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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: Where to get detailed information about X-Windows
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On Mon, 8 Sep 1997, Igor E. Travkin wrote:

> Hi ,
> 
> Where can I get detailed information (on-line) on how X-Windows works .
> 
> I am especially interested in the localization mechanism, fonts in the
> X-Windows, etc.

I don't know how much online info there is, but there are several good
books out that explain this mechanism.  X is pretty platform-independent
in places, and these mechanisms are in that realm.

I have one listing here:

``X Window System Toolkit'' by Paul Asente and Ralph Swick, from Digital
Press.  It's the spec for Xt and may have some info in it.

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