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This book provides an exploration into OSF/Mortif and X Window portable software standard for workstations. A logical, sequential process (Part 1) -- fully illustrated with practical examples (in C and DEC Pascal) -- leads the reader through the X architecture, widget model, the Xt programming steps. Further examples show how to create pop-up help screens and menus, scroll and enter text, manage multiple displays and mixing widget sets. Part 2 introduces the commercial application environment called Motif provided by the open software foundation (OSF). This part explores, at a high level, the various widgets and how to work some Motif-compliant applications (pull-down menus, push bottons, drag and drop-operation). Part 3 discusses several X-library details that X Window application writers should be aware of, including bitmaps and pixmaps graphic contexts, colour allocation, inter-client communication. OSF/Motif and the X Window System are invaluable tools in the development of application software for many workstations, from a variety of computer vendors.