of Two Toolkits: Xt vs. InterViews" by Imran Bashir and David Sternlicht - "Managing X in a Large Distributed Environment" by George Ross - "Buddy, Can You Spare an RPC" by Robert Scheifler - "X Application Debugging" by Adrian Nye. The X Resource: Issue 8 Edited by Adrian Nye Fall 1993 176 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-023-6 A quarterly working journal for X programmers that provides practical, timely information. The X Resource includes in-depth articles and documentation not available elsewhere. The articles for Issue 8 include: - "Xm++: Another Way to Program the X Toolkit" by Bernhard Strassl - "Current Efforts in Client/Server Audio" by George Neville-Neil - "xtent 3.0: Improvements on Programming with Resources" by Doug Blewett and Meg Kilduff - "The Multi-Buffering Extension: A Tutorial and Reference" by Tom Gaskins. The X Resource: Issue 9 Proceedings of the 8th Annual X Technical Conference Edited by Adrian Nye Winter 1994 256 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-066-X A quarterly working journal for X programmers that provides practical, timely information. The X Resource includes in-depth articles and documentation not available elsewhere. Articles for Issue 9, taken from the 8th Annual X Technical Conference, include: - "Zero-Defect Widgets: A Formal Approach to Testing Xt-based Toolkits" - "Traitifying Motif" - "Extending Xt to Support CORBA-based Embedding" - "Xvan: A True Multiple Screen X Server" - "Design and Implementation of LBX: An Experiment Based Standard" - "Overview of the X Keyboard Extension" - "Inter-Client Communication in X11R6 and Beyond" - "XSMP: The New Session Management Protocol" - "X11 in Virtual Environments: Combining Computer Interaction" - "New X Font Technology for X11R6" - "Extending X for Recording" - "Kerberos Authentication of X Connections" The X Resource: Issue 10 Edited by Adrian Nye Spring 1994 212 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-067-8 A quarterly working journal for X programmers that provides practical, timely information. The X Resource includes in-depth articles and documentation not available elsewhere. Articles for Issue 10 include: - "What's New in R6" - "The One Minute Manager: Custom Motif Layout Widgets Made Easy" - "The Motif 2.0 Uniform Transfer Model: Unifying Selection, Clipboard, and Drag and Drop" - "Implementing Cut and Paste in the X Environment" Plus: The CDE Printing Server, Automatic Motif Popup Menus, TkMan, the xmove pseudoserver, and more.... The X Resource: Special Issue D Edited by Adrian Nye Winter 1994 370 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-071-6 A quarterly working journal for X programmers that provides practical, timely information. The X Resource includes in-depth articles and documentation not available elsewhere. Special Issue D consists of 8 proposed X Consortium standards for public review. The articles are: - "X Toolkit Intrinsics (Xt)" - "Inter-Client Exchange (ICE) Protocol and Library" - "X Session Management Protocol (XSMP) and Library" - "Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual (ICCCM)" - "X Logical Font Description Conventions (XLFD)" - "Input Method (IM) Protocol" - "X Synchronization Extension" - "Thai and Korean Keysyms" Motif Tools: Streamlined GUI Design and Programming with the Xmt Library By David Flanagan 1024 pages, ISBN: 1-56592-044-9, New from O'Reilly, Motif Tools and the Xmt programming library that accompanies it on CD-ROM offer resources to help Motif programmers dramatically speed up application development with the X Toolkit and Motif. Here's what author David Flanagan has to say about why he was inspired to write the book and the Xmt library: "The need for a convenience toolkit is something that not enough programmers and managers realize--Motif is too often viewed as a complete GUI development package, when in fact it was designed only to provide a standard base level of functionality. This is where the Xmt library comes in; it provides many of the widgets and functions that are implemented over and over again by developers. My aim was to put programmer ease-of-use first (something the designers of Motif obviously did not do) and create a library that really simplifies GUI development." The Xmt library contains eight custom widgets and over 260 convenien ceroutines that handle many tricky aspects of GUI programming. The Layout widget, for example, is a flexible manager widget that makes the confusing and awkward Motif Form widget a thing of the past. And a single Menu widget will create an entire pulldown menu system for an application by reading a special menu description from a resource file or from C code. Other features of the library simplify the use of Motif XmStrings, automate the transfer of data between the fields of an application's data structures and the widgets of its dialog boxes, and make it possible to automatically create a widget hierarchy completely described in a resource file. Motif Tools is a comprehensive programmer's guide and reference manual for the Xmt library. It guides the reader through the development of a complete application: from first conception, through design and implementation, and on to the finishing stylistic touches--the myriad little details that make the difference between an application that looks sharp and one that just looks ordinary, between one that is a pleasure to use and one that is just usable. Scattered throughout the book and collected on the CD are programming tips and tidbits submitted by Motif programmers from around the world. The book includes a single- programmer license to use the Xmt library source code. Additional licenses may be purchased at a nominal cost.