Documentation for the X Window System
Version 11 Release 7.7 Release Candidate 1 (X11R7.7-RC1)

15 April 2012

• Release Notes for X11R7.7-RC1 [PDF] [TXT]
• README for X11R7.7-RC1 [PDF] [TXT]
• Licenses for X11R7.7-RC1 [PDF] [TXT]
• X.Org and XFree86 Version Numbering Schemes [PDF] [TXT]
• Fonts in X11R7.7-RC1 [PDF] [TXT]
• X and DPS [PDF] [TXT]
• The XKB Configuration Guide [PDF] [TXT]
• How to further enhance XKB configuration [PDF] [TXT]
• Xlib Compose Key Sequence Charts

Platform-specific documentation:

• X.Org X on Darwin and Mac OS X [PDF] [TXT]
• Information for Solaris and OpenSolaris [PDF] [TXT]

Device-specific documentation:

• Information for ATI Mach64 Users
• Information for DEC 21030 (aka TGA) Users
• Information for Number Nine I128 Users
• Information for Intel Users
• Information for newport Users
• Information for ATI Rage 128 Users
• Information for SiS and XGI Users

Manual pages:

• Section 1: Commands
• Section 3: Library Functions
• Section 4: Drivers
• Section 5: Files and file formats
• Section 7: Miscellaneous

Developer documentation:

Client-side:

• Basic Graphics Programming With The XCB Library
• Xlib – C Language X Interface [PDF] [TXT]
• Xlib Locale Framework [PDF] [TXT]
• Xlib Locale Database Definition [PDF] [TXT]
• Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) Extension Library, Version 1.0 [PDF] [TXT]
• Double Buffer Extension Library, Version 1.0 [PDF] [TXT]
• Record Extension Library, Version 1.13 [PDF] [TXT]
• X Keyboard Extension: Library Specification [PDF] [TXT]
• X Input Device Extension Library, Version 1.0 [PDF] [TXT]
• The Xrender Library, Version 0.7
• X Nonrectangular Window Shape Extension Library, Version 1.0 [PDF] [TXT]
• X Synchronization Extension Library, Version 3.0 [PDF] [TXT]
• XTEST Extension Library, Version 2.2 [PDF] [TXT]
• X-Video Motion Compensation - API specification v. 1.0
• Inter-Client Exchange Library [PDF] [TXT]
• X Session Management Library [PDF] [TXT]
• X Toolkit Intrinsics – C Language Interface [PDF] [TXT]
• Athena Widget Set – C Language Interface [PDF] [TXT]
• Xmu and Xmuu Library API Reference [PDF] [TXT]
• Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual (ICCCM), Version 2.0 [PDF] [TXT]

Server-side:

• Xserver provider for DTrace [PDF] [TXT]
• Definition of the Porting Layer for the X v11 Sample Server [PDF] [TXT]
• XFree86 DDX Design (Xorg server version 1.12.1) [PDF] [TXT]
• The X Font Library [PDF] [TXT]
• X Access Control Extension Specification [PDF] [TXT]
• X Input Extension Porting [PDF] [TXT]
• X Transport Interface [PDF] [TXT]

Protocol specifications:

X11 Protocol & Extensions:

• X Window System Protocol, Version 11, Release 6.8 [PDF] [TXT]
• Big Requests Extension, Version 2.0 [PDF] [TXT]
• Composite Extension, Version 0.4
• DAMAGE Extension Protocol Version 1.1
• Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) Extension, Version 1.0 [PDF] [TXT]
• Double Buffer Extension Protocol [PDF] [TXT]
• Extended Visual Information Extension [PDF] [TXT]
• DRI2 Extension Version 2.0
• X Generic Event Extension [PDF] [TXT]
• XFIXES Extension Version 5.0
• X Input Extension Version 1.5
• X Input Extension Version 2.0
• X Keyboard Extension [PDF] [TXT]
• MIT-SHM — The MIT Shared Memory Extension [PDF] [TXT]
• RandR — X Resize, Rotate and Reflect Extension Version 1.3.1
• Record Extension Protocol Specification, Version 1.13 [PDF] [TXT]
• X Rendering Extension Version 0.11
• X Resource Extension Version 1.2
• Security Extension Specification [PDF] [TXT]
• X Nonrectangular Window Shape Extension Protocol, Version 1.1 [PDF] [TXT]
• X11 Screen Saver Extension, Version 1.0 [PDF] [TXT]
• X Synchronization Extension Protocol, Version 3.1 [PDF] [TXT]
• XC-MISC Extension [PDF] [TXT]
• XTEST Extension Protocol, Version 2.2 [PDF] [TXT]
• X Video Extension Protocol Description Version 2

Other Protocols:

• X Display Manager Control Protocol, Version 1.1 [PDF] [TXT]
• X Font Service Protocol, Version 2.0 [PDF] [TXT]
• X Input Method Protocol [PDF] [TXT]
• X Session Management Protocol [PDF] [TXT]
• Inter-Client Exchange (ICE) Protocol [PDF] [TXT]

Other Specifications:

• Compound Text Encoding, Version 1.1 [PDF] [TXT]
• X Logical Font Description Conventions, Version 1.5 [PDF] [TXT]