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Everything about Xlib
Client library for the X Window System
Xlib is an X Window System protocol client library written in the C programming language. It contains functions for interacting with an X server. These functions allow programmers to write programs without knowing the details of the X protocol. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: XlibA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Xlib Programming Manual for Version 11 of the X Window System (The Definitive Guides to the X Window System, Volumes 1 and 2)The most-reprinted book on the subject
- Go sideways: X Window System protocols and architectureA closely related topic
- Go sideways: X Window System core protocolA closely related topic
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Xlib Programming Manual for Version 11 of the X Window System (The Definitive Guides to the X Window System, Volumes 1 and 2)Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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