Chris Tyler

X Power Tools (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book puts you in charge of the most flexible and adaptable graphical interface in the computer industry. The X Window System underlies graphical desktops on Linux and Unix systems, and supports advanced features of modern graphics cards. More people use the X Window System than ever before, but there are few books about X in print. X Power Tools fills that hole with the most practical and up-to-date information available.Written in O'Reilly's popular Power Tools format, X Power Tools offers dozens of standalone articles, thoroughly cross-referenced, on useful tools and techniques for using X. This unique inside look at X gives Unix/Linux system administrators, owners of self-administered systems, and power users a lot of useful ways to harness the power of this system effectively. This book: Offers a thorough grounding in X configuration and how the system worksProvides the complete ins and outs of changing a desktop's behavior, such as fonts, keyboard settings, and remote securityIncludes articles on how to take advantage of X's "e;network transparency"e; -- its ability to display graphical applications on a remote machineExplores intriguing areas such as using multiple monitors, building kiosks, and accessibilityFeatures discussions on X Window innovations and the future of the systemX Power Tools covers configuration and use of X, focusing on Linux but also including notes on other operating systems such as Solaris and FreeBSD. Each article in the book gives you insight into X; the entire book gives you a real grasp on this system and what you can do with it.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: O'Reilly Media
• Seitenzahl: 270
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780596519483
• Artikelnr.: 52994133

Autorenporträt

Chris Tyler is a programmer and Linux network administrator with a focus on the X Window System and LAMP. He has programmed in two dozen different languages over the past 20 years, and now teaches at Seneca College, Toronto.

Inhaltsangabe

From the contents: Preface Part I. The X Server 1. Introduction to the X Window System 1.1 The X Window System 1.2 The History of X 1.3 The Renaissance: New X Versus Old X 1.4 X by Any Other Name 1.5 Seven Layers of an X-based GUI 1.6 Where Is the Server? 1.7 Why Windows Look and Act Differently 1.8 Toolkits and Desktop Environments 1.9 The Role of Freedesktop.org 1.10 Display Hardware 1.11 Displays, Screens, and Xinerama 1.12 Display Specifications 1.13 TCP/IP Ports 1.14 Local Connection Mechanisms 1.15 Server Extensions 1.16 Where to Draw the Line: Kernel Versus User-Space Drivers 2. Starting a Local X Server 2.1 One Size Doesn't Fit All 2.2 Virtual Terminals 2.3 Starting a Raw X Server Manually 2.4 Using a Display Manager to Start the X Server 2.5 Enabling or Disabling the Display Manager at Boot Time 2.6 What Started the Display Manager? 2.7 Starting Multiple X Servers Using a Display Manager 2.8 Starting Additional X Servers on Demand Using a Display Manager 2.9 Starting an X Server with Clients Only When Needed 2.10 Switching VTs from the Shell Prompt 2.11 Starting X Within X 2.12 No Mouse! 2.13 Bailing Out: Zapping X 2.14 Terminating X Automatically 3. Basic X.org Configuration 3.1 What Is There to Configure? 3.2 Why Only root Can Configure the X Server 3.3 Places Your Configuration Could Hide 3.4 Let the X Server Configure Itself 3.5 The xorg.conf Configuration File 3.6 Optional Sections in the xorg.conf Configuration File 3.7 Configuring the Pointer Device 3.8 Configuring a Two-Button Mouse 3.9 Configuring a Mouse with a Scrollwheel 3.10 Configuring a Synaptics TouchPad 3.11 Enabling DPMS 3.12 Configuring Video Card Driver Options 3.13 LightSteelBlue and Other Color Names 3.14 Configuring a Monitor's Scan Rates 3.15 Reading Server Log Files 3.16 Configuring the Default Depth of a Screen3.17 Configuring the Resolution of a Screen 4. Advanced X.org Configuration 4.1 Multi-Screen Configuration 4.2 Xinerama Configuration 4.3 Differences Between Multi-Screen and Xinerama Modes 4.4 Positioning Screens 4.5 Overlapping Xinerama 4.6 Scrolling Virtual Screens and Xinerama 4.7 Using Multiple Outputs from One Video Card 4.8 Parallel Pointing Devices 4.9 Parallel Keyboards 4.10 Using X with GPM or MOUSED 5. Using the X Server 5.1 Interacting with the X Server 5.2 Changing Resolution On-the-Fly 5.3 Changing the Resolution and the Screen Size Dynamically