Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 17:55:14 +0000 (UTC) From: Dru Lavigne <dru@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r44741 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11 Message-ID: <201405021755.s42HtERq073174@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: dru Date: Fri May 2 17:55:14 2014 New Revision: 44741 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44741 Log: Finish editorial review of Desktop Environments. Sponsored by: iXsystems 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 Fri May 2 17:37:04 2014 (r44740) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml Fri May 2 17:55:14 2014 (r44741) @@ -1077,8 +1077,8 @@ DisplayManager.requestPort: 0</scree <firstname>Valentino</firstname> <surname>Vaschetto</surname> </personname> - <!-- - <contrib>Contributed in June 2001 by </contrib> --> + <contrib>Contributed by </contrib> + <!-- in June 2001 --> </author> </authorgroup> </info> @@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ DisplayManager.requestPort: 0</scree executable <filename>~/.xsession</filename> as follows:</para> - <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>echo "#!/bin/sh" > ~/.xsession</userinput> + <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>echo "#!/bin/sh" > ~/.xsession</userinput> &prompt.user; <userinput>echo "/usr/local/kde4/bin/startkde" >> ~/.xsession</userinput> &prompt.user; <userinput>chmod +x ~/.xsession</userinput></screen> @@ -1250,73 +1250,43 @@ DisplayManager.requestPort: 0</scree <para><application>Xfce</application> is a desktop environment based on the GTK+ toolkit used by - <application>GNOME</application>, but is much more - lightweight and meant for those who want a simple, efficient - desktop which is nevertheless easy to use and configure. - Visually, it looks very much like - <application>CDE</application>, found on commercial &unix; - systems. Some of <application>Xfce</application>'s features - are:</para> - - <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para>A simple, easy-to-handle desktop</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Fully configurable via mouse, with drag and drop, - etc.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Main panel similar to - <application>CDE</application>, with menus, applets and - applications launchers</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Integrated window manager, file manager, sound - manager, <application>GNOME</application> compliance - module, and more</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Themeable (since it uses GTK+)</para> - </listitem> + <application>GNOME</application>. However, it is more + lightweight and provides a simple, efficient, easy-to-use + desktop. It is fully configurable, has a main panel with menus, applets, and + application launchers, provides a file manager and sound manager, + and is themeable. Since it is fast, light, and efficient, + it is ideal for older or slower machines with memory + limitations. More information on <application>Xfce</application> + can be found at <link + xlink:href="http://www.xfce.org/">http://www.xfce.org</link>.</para> - <listitem> - <para>Fast, light and efficient: ideal for older/slower - machines or machines with memory limitations</para> - </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - <para>More information on <application>Xfce</application> - can be found on the <link - xlink:href="http://www.xfce.org/">Xfce website</link>.</para> - - <para>To install <application>Xfce</application>, type:</para> + <para>To install the <application>Xfce</application> package:</para> <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg install xfce</userinput></screen> - <para>Alternatively, to build from source, use the - Ports Collection:</para> + <para>Alternatively, to build the port:</para> <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/x11-wm/xfce4</userinput> &prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen> - <para>Now, tell the X server to launch - <application>Xfce</application> the next time X is started. - Simply type this:</para> + <para>Unlike <application>GNOME</application> or + <application>KDE</application>, + <application>Xfce</application> does not provide its own + login manager. In order to start <application>Xfce</application> + from the command line by typing <command>startx</command>, + first add its entry to + <filename>~/.xinitrc</filename>:</para> <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>echo "/usr/local/bin/startxfce4" > ~/.xinitrc</userinput></screen> - <para>The next time X is started, - <application>Xfce</application> will be the desktop. As - before, if a display manager like - <application>XDM</application> is being used, create an - <filename>.xsession</filename>, as described in - <xref linkend="x11-wm-gnome"/>, but with the - <filename>/usr/local/bin/startxfce4</filename>.</para> + <para>An alternate method is to use + <application>XDM</application>. To configure this method, + create an executable + <filename>~/.xsession</filename>:</para> + + <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>echo "#!/bin/sh" > ~/.xsession</userinput> +&prompt.user; <userinput>echo "/usr/local/bin/startxfce4" >> ~/.xsession</userinput> +&prompt.user; <userinput>chmod +x ~/.xsession</userinput></screen> </sect2> </sect1>
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