# Xlib - C Language X Interface

Xlib - C Language X Interface X Window System Standard X Version 11, Release 6.9/7.0
James Gettys
Cambridge Research Laboratory Digital Equipment Corporation
Robert W. Scheifler
Laboratory for Computer Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology
with contributions from
Chuck Adams, Tektronix, Inc.
Vania Joloboff, Open Software Foundation
Hideki Hiura, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Bill McMahon, Hewlett-Packard Company
Ron Newman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Al Tabayoyon, Tektronix, Inc.
Glenn Widener, Tektronix, Inc.
Shigeru Yamada, Fujitsu OSSI
* Terms of Use
* Acknowledgments
* Chapter 1 - Introduction to Xlib
* Chapter 2 - Display Functions
* Chapter 3 - Window Functions
* Chapter 4 - Window Information Functions
* Chapter 5 - Pixmap and Cursor Functions
* Chapter 6 - Color Management Functions
* Chapter 7 - Manipulating Graphics Context/State
* Chapter 8 - Graphics Functions
* Chapter 9 - Window and Session Manager Functions
* Chapter 10 - Events
* Chapter 11 - Event Handling Functions
* Chapter 12 - Input Device Functions
* Chapter 13 - Locales and Internationalized Text Functions
* Chapter 14 - Inter-Client Communication Functions
* Chapter 15 - Resource Manager Functions
* Chapter 16 - Application Utility Functions
* Appendix A - Xlib Functions and Protocol Requests
* Appendix B - X Font Cursors
* Appendix C - Extensions
* Appendix D - Compatibility Functions
* Glossary
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