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An Introduction to XCB Programming

by Matt Scarpino

Developing Low-Level Linux Applications with XCB (X protocol C-language Binding)

Programming Xlib with Mono Develop - Part 1: Low-level (proof of concept)

by Steffen Ploetz

How to call native X11 API from Mono Develop C# ending up in a very little application.

Programming Xlib with Mono Develop - Part 3: Motif widgets (proof of concept)

by Steffen Ploetz

How to call native Xm API from Mono Develop C# ending up in a very little Motif widget application.

RGFW | Singler-Header Lightweight Framework for Basic Window and Graphics Context Handling (like GLFW)

by ColleagueRiley

A multi-platform single-header very simple-to-use framework library for creating GUI Libraries or simple GUI programs.

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RGFW | Singler-Header Lightweight Framework for Basic Window and Graphics Context Handling (like GLFW)

by ColleagueRiley

A multi-platform single-header very simple-to-use framework library for creating GUI Libraries or simple GUI programs.

An Introduction to XCB Programming

by Matt Scarpino

Developing Low-Level Linux Applications with XCB (X protocol C-language Binding)

Programming Xlib with Mono Develop - Part 1: Low-level (proof of concept)

by Steffen Ploetz

How to call native X11 API from Mono Develop C# ending up in a very little application.

Programming Xlib with Mono Develop - Part 4: FWF Xt widgets

by Steffen Ploetz

How to use Free Widget Foundation Xt compatible widgets from Mono Develop C#

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An Introduction to XCB Programming

5 Apr 2016 by Matt Scarpino

Developing Low-Level Linux Applications with XCB (X protocol C-language Binding)

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Programming Xlib with Mono Develop - Part 1: Low-level (proof of concept)

21 Jan 2014 by Steffen Ploetz

How to call native X11 API from Mono Develop C# ending up in a very little application.

Programming Xlib with Mono Develop - Part 3: Motif widgets (proof of concept)

17 Sep 2013 by Steffen Ploetz

How to call native Xm API from Mono Develop C# ending up in a very little Motif widget application.

How to get smooth refresh in xlib

5 Oct 2023 by Rick York

I did a bit of searching and there really wasn't very much to be found and what there was seemed to be at least ten years old. Anyway, after exhausting DDG I went to google and ran across something that looks promising : GitHub - Trying...

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How to find the application window

22 Dec 2011 by YvesDaoust

I am writing a graphics library under XWindows, using the Xlib API.I am looking for a clean way to get the XID of the main Window of the running application. I'd need a solution that doesn't know about the Windows Manager in use (Qt, GTK, Motif...), and only does Xlib calls.One...

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How to do gamma correction of pixmap in linux xlib

30 Dec 2016 by JinShiyuan

Hello everybody! I have some trouble with darkening image in x window programming linux.Can anybody help me with this problem?Here is my codeWhat I have tried:XImage* getCorrectedImage(Pixmap p){ int buflen, i; XImage* img = XGetImage(g_display, g_tempPixmap, 0, 0, g_width,...

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Create just a window frame

4 May 2018 by Member 13811640

Hello, I am new to Xlib, so don't know pretty much all of it. :D I would like to create a window frame across the screen, just that, just a window frame (something like the border of the marquee when you select with the mouse). I like that window frame to show up on the screen, let's say in...

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Problem with multiple rectangles in xlib/X11 - successful showing = 0k, but drawing looks ugly = disapointed

19 Nov 2020 by Jens Eckervogt

Hello everyone, I have tried to resolve with XDrawRectangles under C#: Displaying = OK Drawing = So bad! How do I fix ff I have tried to created Rectangle as Structure for X11/Xlib? Looks like this simple: namespace X { public static...

RGFW | Singler-Header Lightweight Framework for Basic Window and Graphics Context Handling (like GLFW)

25 Feb 2024 by ColleagueRiley

A multi-platform single-header very simple-to-use framework library for creating GUI Libraries or simple GUI programs.

Programming Xlib with Mono Develop - Part 2: Athena widgets (proof of concept)

14 Sep 2013 by Steffen Ploetz

How to call native Xt API from Mono Develop C# ending up in a very little Athena widget application.

Programming Xlib with Mono Develop - Part 4: FWF Xt widgets

7 Nov 2013 by Steffen Ploetz

How to use Free Widget Foundation Xt compatible widgets from Mono Develop C#

How to get smooth refresh in xlib

6 Oct 2023 by 1negroup

I am trying to make a flappy bird clone using xlib and I have an XSendEvent inside a function and that function is inside a while loop. I am thinking that that is the issue so is there a better way to update the screen? I just need it to stop...

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Create just a window frame

4 May 2018 by Richard MacCutchan

Here you go: The Xlib Manual[^]

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