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  From: 9405581j <hawjd001@lux.levels.unisa.edu.au>
  To  : philaw@camtech.net.au
  Date: Sat, 13 Mar 1999 11:39:05 +1030 (GMT+10:30)

Re: graphics

> X windows is quite a bit more complicated, because you have to accomodate factors
> like other windows, windows managers and other problems. X also uses event based
> programming, which takes a bit of getting used to. X is also somewhat slow for
> games and demo's. The benifits of X are portablity, and available libraries
> (mesa for instance)

I found x windows programming failr easy _after_ having it explained to me. I also had a
lot of "stupid" progrsams that did useless things, but most of their code ended up iin my
programs :)

If you going to code in X Windows, you have options like :
	o  do i program in straight xlib?
	o  do i use a toolkit (Motif, Gtk, etc)

My experience is that start with a toolkit, and work down to xlib if you want. xlib is
faster, but there is alot more of it :). Toolkits give a selection of widgets ( buttons,
scrollbars) to chose from, and the more advanced onse give you things like dialoge boxes,
file selectors and the like. 

Like most solutions, you really need some existing code, a book, and plenty of patience :)



MrJ					Computer Systems Engineering
hawjd001@lux.levels.unisa.edu.au	Unisa, Levels Campus 


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