Top Document: comp.windows.x.intrinsics Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Previous Document: News Headers Next Document: 1. Software Versions See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge ---------------------------------------------------------------------- o The Xt Intrinsics implement an object oriented interface to C code to allow useful graphical components to be created. Included with this are classes that provide the base functionality: Object, RectObj, Core, Composite, Constraint, Shell, OverrideShell, WMShell, etc. The terms "Xt" and "Intrinsics" are used interchangeably, however, they are used very precisely to mean a specific library of the X window system. In particular, it does not include the Athena, Motif, OLIT or any other widget set. Without further widgets the Intrinsics are not especially useful. o A widget refers to a user interface abstraction created via Xt. The precise use, is any object that is a subclass of the Core class. It is used loosely to refer to anything that is a subclass of the Object class although these are more accurately called windowless widgets or gadgets. o Xlib is the C interface to the X11 protocol. It is one layer below the Xt Intrinsics. Typically a widget uses relatively few Xlib functions because Xt provides most such services although an understanding of Xlib helps with problems. User Contributions:Top Document: comp.windows.x.intrinsics Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Previous Document: News Headers Next Document: 1. Software Versions Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: ware@cis.ohio-state.edu
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