Re: HOW-TO write an X window manager
[email protected] (Josip Deanovic)
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Alec Ramsay <[email protected]> writes: > Please excuse me if this question should be directed to a different > list. I'm new to X and still exploring. > > Maybe I'm looking for the wrong thing, but I can't seem to find any > information on how to write a window manager for X. I can and will > look at the code for existing ones, but they'll only show me what > those window managers do -- they won't describe the range of what's > possible. > > Is there a spec somewhere that describes what it means to be a window > manager or a how to guide for creating one? You can start with "Volume One: Xlib Programming Manual" by Adrian Nye: http://www.ac3.edu.au/SGI_Developer/books/XLib_PG/sgi_html/ch16.html You should (or should I say must) also read ICCCM (Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual): http://tronche.com/gui/x/icccm/ -- Josip Deanovic