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@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@ About libxcb ============ -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 +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, 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 |