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From: egc@pie1.mach.cs.cmu.edu (eddie caplan)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: event-driven X11
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Date: 21 Jun 89 13:51:32 GMT
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i've received several pieces of mail flaming me about my comment:

    >if you are suggesting that X11 can't properly handle [event-driven]
    >programs then its time for X11 to pack its bags and let a real windowing
    >system become the standard.

i haven't been able to respond to all (because of mailer problems) and to hold
back the tide here is my general response:

Colas Nahaboo suggested that the X11 protocol *MANDATES* X11 programs to be
event driven:

        >(Jon Mauney):
        > there are many reasons to want to write code that goes for quite a
        > while before looking at events, and during program development this
        > is especially true.

    >(Colas NAHABOO):
    >No. All well-written (i.e working) programs on X MUST be event driven.

this suggests that an X11 program with a high processing:checking_XEvent
ratio is not a well-written program.  if true, then X11 has missed the boat.
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