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  • Is learning XCB lib better than learning GTK+ for x programming?

    From onlooker@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 5 16:56:45 2017
    Could you please suggest whether learning XCB lib with C is a good idea
    for a novice, aged learner who wants to write desktop applications?

    I have tried GTK+ but some suggest that learning XCB apparently looks
    difficult but ultimately it would become easier and better than that of
    GTK in the long run.

    I am a self learner and have become interested in gui programming in C
    and C++. I have got basic knowledge on C and C++ programming.

    I am planning to use FLTK library with C++ (tried Qt but found very cumbersome).

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  • From Sam@21:1/5 to onlooker on Thu Jan 5 06:55:16 2017
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    onlooker writes:

    Could you please suggest whether learning XCB lib with C is a good idea for
    a novice, aged learner who wants to write desktop applications?

    I have tried GTK+ but some suggest that learning XCB apparently looks difficult but ultimately it would become easier and better than that of GTK in the long run.

    XCB is a low-level protocol library API. GTK is a high level widget toolkit.

    You will not be able to write desktop applications, with traditional GUI elements like edit boxes, dropdown lists, and menus, with XCB. At least not until you spend a year, or two, writing your own widget toolkit with XCB.
    Then you can develop a desktop application.


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  • From Moai@21:1/5 to onlooker on Sat Jan 21 05:04:11 2017
    On 2017-01-05 06:26, onlooker wrote:
    Could you please suggest whether learning XCB lib with C is a good idea
    for a novice, aged learner who wants to write desktop applications?

    I have tried GTK+ but some suggest that learning XCB apparently looks difficult but ultimately it would become easier and better than that of
    GTK in the long run.

    I am a self learner and have become interested in gui programming in C
    and C++. I have got basic knowledge on C and C++ programming.

    I am planning to use FLTK library with C++ (tried Qt but found very cumbersome).
    If you're looking for a portable toolkit, take a look at X Athena
    Widgets (Xaw). They're what xcalc, xedit, etcetera use. Maybe you'll
    like it. Maybe you won't. But it's an idea.

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