Objectifying Motif
Objectifying Motif describes methods and techniques to combine the power of object-oriented programming in C++ with the graphical user interface (GUI) development under Motif. The book is a complete guide for both beginning and advanced O-O programmers on how to combine these two distinct paradigms to achieve the greatest benefit. Specifically, the reader will learn, step by step, to design and develop a portable GUI library based on X/Motif. Called MWL, the source code for this library is provided in an appendix to the book. MWL is a fully functional library derived from the author's years of experience and can be used as is.
- Contains an overview of X, Xt, and Motif
- Presents in-depth background information on the object-oriented paradigm and C++ for beginners
- Contains a complete working library and practical figures that help cement ideas and concepts
Reviews & endorsements
'This book will suit those with … interest in learning how to develop an application framework.' Klitos Kyriacou, CVu
Product details
February 1998Paperback
9780132344364
516 pages
230 × 178 × 28 mm
0.805kg
Unavailable - out of print March 2004
Table of Contents
- Part 1. Beginnings:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Overview of X/Motif
- 3. Introduction to the Object-Oriented Paradigm
- 4. Overview of C++
- 5. Combining classes and widgets
- 6. Bringing it all together
- Part II. Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design:
- 7. An introduction to OO analysis and design
- 8. Redesigning the calculator
- 9. Calculator revisited: the implementation
- Part III. The MWL Library:
- 10. The screen component class
- 11. MWL - the basic components
- 12. The ancillary classes
- 13. The application framework
- Appendix A. The MWL Class Library
- Appendix B. MWL Calculator.