Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 20:34:34 -0800 (PST) From: Rudy Gireyev <rgireyev@yahoo.com> To: Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X questions Message-ID: <19980104043434.3999.rocketmail@send1a.yahoomail.com>
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I'm only interested in X as a user, since I don't plan on coding in X, so The Users Guide by O'Reilly was the one I was talking about. Basically I'm looking for a book to answer the questions I posted here and then some. Rudy ---Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com> wrote: > > On Sat, Jan 03, 1998 at 06:41:23PM -0800, Rudy Gireyev wrote: > > OK I'm very new to X without the CDE so I got some simple questions: > > > > 1. How the heck to switch from one terminal to another using the > > keyboard. Alt+F1 and Alt+F2 doesn't work :-) > > If you're trying to access another virtual terminal, try Ctrl+Alt+Fn > where `n' is the vitual terminal number. After accessing the a virtual > terminal you only need to use Alt+Fn to access others (and one of > those will return you to X). > > > > > 2. Is there a CDE for XFree86? Where is it? I know it's no Workplace > > Shell but hey it's better than nothing. > > Try the KDE port. > > > > > 3. Since I'm on the subject of OS/2 is there a Launchpad utility > > identical to OS/2 for X? > > Try the KDE or AfterStep (like NextStep) ports. > > > > > 4. What's the best way to start X upon bootup so that I login when I'm > > already in X? > > > > 5. All docs I've found in X deal with installation and/or > > troubleshooting (of installation). Is there anything available online > > or is the book my only realistic option. > ^^^^^^^^ > What aspect of X are you interested in? If "the book" is one of the > O'Reilly series, you can't go wrong (IMHO). > > > > > Thanks. Rudy. > > _________________________________________________________ > > DO YOU YAHOO!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > -- > Regards, > Norman C. Rice, Jr. > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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