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From: guy@auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: Using Xlib instead of toolkits
Message-ID: <2281@auspex.auspex.com>
Date: 24 Jul 89 20:14:46 GMT
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Reply-To: guy@auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris)
Organization: Auspex Systems, Santa Clara
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>   You should be using a toolkit in any case.  Xlib is not the right level
>   of abstraction for building entire serious applications, unless you are a
>   masochist, or a toolkit implementer.
> 

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>Obviously, we layered on some standard packaging for getting a window
>displayed, abstracting input events, etc.

Sounds like you implemented a toolkit, which puts you into category 2)
of the categories listed above.