The X Window User HOWTO

by Ray Brigleb, rayola@mindless.com

1. Introduction

• 1.1 Other Sources Of Information
• 1.2 Versions Of This Document
• 1.3 Feedback And Corrections
• 1.4 Acknowledgments
• 1.5 Copyright

2. Getting Started

• 2.1 The X Window System: History and Architecture
• 2.2 Anatomy of Your Desktop
• 2.3 Invoking X Window
• 2.4 The X Display Manager

3. Choosing a Window Manager

• 3.1 FVWM And Its Ancestors
• 3.2 The Wide World of Window Systems
• 3.3 The X Graphical Interfaces
• 3.4 The X Desktop Environments
• 3.5 The Flashy Window Managers

4. Working In X

• 4.1 Command Line Options
• 4.2 Display Names
• 4.3 XTerm Versus Rxvt, or, Know Thy Terminal Emulator

5. X Startup

• 5.1 A Sample Starting Configuration
• 5.2 A More Intelligent Startup
• 5.3 Getting The Windows Where You Want Them

6. Configuring the Window Manager

• 6.1 Basic FVWM2 Configuration
• 6.2 Advanced FVWM2 Configuration
• 6.3 FVWM2 Configuration Shortcuts
• 6.4 FVWM2 Themes

7. Fonts and Colors

• 7.1 Fonts Demystified
• 7.2 Font Aliases and Configuration
• 7.3 Using Type 1 Fonts in X
• 7.4 Using TrueType Fonts in X
• 7.5 Colors

8. The X Resources

• 8.1 X Resources: The Basics
• 8.2 Inside The X Resource Database With editres
• 8.3 The Anatomy of X Resources
• 8.4 Making Your Changes Last With .Xdefaults
• 8.5 Your Own User Resource Directory

9. Clients and Application Tips

• 9.1 Screen Savers for X
• 9.2 Emacs and XEmacs
• 9.3 Some Useful Programs and Tricks
• 9.4 Libraries and Compiling X Applications
• 9.5 Basic X Security

10. Bibliography and Other Resources