On Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:24:46 -0500 Sam Varshavchik <sam.varshavc...@gmail.com> said:
> On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 4:47 PM Carsten Haitzler <ras...@rasterman.com> wrote: > > > > Use Xlib. Or just use a toolkit higher up the stack. XCB really is for > > people who already know X backwards. It can buy some speedups in some > > corner-cases by avoiding round trips to the server and back and putting the > > job of doing it async in your hands. Don't start with XCB. It's a great way > > to drive yourself insane. > > Well, I started with XCB. Some might disagree, but I still have all my > marbles. > > Not only have I started with XCB, I learned X11 with XCB. And I rode > that horse all the way up to a widget toolkit based on XCB. > > So, I'm evidence that learning X11 with XCB is doable. It makes life harder that xlib for sure (having done both xlib and xcb). -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- Carsten Haitzler - ras...@rasterman.com _______________________________________________ xorg@lists.x.org: X.Org support Archives: http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg Info: https://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg Your subscription address: %(user_address)s
