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X Power Tools
This book puts you in charge of the most flexible and
adaptable graphical interface in the computer industry. The
X Window System underlies graphical desktops on Linux and
Unix systems, and supports advanced features of modern
graphics cards. More people use the X Window System than
ever before, but there are few books about
X in print. X
Power Tools fills that hole with the most practical and
up-to-date information available.
Written in O'Reilly's popular Power Tools format, X Power
Tools offers dozens of standalone articles, thoroughly
cross-referenced, on useful tools and techniques for using
X. This unique inside look at X gives Unix/Linux system
administrators, owners of self-administered systems, and
power users a lot of useful ways to harness the power of
this system effectively. This book:
Offers a thorough grounding in X configuration and how the
system works
Provides the complete ins and outs of changing a desktop's
behavior, such as fonts, keyboard settings, and remote
security
Includes articles on how to take advantage of X's "network
transparency" -- its ability to display graphical
applications on a remote machine
Explores intriguing areas such as using multiple monitors,
building kiosks, and accessibility
Features discussions on X Window innovations and the future
of the system
X Power Tools covers configuration and use of X, focusing on
Linux but also including notes on other operating systems
such as Solaris and FreeBSD. Each article in the book gives
you insight into X; the entire book gives you a real grasp
on this system and what you can do with it.
CONTENTS:
Preface
Part I. The X Server
1. Introduction to the X Window System
1.1 The X Window System
1.2 The History of X
1.3 The Renaissance: New X Versus Old X
1.4 X by Any Other Name
1.5 Seven Layers of an X-based GUI
1.6 Where Is the Server?
1.7 Why Windows Look and Act Differently
1.8 Toolkits and Desktop Environments
1.9 The Role of Freedesktop.org
1.10 Display Hardware
1.11 Displays, Screens, and Xinerama
1.12 Display Specifications
1.13 TCP/IP Ports
1.14 Local Connection Mechanisms
1.15 Server Extensions
1.16 Where to Draw the Line: Kernel Versus User-Space Drivers
2. Starting a Local X Server
2.1 One Size Doesn't Fit All
2.2 Virtual Terminals
2.3 Starting a Raw X Server Manually
2.4 Using a Display Manager to Start the X Server
2.5 Enabling or Disabling the Display Manager at Boot Time
2.6 What Started the Display Manager?
2.7 Starting Multiple X Servers Using a Display Manager
2.8 Starting Additional X Servers on Demand Using a Display Manager
2.9 Starting an X Server with Clients Only When Needed
2.10 Switching VTs from the Shell Prompt
2.11 Starting X Within X
2.12 No Mouse!
2.13 Bailing Out: Zapping X
2.14 Terminating X Automatically
3. Basic X.org Configuration
3.1 What Is There to Configure?
3.2 Why Only root Can Configure the X Server
3.3 Places Your Configuration Could Hide
3.4 Let the X Server Configure Itself
3.5 The xorg.conf Configuration File
3.6 Optional Sections in the xorg.conf Configuration File
3.7 Configuring the Pointer Device
3.8 Configuring a Two-Button Mouse
3.9 Configuring a Mouse with a Scrollwheel
3.10 Configuring a Synaptics TouchPad
3.11 Enabling DPMS
3.12 Configuring Video Card Driver Options
3.13 LightSteelBlue and Other Color Names
3.14 Configuring a Monitor's Scan Rates
3.15 Reading Server Log Files
3.16 Configuring the Default Depth of a Screen
3.17 Configuring the Resolution of a Screen
4. Advanced X.org Configuration
4.1 Multi-Screen Configuration
4.2 Xinerama Configuration
4.3 Differences Between Multi-Screen and Xinerama Modes
4.4 Positioning Screens
4.5 Overlapping Xinerama
4.6 Scrolling Virtual Screens and Xinerama
4.7 Using Multiple Outputs from One Video Card
4.8 Parallel Pointing Devices
4.9 Parallel Keyboards
4.10 Using X with GPM or MOUSED
5. Using the X Server
5.1 Interacting with the X Server
5.2 Changing Resolution On-the-Fly
5.3 Changing the Resolution and the Screen Size Dynamically
5.4 Using the Middle Mouse Button
5.5 Using the Clipboard
5.6 Keyboard Focus
5.7 Keyboard and Mouse Grabs
Part II. X Clients
6. X Utility Programs
6.1 The Unused Toolbox
6.2 Determine the Display Configuration
6.3 Getting Window Information
6.4 Viewing Server Settings
6.5 Control That Bell!
6.6 Adjusting the Keyboard Repeat Rate
6.7 Adjusting the Mouse Acceleration
6.8 Playing with the Lights
6.9 Killing a Rogue Client
6.10 Examining Part of the Display in Detail
6.11 Script a Screen Dump
6.12 Preventing the Screen from Blanking During Presentations
6.13 Eye Candy: xscreensaver
6.14 Redrawing the Screen
7. Running X Clients
7.1 Running X Clients
7.2 Background Operation
7.3 Geometry
7.4 Split Personality: Running Nongraphical Applications
8. Session Managers, Desktop Environments, and Window Managers
8.1 X and Desktop Environments
8.2 Session Managers
8.3 Virtual Desktops
8.4 Starting GNOME
8.5 Starting KDE
8.6 Starting Xfce
8.7 Using a Window Manager Alone
Part III. Colors, Fonts, and Keyboards
9. Color
9.1 RGB and Other Color Systems
9.2 Visuals
9.3 Gamma
9.4 Color Management Systems
10. Core Fonts: Fonts the Old Way
10.1 Old Fonts Versus New Fonts
10.2 Configuring the Font Path
10.3 Using a Font Server
10.4 Font Names
10.5 Installing and Removing Fonts
11. Pango, Xft, Fontconfig, and Render: Fonts the New Way
11.1 Client-Side Fonts
11.2 Adding and Removing Fonts Manually
11.3 Adding and Removing Fonts Using GNOME
11.4 Adding and Removing Fonts Using KDE
11.5 Fontconfig Font Names
11.6 Fontconfig Utilities
11.7 Installing the Microsoft Fonts
11.8 Rendering Options
12. Keyboard Configuration
12.1 Keyboards and XKB
12.2 The Location of XKB Files
12.3 XKB Components
12.4 Selecting an XKB Keymap Using Rules
12.5 Using Keyboard Groups
12.6 Setting the Keymap in the xorg.conf File
12.7 Setting the Keymap from the Command Line
12.8 Setting the Keymap Using a Keyboard Configuration File
12.9 Compiling Keyboard Maps
12.10 Viewing or Printing a Keyboard Layout
Part IV. Using X Remotely
13. Remote Access
13.1 Network Transparency
13.2 Displaying on a Remote Server
13.3 Enabling Remote Sessions
13.4 Accessing a Remote Session on a Specific Host
13.5 Accessing a Remote Session on Any Available Host
13.6 Accessing a Remote Session from a List of Available Sessions
13.7 The Three Challenges of Remote Access
13.8 Host-Based Access Control
13.9 xauth and Magic Cookies
13.10 The X Security Extension
13.11 Low-Bandwidth X (LBX)
13.12 X Tunneling with SSH
13.13 Using Public Keys with SSH
13.14 Using Passphrase Protection of SSH Keys
13.15 OpenSSH and the SECURITY Extension
14. Using VNC
14.1 The VNC System
14.2 So Many VNC Versions!
14.3 Xvnc Basics
14.4 The vncserver Script
14.5 Using the VNC Viewers
14.6 Using Standing VNC Servers
14.7 Configuring the Xvnc Web Server
14.8 Customizing the VNC Java Applet Web Page
14.9 Starting VNC On Demand Using xinetd
14.10 Starting VNC On Demand Using inetd
14.11 Using the Java Applet with On-Demand VNC Servers
14.12 Accessing VNC Securely Using SSH
14.13 Embedding an X Application in a Web Page
14.14 Using KDE and Gnome Remote DesktopAccess Tools
14.15 Using the VNC Extension to the X.Org Server
14.16 Using VNC to Share a Presentation
14.17 Bypassing a Firewall
Part V. Special Configurations
15. Building a Kiosk
15.1 What Is a Kiosk, and Why Do I Want One?
15.2 Selecting Kiosk Hardware
15.3 Configure X for a Kiosk
15.4 Controlling the Keyboard
15.5 Controlling the Mouse
15.6 Starting a Single Fullscreen Application
15.7 Network Status Monitoring
15.8 Using xscreensaver to Reset a Kiosk
15.9 Refining the Kiosk Appearance
15.10 Putting It All Together: Scripting a Kiosk
15.11 Booting a Kiosk
15.12 Creating a Video Wall
Index
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