gcc -o x-hello x-hello.c -lX11
#include <X11/Xlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
int main(void) {
Display *d;
Window w;
XEvent e;
char *msg = "Hello, World!";
int s;
d = XOpenDisplay(NULL);
if (d == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open display\n");
exit(1);
}
s = DefaultScreen(d);
w = XCreateSimpleWindow(d, RootWindow(d, s), 100, 100, 500,500, 1,
777215, 111111);
printf("BlackPixel(d, s) is %d\n",(int)BlackPixel(d, s));
printf("WhitePixel(d, s) is %d\n",(int)WhitePixel(d, s));
XSelectInput(d, w, ExposureMask | KeyPressMask);
XMapWindow(d, w);
while (1) {
XNextEvent(d, &e);
if (e.type == Expose) {
XFillRectangle(d, w, DefaultGC(d, s), 20, 20, 10, 10);
XDrawString(d, w, DefaultGC(d, s), 10, 50, msg, strlen(msg));
}
if (e.type == KeyPress)
break;
}
XCloseDisplay(d);
return 0;
}