I'm about three weeks into my first big Motif program. Also my first
Motif program. All that I have needed for reference are the O'Reilly
Motif books Volumes 6A "Motif Programming" and 6B "Motif Reference".
Lots of examples in the reference manual and the example source is
available on the net. I haven't needed the other manuals yet.
R. Nortman writes:
> Off topic? Yup. FAQ? Yup.
>
> But I'd still like the opinions of those present on this list.
>
> OK, so I'm new to X programming. I've done a little Tcl/Tk, but
> that's not really X. I'm talking Xlib/Xtk/Motif stuff. I'm not
> looking for reference manuals -- that's what man pages are for, and
> they're free, and they're searchable. I'd like to understand,
> eventually, how X works from the bottom to the top -- from the X
> protocol to Xlib to Xtk and everything in between. So I need a book
> or a set of books that gives me all the detail on all these different
> aspects of the X system. I need not only the what, but the how and
> the why, too.
>
> I've been looking through the E 0.14 code, and with the help of man
> pages, I can pretty much follow what's going on. But I can't always
> figure out why, which means I'm not ready to start hacking yet.
>
> Of course, I'm not set on books -- I'm perfectly happy with online
> resources. I've found a few, but I'm sure there's stuff I'm missing.
>
> So, aside from reference books that just give you what's already
> available in man pages, what do you X hackers find to be
> indispensable resources when doing X coding? I'm betting that the
> O'Reilly X Windows series (the "programming manual" volumes, not the
> "reference" volumes) is probably the best all-around, but before I
> invest, I'd like to hear some expert advice.
>
> Oh, BTW...I'm not looking for help with general C programming. I'm
> perfectly competant with that already. I'm also familiar with GUI
> programming in OS/2, so I know basic GUI concepts.
>
> Thanks for your help! I hope to be able to return the favor by
> contributing to E before too long.
>
> Randy Nortman
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
gary
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