X11Lite

x11lite.h, a minimalist C library designed to simplify window creation, input handling, and basic graphics operations on X11 systems.

Features

• Basic window management
• Keyboard input handling

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the X11 development libraries installed on your system. On Debian-based systems:

sudo apt-get install libx11-dev

On Arch Linux:

sudo pacman -S libx11

Compilation

Compile the example using gcc:

gcc -o x11lite_example example.c -lX11

Code Structure

• x11lite.h: The minimalist header library for X11.
• input_showcase.c: Demonstrates window creation, input handling, and basic rendering.

Key Code Snippets

Initialization

if (!x11lite_init()) {
    fprintf(stderr, "Failed to initialize X11Lite\n");
    return 1;
}
X11LiteWindow win = x11lite_create_window(800, 600, "X11Lite Input Showcase");

Input Handling

if (event.type == X11LITE_EVENT_KEY_PRESS) {
    if (keysym == XK_BackSpace) { /* Handle backspace */ }
    else if (keysym == XK_Return) { /* Handle new line */ }
    else { /* Handle printable characters */ }
}

Dependencies

• Xlib (X11 development library)

Contributing

Feel free to fork the repository, make changes, and submit pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgments

• Inspired by stb-style single-header libraries.