conf, 167
viewing or printing keyboard
layout, 170??“172
xkbcomp program, 169
obtaining keymap and placing in a
file, 171
xkbprint program, 170??“172
xkill utility, 105
xloadimage utility, 227
xmag utility, 105
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xmodmap utility, 222
appending pointer line to input file, 224
pointer command, 223
-pp option, 223
running without server resetting, 231
Xnest, 36
-geometry option, 37
starting with startx, 131
The X.org Foundation, 4
X.org, 4, 11
dominance of X implementation, 6
X.org server
default keymap, 163
installed server binary, 26
utilities, 95
VNC extension, 212
(see also configuration, X.org server;
servers)
xorg.conf file
location of, 41
optional sections, 49
specifying Xkb keyboard map, 167
(see also configuration, X.org server)
xorg.conf-4 file, 42
XORGCONFIG environment variable, 42
$XORGCONFIG file, 41
xrandr command, 65, 86
-o (orientation) option, 87
-r (refresh) option, 87
-s (size) option, 86
X-ray and electromagnetic radiation in
CRTs, 14
xrefresh utility, 111
xscreensaver, 109
checking and turning off for application
duration, 109
graphics demos or hacks, 110
programs in package, 109
resetting a kiosk, 228
server DPMS timeouts, 110
xscreensaver-command, 110
xscreensaver-demo, 110
kiosk reset screensaver, 229
XSERVER environment variable, 131
Xservers file, 32
xset utility, 55, 100??“105
bell, controlling, 101
dpms subcommand, 108
fp+ (add at the end of the font path),
144, 149
+fp (add at the front of the font
path), 144
fp= argument (setting new font
path), 145
-fp (font path) argument, 144
keyboard repeat rate, 102
led subcommand, 104
mouse acceleration, 103
-q (query) option, 144
runtime adjustments to X server, 101
screensaver and DPMS settings, 108
screensaver (built-in), turning on/off, 108
xsetroot command, 229
xsm (session manger), 120
XSMP-aware clients, connection to session
manager, 120
Xt-based toolkits, 5
geometry, 115
xterm, 116
basic command-line options, 116
-fa (font face) command-line option, 155
geometry specifications, 115
XTEST extension, 24
XVideo extension, 24, 235
XVideo-MotionCompensation, 24, 235
Xvnc, 193, 195
command-line options, 195, 197
configuring the web server, 199
connecting to web server at port
5800+display, 198
customizing VNC Java applet web
page, 199??“202
starting server with -query option, 215
startup script for gnuchess service, 208
TightVNC Java applet web page,
generating param tags, 202
xwd (X Window Dump) utility, 107
xwininfo, 97??“100
-children option, 99
current window geometry, 113
-root option, 98
-size option, 114
-tree option, 99
xwud utility, 107
Z
zapping the X server, 39
zooming, 85
About the Author
Chris Tyler is a computer consultant, author, and professor in the School of Computer
Studies at Seneca College in Toronto, where he teaches courses on open source software
development, Linux system administration, and the X Window system.
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