X-Git-Url: http://git.demorecorder.com/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=167c8aca67dfa32a129d6f771a44c1a8d2a81dc0;hb=8c1d2021ca611c1452a8d2ff2a705569e4ebd056;hp=1a7a657990ce5bd04ff534c671fbbaadd57a8024;hpb=431f210bbb20e39a24ac879af5f2a8a7744e6a6c;p=free-sw%2Fxcb%2Flibxcb diff --git a/README b/README index 1a7a657..167c8ac 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ About libxcb ============ -libxcb provides an interface to the X Window System protocol, slated to -replace the current Xlib interface. It has several advantages over +libxcb provides an interface to the X Window System protocol, which +replaces the current Xlib interface. It has several advantages over Xlib, including: -- size: small library and lower memory footprint +- size: small, simple library, and lower memory footprint - latency hiding: batch several requests and wait for the replies later -- direct protocol access: one-to-one mapping between interface and protocol +- direct protocol access: interface and protocol correspond exactly - proven thread support: transparently access XCB from multiple threads - easy extension implementation: interfaces auto-generated from XML-XCB