Xlib programming...

[Jules Richardson]

Brad Parker wrote:
> Jules Richardson wrote:
>> urgh, a software question :-)  I need to write some X Windows code (X11R5, so 
>> it makes the ten year rule!). Nothing fancy - no GUI needed, just pixel ops on
>>
>> the root window.
>>
>> Does anyone have any pointers to good online tutorials / other resources?
>>
>> I think the last time I coded anything specifically for X was around the time 
>> R5 was released, so memory is rather hazy, and I don't think I've got any 
>> paper-based info here at home.
> 
> It might not help, but I've been using SDL lately.  It eliminates the
> need to get caught up in X and allows you to be cross platform (win32,
> mac & linux).

Hmm, interesting.

I'm trying to pack OS + enough of X to display pixel data into 32MB, but for 
the application in mind I'll need to source data externally anyway - so it 
might be possible to NFS-mount a remote drive with extra goodies on.

(I'm looking at other possibilities too, such as using SVGALib rather than X - 
but I like X for its portability and remote display abilities)

cheers

J.