NAME

XStandards - X Window System Standards and Specifications

DESCRIPTION

The major goal of the X Consortium was to promote cooperation within the computer industry in the creation of standard software interfaces at all layers in the X Window System environment. The X Consortium produced standards - documents which defined network protocols, programming interfaces, and other aspects of the X environment. These standards continue to exist in the X.Org Foundation releases. The X.Org Foundation also produces specifications. Like X Window System Standards, these are documents which define network protocols, programming interfaces, and other aspects of the X environment. Under the aegis of The Open Group, X Window System standards, X.Org Foundation specifications, and other specifications are the basis for portions of The Open Group's various CAE specifications.

The status of various standards, specifications, and the software in the X11R7.0 distribution, is explained below.

STANDARDS

The following documents are X Window System standards:

X Window System ProtocolX Version 11, Release 7.0Robert W. ScheiflerXlib - C Language X InterfaceX Version 11, Release 7.0James Gettys, Robert W. Scheifler, Ron NewmanX Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language InterfaceX Version 11, Release 7.0Joel McCormack, Paul Asente, Ralph R. Swick, Donna ConverseBitmap Distribution FormatVersion 2.1X Version 11, Release 7.0Inter-Client Communication Conventions ManualVersion 2.0X Version 11, Release 7.0David Rosenthal, Stuart W. MarksCompound Text EncodingVersion 1.1X Version 11, Release 7.0Robert W. ScheiflerX Logical Font Description ConventionsVersion 1.5X Version 11, Release 7.0Jim Flowers, Stephen GildeaX Display Manager Control ProtocolVersion 1.1X Version 11, Release 7.0Keith PackardX11 Nonrectangular Window Shape ExtensionVersion 1.0.1X Version 11, Release 7.0Keith PackardX11 Input Extension Protocol SpecificationVersion 1.0X Version 11, Release 7.0George Sachs, Mark PatrickX11 Input Extension Library SpecificationX Version 11, Release 7.0Mark Patrick, George SachsThe X Font Service ProtocolVersion 2.0X Version 11, Release 7.0Jim FultonInter-Client Exchange (ICE) ProtocolVersion 1.0X Version 11, Release 7.0Robert Scheifler, Jordan BrownInter-Client Exchange (ICE) LibraryVersion 1.0X Version 11, Release 7.0Ralph MorX Session Management ProtocolVersion 1.0X Version 11, Release 7.0Mike WexlerX Session Management LibraryVersion 1.0X Version 11, Release 7.0Ralph MorThe Input Method ProtocolVersion 1.0X Version 11, Release 7.0Masahiko Narita, Hideki HiuraX Synchronization ExtensionVersion 3.0X Version 11, Release 7.0Tim Glauert, Dave Carver, Jim Gettys, David P. WigginsXTEST ExtensionVersion 2.2Kieron DrakeBig Requests ExtensionVersion 2.0X Version 11, Release 7.0Bob ScheiflerXC-MISC ExtensionVersion 1.1X Version 11, Release 7.0Bob Scheifler, Dave WigginsDouble Buffer ExtensionVersion 1.0Ian Elliott, David P. WigginsRecord Extension ProtocolVersion 1.13Martha Zimet, Stephen GildeaRecord Extension LibraryVersion 1.13Martha Zimet, Stephen GildeaX Keyboard Extension ProtocolX Version 11, Release 7.0Erik FortuneX Keyboard Extension LibraryX Version 11, Release 7.0Amber J. Benson, Gary Aitken, Erik Fortune, Donna Converse,George Sachs, and Will WalkerX Print Extension ProtocolX Version 11, Release 7.0X Print Extension LibraryX Version 11, Release 7.0X Application Group Extension Protocol and LibraryVersion 1.0X Version 11, Release 7.0Kaleb KeithleyX Security Extension Protocol and LibraryVersion 4.0X Version 11, Release 7.0Dave WigginsX Proxy Manager ProtocolX Version 11, Release 7.0Ralph SwickLBX Extension Protocol and LibraryX Version 11, Release 7.0Keith Packard, Dave Lemke, Donna Converse, Ralph Mor, Ray TiceRemote Execution MIME TypeVersion 1.0X Version 11, Release 7.0Arnaud Le Hors

SPECIFICATIONS

The following documents are X Project Team specifications:

Colormap Utilization Policy and ExtensionVersion 1.0Kaleb KeithleyExtended Visual Information ExtensionVersion 1.0Peter DaifukuX Display Power Management (DPMS) Extension Protocol and LibraryVersion 1.0Rob Lembree

INCLUDE FILES

The following include files are part of the Xlib standard.

<X11/cursorfont.h><X11/keysym.h><X11/keysymdef.h><X11/X.h><X11/Xatom.h><X11/Xcms.h><X11/Xlib.h><X11/Xlibint.h><X11/Xproto.h><X11/Xprotostr.h><X11/Xresource.h><X11/Xutil.h><X11/X10.h>

The following include files are part of the X Toolkit Intrinsics standard.

<X11/Composite.h><X11/CompositeP.h><X11/Constraint.h><X11/ConstrainP.h><X11/Core.h><X11/CoreP.h><X11/Intrinsic.h><X11/IntrinsicP.h><X11/Object.h><X11/ObjectP.h><X11/RectObj.h><X11/RectObjP.h><X11/Shell.h><X11/ShellP.h><X11/StringDefs.h><X11/Vendor.h><X11/VendorP.h>

The following include file is part of the Nonrectangular Window Shape Extension standard.

<X11/extensions/shape.h>

The following include files are part of the X Input Extension standard.

<X11/extensions/XI.h><X11/extensions/XInput.h><X11/extensions/XIproto.h>

The following include files are part of the ICElib standard.

<X11/ICE/ICE.h><X11/ICE/ICEconn.h><X11/ICE/ICElib.h><X11/ICE/ICEmsg.h><X11/ICE/ICEproto.h><X11/ICE/ICEutil.h>

The following include files are part of the SMlib standard.

<X11/SM/SM.h><X11/SM/SMlib.h><X11/SM/SMproto.h>

The following include file is part of the Synchronization standard.

<X11/extensions/sync.h>

The following include file is part of the XTEST standard.

<X11/extensions/XTest.h>

The following include file is part of the Double Buffer Extension standard.

<X11/extensions/Xdbe.h>

The following include file is part of the Record Library standard.

<X11/extensions/record.h>

The following include files are part of the X Keyboard Extension Library standard.

<X11/XKBlib.h><X11/extensions/XKB.h><X11/extensions/XKBproto.h><X11/extensions/XKBstr.h><X11/extensions/XKBgeom.h>

The following include files are part of the X Print Extension Library standard.

<X11/extensions/Print.h><X11/extensions/Printstr.h>

The following include files are part of the X Application Group Extension Library standard.

<X11/extensions/Xag.h><X11/extensions/Xagstr.h>

The following include files are part of the X Security Extension Library standard.

<X11/extensions/security.h><X11/extensions/securstr.h>

The following include files are part of the LBX Extension library standard.

<X11/extensions/XLbx.h><X11/extensions/lbxbuf.h><X11/extensions/lbxbufstr.h><X11/extensions/lbxdeltastr.h><X11/extensions/lbximage.h><X11/extensions/lbxopts.h><X11/extensions/lbxstr.h><X11/extensions/lbxzlib.h>

The following include files are part of the Colormap Utilization Policy and Extension specification.

<X11/extensions/Xcup.h><X11/extensions/Xcupstr.h>

The following include files are part of the Extended Visual Information specification.

<X11/extensions/XEVI.h><X11/extensions/XEVIstr.h>

The following include files are part of the X Display Management Signaling Extension specification.

<X11/extensions/dpms.h><X11/extensions/dpmsstr.h>

NON STANDARDS

The X11R7.0 distribution contains sample implementations, not reference implementations. Although much of the code is believed to be correct, the code should be assumed to be in error wherever it conflicts with the specification.

The only X Window System standards are the ones listed above. No other documents, include files, or software in X11R7.0 carry special status within the X Window System. For example, none of the following are standards: internal interfaces of the sample server; the MIT-SHM extension; the Athena Widget Set; the Xmu library; the Xau library; the RGB database; the X Locale database; the fonts distributed with X11R7.0; the applications distributed with X11R7.0; the include files <X11/XWDFile.h>, <X11/Xfuncproto.h>, <X11/Xfuncs.h>, <X11/Xosdefs.h>, <X11/Xos.h>, <X11/Xos_r.h>, <X11/Xwinsock.h>, and <X11/Xthreads.h>; the bitmap files in <X11/bitmaps>.

The Multi-Buffering extension was a draft standard of the X Consortium but has been superseded by DBE as a standard.

X REGISTRY

The X.Org Foundation maintains a registry of certain X-related items, to aid in avoiding conflicts and to aid in sharing of such items.

The registry is published as part of the X Window System software release. The latest version may also be found at

	ftp://ftp.x.org/pub/DOCS/registry