conf, 167
setting keymap using configuration
file, 169
XKEYBOARD extension, 24
keycodes (XKB keymaps), 162
keymaps (XKB)
components, 162
setting from command line, 168
setting keymap in xorg.conf file, 167
(see also keyboards; XKB extension)
keypress events, translation to ASCII
sequences, 116
keystroke combination (Ctrl-Alt-Backspace)
to bail out of X server, 39
killing X clients (xkill), 105
kiosks, 219??“235
booting, 232
configuring X for, 221
controlling the keyboard, 222
controlling the mouse, 223
creating a video wall, 233??“235
monitoring of network status, 225??“228
refining appearance, 229
resetting using xscreensaver, 228
scripting a kiosk (example), 230??“232
selecting hardware, 219??“221
keyboard, 220
monitor, 220
pointer, 220
system unit, power supply, and
ventilation, 221
starting a single fullscreen
application, 224
klauncher, 126
Klipper, 90
KLMs (KDE loadable modules), 126
konsole, 116
basic command-line options, 116
geometry specifications, 115
Koren, Norman, 140
krandr applet, 87
ksmserver, 126
starting the desktop session, 127
KVM (keyboard/mouse/video) switches, 60
kwin window manager, 122
L
latency, 181
LBX (low-bandwidth X), 187
layout identifier, 46
LBX (low-bandwidth X), 23, 187
LBXproxy, 187
lbxproxy
limitations of, 188
setting up, 188
LCDs (liquid crystal displays), 14
energy savings, 55
font rendering, subpixel hinting, 158
gamma, 138
kiosk applications and, 220
scan rates, 60
thin-bezel, use with Xinerama, 69
LEDs, keyboard, 104
group status, displaying, 167
LeftOf keyword (screen positioning), 72
LessTif project, 11
LessTif version, Motif Window Manager
(MWM), 20
LILO bootloader, 29
Linux
booting into runlevels, 28
GPM, using, 83
mouse pointers, 51
Index 245
RealVNC and TightVNC, 194
shell script for audible feedback with bell
on WiFi link quality, 102
startup scripts to execute the display
manager, 31
switching virtual terminals, 25
switchto or chvt command, 36
virtual terminal (VT) capabilities, 26
liquid crystal displays (see LCDs)
LittleCMS, 140
local connections, 21
locking screensavers, keyboard grabs and, 92
log files, reading server log files, 62??“64
-logverbose level command-line option, 64
look and feel of applications, 9
low-bandwidth X (see LBX)
Lprof (profile editor), 141
ls utility, 115
M
Mac OS, VNC server, 193
Macintosh, mouse, 87
magic cookies, 183??“185
attributes, 186
cross-referencing server to lbxproxy, 188
removing, 185
use in SSH tunneling, 189
magnifying part of the display (xmag), 105
map, keyboard, 13
Map State (windows), 98
mapping and unmapping windows, 121
desktop background images, 122
markers (server log files), 62
mcookie command, 185
media players, 8
memory, video cards, 17
Metacity window manager, 122
mice
adjusting mouse acceleration, 103
association with virtual terminal, 25
configuring a mouse with a
scrollwheel, 53
configuring two-button mouse, 52
controlling on a kiosk, 223
focus in widows, 90
grabbing the mouse, 90
middle mouse button, using, 87
using on text consoles, 83
(see also pointing devices)
Microsoft fonts, 157
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of
Technology), 4
MIT-BIG-REQUESTS extension, 22
MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 protocol, 183
MIT-SCREEN-SAVER extension, 23
MIT-SHM extension, 22
mkfontscale and mkfontdir, 149
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