jaafar EL GONNOUNI escreveu: > Hello; > > What is *glib *adding that the GTK + compared to *Xlib *? > > All what is possible with glib with Xlib is feasible, then why create a new > library. >
glib is a library to easy programming with the C language. It contains data structures, utility functions, and features such as a simple lexical scanner, key-value file reading, and more. Gtk+ uses it, and both are developed by the same group, but otherwise they aren't related. It bears no relation to Xlib in any aspect. Gtk+ is a windowing toolkit. If we disregard the fact that it is cross-platform (and thus can be used in Windows where there is no Xlib, for example), it allows one to easily create widgets that have the same look-and-feel in all applications using Gtk+, in a much simpler way than with Xlib directly. Or even with Xaw. But you're free to design your own widgets directly in Xlib and ignore Gtk+ completely, if you fell inclined to do that. _______________________________________________ gtk-app-devel-list mailing list gtk-app-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-app-devel-list
