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 Operating System Linux X Power Tools - O'Reilly
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 Chapter 1, Introduction to the X Window System - Covers the origin, history, and structure of the X Window System.Chapter 2, Starting a Local X Server - Outlines how the X server can be executed in different ways to meet a wide variety of needs. Chapter 3, Basic X.org Configuration - Deals with the server configuration file for the most widely deployed X Server. Chapter 4, Advanced X.org Configuration - Covers multiple-device configuration: multiple screens, multiple mice, or multiple keyboards. Chapter 5, Using the X Server - Describes keyboard sequences and mouse actions that directly affect the X Server. Chapter 6, X Utility Programs - Discusses the often ignored but very useful utility programs that are distributed with the X Window System. Chapter 7, Running X Clients - Deals with starting X clients—programs that draw on the display. Chapter 8, Session Managers, Desktop Environments, and Window Managers - Covers software that works with the X Window System to provide a full-fledged graphical user interface and desktop environment. Chapter 9, Color - Describes how color is represented and managed within X. Chapter 10, Core Fonts: Fonts the Old Way - Explains the traditional font system available in all versions of the X Window System. Chapter 11, Pango, Xft, Fontconfig, and Render: Fonts the New Way - Gives the detail of the new client-side font rendering used in almost all new X-based applications. Chapter 12, Keyboard Configuration - Deals with the configuration of keyboards for the global environment, where the user may use several different languages with different character sets. Chapter 13, Remote Access - Covers the safe and effective use of X's powerful remote-display capabilities. Chapter 14, Using VNC - Explores the incredibly flexible Virtual Network Computer cross-platform display technology, which can be used with X in many powerful ways. Chapter 15, Building a Kiosk - Discusses how public-access GUI systems can be built using X Window technology. Download Free Linux ebook: X Power Tools - O'Reilly
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