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From: rwm2d@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Bob McCall - RIP SRV)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Some Very Basic Questions
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Date: 15 May 91 17:44:59 GMT
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Help!

I have a copy of the _Xlib_Programming_Manual_ for Version 11.
It was written in 88/89, and seems to cover up to R2.  I have
been reading it to get an introduction to programming X, of
course.  Does anyone know:

1.  Is this manual too out of date to be of use?
2.  Is there now a "standard" window manager?
3.  What is motif?
4.  Is there a better book for Sparcstations?
5.  Is there a good 3-D toolkit available?
6.  What is open-look?
7.  What are the state-of-the-art managers/toolkits?

I know these questions are remedial, but any help would 
be greatly appreciated.

Bob McCall
rwm2d@Virginia.EDU