The primary focus is on creating the whole application. We concentrate on building the main window and following the Motif Style Guide for menus, dialogs and the rest of your application interfaces.

Some of the key areas include coverage of online help issues, writing international programs, including supporting Asian languages and using C++ with Motif, including the most common error made by newcomers to C++ (assuming member functions can be Motif callback functions).

This book was designed as a companion to Professional Graphics Programming in the X Window System , for high-end graphics programmers (especially ones who use Motif), and Advanced X Window Applications Programming, which delves in depth into low-level X library calls you'll need to make from your Motif programs.

A Japanese language edition of this book is also available under the name .