MotifCentral - All Things Motif/Xt/Xlib

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MotifCentral is a comprehensive resource website for learning and programming with Motif, Xt, Xlib, and X11 GUI libraries, offering tutorials, documentation, and historical materials.

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# MotifCentral Source: [https://motif-central.org/](https://motif-central.org/) ## MotifCentral \- All Things Motif/Xt/Xlib MotifCentral:/Home ## Motif Central Motif Central brings together information about**Motif, Xt, Xlib and X11**: how they fit together, how to program with them, and where to find the manuals, examples and historical material that explain them\. Begin with[the X programming stack](https://motif-central.org/x-stack/), build[your first Motif application](https://motif-central.org/getting-started/), or explore the[programming resources](https://motif-central.org/programming/)\. The history pages describe the libraries' origins, while the[archive guide](https://motif-central.org/archives/)helps you navigate older documentation\. ## Learn Understand the layers, then build your first application\. [**◆ The X programming stack**How X11, Xlib, Xt, Athena, Motif and the window manager fit together\.](https://motif-central.org/x-stack/)[**◆ Your first Motif application**Build a small C program, connect callbacks, and understand its widget tree\.](https://motif-central.org/getting-started/)[**◆ Widget gallery**Recognise common Motif controls, try them in a working program, and choose widgets for your own interface\.](https://motif-central.org/widgets/)[**◆ X resources**Use widget names, classes, application defaults and xrdb to change an Xt application without rebuilding it\.](https://motif-central.org/x-resources/) Explore the libraries, their history and working examples\. ## Projects Maintained Motif software, related X11 projects and preservation efforts\. ## Resources Find programming references, books and historical documentation\. [About Motif Central](https://motif-central.org/about/) Ready\.libXm / Xt / Xlib

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