Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 08:09:47 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: XFree86 Questions Message-ID: <374B9E3B.7B7B5FD1@uk.radan.com> References: <199905252029.AA24383@interlock2.lexmark.com> <19990525225348.D277@marder-1> <031e01bea72d$f276ee40$5e6ec8d0@lexmark.com>
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Jim Freeze wrote: > > > On Tue, May 25, 1999 at 04:29:14PM -0400, jfreeze@lexmark.com wrote: > > > I have a few questions about XFree86. I have visited their site and > > > looked for configuration documentation, but I have had no luck. > > > I would be interested in answers to the following questions or > > > pointers to docs so I may help myself. > > > > > > 1. How does one get scroll bars on the X windows? (is it possible?) > > > > It is a function of the window manager, not X itself. > > Me being a newbie, would you mind giving me another hint. :) > I did the standard install with XFree86. When I run startx, I get a windowed > environment. These windows do not have scroll bars. Is it possible > to change some configuration option so they do? If so, then how? The default window manager is twm. I *think* that the windows are xterms. If so then hold down the Ctrl key and the middle mouse button, on the pop-up menu there is an option ``Enable Scrollbar'', select it. You might prefer another window manager (twm is a bit basic). Look in the pacakges in the x11-wm section. I personally use olvwm because I use a Sun at work, but from reading tese mailing lists Afterstep, WindowMaker and KDE seem to be some of the most popular. > > > > > 2. How do I set the window position and size so it is pre-set when > > > I log back in? > > > > As for 1. > > Save as above. Is there a configuration option that can be set here? > > > > > > 3. I have the last statement in my .login file set to startx. This > > > starts X when I log in as root, but does not work when I log in > > > as a user. (Yes, I have startx in the users .login). Seems like > > > it should work the same as root. > > > > > > > Are the user and root running different shells? > > Yes, this is probably it. Thanks > > > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > > My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov > > _______________________________________________________________ > > Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK > > CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry > > mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov _______________________________________________________________ Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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