X Down and Dirty covers the down and dirty of X Window programming. Although higher level widget sets like Motif can provide 90% of a Graphical User Interface (GUI), they can't provide everything.   Many of these topics are covered in introductory books, but seldom are details revealed.  For instance, trying to use overlays for the first time can be a frustrating experience and take many hours to discover the actual formula needed to make them work.  This course will teach in detail such topics as :

X Windows is a 5 day course covering 40 hours of combined lecture and lab work. Hands on lab work is heavily emphasized and class size is limited to 8 students (off site). A solid understanding of C is required. Students should be familiar with pointers and double pointers. Knowledge of using Linux or Unix is helpful. Motif experience or the Motif_1 class or equivalent is required. Students should already be familiar with the Main Window, creating Widgets, and the MainLoop.