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r588719 | lunakl | 2006-09-26 19:30:21 +0200 (Tue, 26 Sep 2006) | 3 lines

Some links to X docs.


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Luboš Luňák 2007-04-29 21:58:34 +00:00
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@ -151,6 +151,18 @@ For such cases (which should be rare) a small external helper application is nee
do, and for special cases such a utility needs to be written like kwin/killer).
X documentation:
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As already said, many parts of KWin don't need knowledge of Xlib or even how X actually works.
Some parts do, and it may be also useful to have at least a basic understand for general
understanding. A reference manual for Xlib can be found e.g.
at ftp://ftp.x.org/pub/X11R7.0/doc/PDF/xlib.pdf , a tutorial explaining basic can be found
e.g. at ttp://users.actcom.co.il/~choo/lupg/tutorials/xlib-programming/xlib-programming.html
(note that you don't need to know that all - e.g. GC's are very rarely needed and the
section on fonts is today outdated).
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