Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual

Inter- Client Communication Conventions Manual ( ICCCM ) is an open standard for the X Window System clients that want to operate on the same X server together. ICCCM was developed by the MIT X Consortium from 1988.

Versions

Version 1.0 was released in July 1989; In early 1994 followed version 2.0.

Examples from the standard

• Clipboard: ICCCM defines three clipboards: Clipboard, primary selection and secondary selection
• Interaction with the window manager
• Session Management
• How is access to shared resources
• How are device color tables managed