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Graphical User Interfaces in X Window System
FIT-GUXAcad. year: 2019/2020
Interaction between user and application, different application classes. Graphical User Interface in Unix and its history. System X Window, structure, X server concept, graphical operations. Application programming interface, Toolkits. Standard X Toolkit and its usage. Object orientation features in X Toolkit and GTK+. Widget names, attributes and manipulation. Event processing, translation and action table. Base X Toolkit and GTK+ classes. Programming with OSF/Motif and GTK+.
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- Programme IT-MSC-2 Master's
branch MMI , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch MBI , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch MSK , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch MMM , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch MBS , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch MPV , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch MIS , 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
branch MIN , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
branch MGM , 0 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional - Programme MITAI Master's
specialization NBIO , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NSEN , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NVIZ , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NGRI , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NISD , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NSEC , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NCPS , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NHPC , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NNET , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NMAL , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NVER , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NIDE , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NEMB , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NSPE , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NADE , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NMAT , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
specialization NISY , 0 year of study, winter semester, elective
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- Application classes from the point of view of user interaction.
- X Window system structure, X protocol, input and output graphic operations.
- Xlib level programming, simple application example, Toolkits, example of application using toolkit.
- OOP features in X Toolkit and GTK+, instance and class of widgets, properties, internal implementation.
- Widget naming system, resources, convertors.
- Built-in X Toolkit widget classes and their usage.
- Event processing, translation table, action table.
- User interface design rules
- Common OSF/Motif features, keyboard navigation, compound strings, font lists and renditions.
- Simple widget classes and their usage.
- Composite widget classes.
- Menu and dialogs.
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- Simple application based on given skeleton and examples, common assignment.
- X Toolkit/Motif or GTK+/GNOME application, individual assignment.