ARE YOU A system manager who needs to understand X architecture tools and techniques? An IT director or manager deciding whether your organization should go the X route? A programmer who wants an overview of X before exploring the system in detail? Involved in technical support and looking for an understanding of how X works? Confused by the GUI wars between OPEN LOOK and Motif? Involved in sales or marketing and need to understand your customers? THEN THE JOY OF X IS FOR YOU It provides an introduction to the X Window System, the de facto standard windowing system for workstations, minicomputers, mainframes and supercomputers running UNIX, MS and other operating systems. THE JOY OF X pulls together material from a wide range of sources to provide a complete picture of the system so that you can understand the important features and issues. FEATURES INCLUDE: Topic coverage divided into three sections: X in a nutshell - a quick managers' overview How X works, in detail, and how the user sees it Using the system, system administration, performance and programming Written in a clear, uncomplicated style, and containing over 200 illustrations for maximum accessibility A flexibile, modular structure that makes it easy to skip to the sections that interest you and avoid technical details that don't