Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:07:29 +0000 (UTC) From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r41025 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11 Message-ID: <201302211407.r1LE7TEK041719@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: eadler Date: Thu Feb 21 14:07:28 2013 New Revision: 41025 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/41025 Log: Modernize and simplify the X11 chapter. Reviewed by: wblock Approved by: jkois (mentor) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml Thu Feb 21 14:06:06 2013 (r41024) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml Thu Feb 21 14:07:28 2013 (r41025) @@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ default and official flavor of X11 in &os; is <application>&xorg;</application>, the X11 server developed by the X.Org Foundation under a license very similar to the one - used by &os;. Commercial X servers for &os; are also - available.</para> + used by &os;.</para> <para>For more information on the video hardware that X11 supports, check the <ulink @@ -119,8 +118,8 @@ other input or output devices (i.e., a <quote>tablet</quote> can be used as an input device, and a video projector may be an alternative output device). Each X application - (such as <application>XTerm</application>, or - <application>&netscape;</application>) is a + (such as <application>XTerm</application> or + <application>Firefox</application>) is a <quote>client</quote>. A client sends messages to the server such as <quote>Please draw a window at these coordinates</quote>, and the server sends back messages such @@ -176,22 +175,16 @@ <para>Instead, X delegates this responsibility to an application called a <quote>Window Manager</quote>. There - are dozens of window managers available for X: - <application>AfterStep</application>, - <application>Blackbox</application>, - <application>ctwm</application>, - <application>Enlightenment</application>, - <application>fvwm</application>, - <application>Sawfish</application>, - <application>twm</application>, - <application>Window Maker</application>, and more. Each of + are <ulink + url="http://xwinman.org/">dozens of window managers</ulink> + available for X. Each of these window managers provides a different look and feel; some of them support <quote>virtual desktops</quote>; some of them allow customized keystrokes to manage the desktop; some have a <quote>Start</quote> button or similar device; some are <quote>themeable</quote>, allowing a complete change - of look-and-feel by applying a new theme. These window - managers, and many more, are available in the + of look-and-feel by applying a new theme. Window managers + are available in the <filename>x11-wm</filename> category of the Ports Collection.</para> @@ -300,15 +293,8 @@ <para>As a result, do not expect X applications to have a common look and feel. There are several popular widget sets - and variations, including the original Athena widget set from - MIT, <application>&motif;</application> (on which the widget - set in µsoft.windows; was modeled, all bevelled edges and - three shades of grey), <application>OpenLook</application>, - and others.</para> - - <para>Most newer X applications today will use a - modern-looking widget set, either Qt, used by - <application>KDE</application>, or GTK+, used by the + and variations, including Qt, used by + <application>KDE</application>, and GTK+, used by the <application>GNOME</application> project. In this respect, there is some convergence in look-and-feel of the &unix; desktop, which certainly makes things easier for the novice @@ -319,7 +305,7 @@ <sect1 id="x-install"> <title>Installing X11</title> - <para><application>&xorg;</application> is the default X11 + <para><application>&xorg;</application> is the X11 implementation for &os;. <application>&xorg;</application> is the X server of the open source X Window System implementation released by the X.Org Foundation.
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