X Protocol Reference Manual: for X11 Version 4, Release 6

Adrian Nye

ISBN 10: 156592083X / ISBN 13: 9781565920835

Published by O'Reilly Media, 1995

About this Item

This book describes the X Network Protocol which underlies all software for Version 11 of the X Window System. It includes protocol clarifi-cations of X11 Release 5, as well as the most recent version of the ICCCM and the Logical Font Conventions Manual. It can be used with any release of X.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: X Protocol Reference Manual: for X11 Version 4, Release 6
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 156592083X
• ISBN 13: 9781565920835
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Volume 0, X Protocol Reference Manual describes the X Network Protocol, which underlies all software for Version 11 of the X Window System. This fourth edition is updated for R6 and can be used with any release of X. Contents are divided into three parts:

• Part One provides a conceptual introduction to the X Protocol. It describes the role of the server and client and demonstrates the network transactions that take place during a minimal client session.
• Part Two contains an extensive set of reference pages for each protocol request and event. It is a reformatted and reorganized version of the X Consortium's Protocol specification. All material from the original document is present in this manual, and the material in the reference pages is reorganized to provide easier access. Each protocol request or event is treated as a separate, alphabetized reference page. Reference pages include the encoding of requests and replies.
• Part Three consists of several appendices describing particular parts of the X Protocol, along with several reference aids.Note: This fourth edition does not contain the Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual (ICCCM) or the X Logical Font Description Convention (XLFD). This material will be included in an upcoming O'Reilly book.

About the Author

Adrian Nye is the author or editor of several volumes in the X Window System Series from O'Reilly & Associates. Adrian has worked as a programmer writing educational software in C and as a mechanical engineer designing offshore oil spill cleanup equipment. He has interests in the environment and the impact of people and technology. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1984 with a B.S. in mechanical engineering.