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X Power Tools
Author:
Chris Tyler
Publisher:
O'Reilly
Published:
2007
Pages:
254

X Power Tools


X Power Tools Chapters

X Power Tools Chapters
  1. Introduction to the X Window System
    • The X Window System
    • The History of X
    • The Renaissance: New X Versus Old X
    • X by Any Other Name
    • Seven Layers of an X-based GUI
    • Where is the Server?
    • Why Windows Look and Act Differently
    • Toolkits and Desktop Environments
    • The Role of Freedesktop.org
    • Display Hardware
    • Displays, Screens and Xinerama
    • Display Specifications
    • TCP/IP Ports
    • Local Connection Mechanisms
    • Server Extensions
    • Where to Draw the Line: Kernel Versus User-Space Drivers
  2. Starting a Local Server
    • One Size Doesn't Fit All
    • Virtual Terminals
    • Starting a Raw X Server Manually
    • Using a Display Manager to Start the X Server
    • Enabling or Disabling the Display Manager at Boot Time
    • What Started the Display Manager?
    • Starting Multiple X Servers on Demand Using a Display Manager
    • Starting an X Server with Clients Only When Needed
    • Switching VTs from the Shell Prompt
    • Starting X Within X
    • No Mouse!
    • Bailing Out: Zapping X
    • Terminating x Automatically
  3. Basic X.org Configuration
    • What Is There to Configure
    • Why Only root Can Configure the X Server
    • Places Your Configuration Could Hide
    • Let the X Server Configure Itself
    • The xorg.conf Configuration File
    • Optional Sections in the xorg.conf Configuration File
    • Configuring the Pointer Device
    • Configuring a Two-Button Mouse
    • Configuring a Mouse with a Scrollwheel
    • Configuring a Synaptics TouchPad
    • Enabling DPMS
    • Configuring Video Card Driver Options
    • LightSteelBlue and Other Color Names
    • Configuring a Monitor's Scan Rates
    • Reading Server Log Files
    • Configuring the Default Depth of a Screen
    • Configuring the Resolution of a Screen
  4. Advanced X.org Configuration
    • Multi-Screen Configuration
    • Xinerama Configuration
    • Differences Between Multi-Screen and Xinerama Modes
    • Positioning Screens
    • Overlapping Xinerama
    • Scrolling Virtual Screens and Xinerama
    • Using Multiple Outputs from One Video Card
    • Parallel Pointing Devices
    • Parallel Keyboards
    • Using X with GPM or MOUSED
  5. Using the X Server
    • Interacting with the X Server
    • Changing resolution On-the-Fly
    • Changing the Resolution and the Screen Size Dynamically
    • Using the Middle Mouse Button
    • Using the Clipboard
    • Keyboard Focus
    • Keyboard and Mouse Grabs
  6. X Utility Programs
    • The Unused Toolbox
    • Determine the Display Configuration
    • Getting Windows Information
    • Viewing Server Settings
    • Control That Bell!
    • Adjusting the Keyboard Repeat Rate
    • Adjusting the Mouse Acceleration
    • Playing with the Lights
    • Killing a Rogue Client
    • Examining Part of the Display in Detail
    • Script a Screen Dump
    • Preventing the Screen from Blanking During Presentations
    • Eye Candy: xscreensaver
    • Redrawing the Screen
  7. Running X Clients
    • Running X Clients
    • Background Operation
    • Geometry
    • Split Personality: Running Nongraphical Applications
  8. Session Managers, Desktop Environments and Window Managers
    • X and Desktop Environments
    • Session Managers
    • Virtual Desktops
    • Starting GNOME
    • Starting KDE
    • Starting Xfce
    • Using a Window Manager Alone
  9. Color
    • RGB and Other Color Systems
    • Visuals
    • Gamma
    • Color Management Systems
  10. Core Fonts: Fonts the Old Way
    • Old Fonts Versus New Fonts
    • Configuring the Font Path
    • Using a Font Server
    • Font Names
    • Installing and Removing Fonts
  11. Pango, Xft, Fontconfig, and Render: Fonts the New Way
    • Client-Side Fonts
    • Adding and Removing Fonts Manually
    • Adding and Removing Fonts Using GNOME
    • Adding and Removing Fonts Using KDE
    • Fontconfig Font names
    • Fontconfig Utilities
    • Installing the Microsoft Fonts
    • Rendering Options
  12. Keyboard Configuration
    • Keyboards and XKB
    • The Location of XKB Files
    • XKB Components
    • Selecting an XKB Keymap Using Rules
    • Using Keyboard Groups
    • Setting the Keymap in the xorg.conf File
    • Setting the Keymap from the Command Line
    • Setting the Keymap Using a Keyboard Configuration File
    • Compiling Keyboard Maps
    • Viewing or Printing a Keyboard Layout
  13. Remote Access
    • Network transparency
    • Displaying on a Remote Server
    • Enabling Remote Sessions
    • Accessing a Remote Session on a Specific Host
    • Accessing a Remote Session on Any Available Host
    • Accessing a Remote Session form a List of Available Sessions
    • The Three Challenges of Remote Access
    • host-Based Access Control
    • xauth and Magic Cookies
    • The X Security Extension
    • Low-Bandwidth X (LBX)
    • X Tunneling with SSH
    • using Public Keys with SSH
    • Using Passphrase Protection of SSH Keys
    • OpenSSH and the SECURITY Extension
  14. Using VNC
    • The VNC System
    • So Many VNC Versions
    • Xvnc Basics
    • The vncserver Script
    • Using the VNC Viewers
    • using Standing VNC Servers
    • Configuring the Xvnc Web Server
    • Customizing the VNC Java Applet Web Page
    • Starting VNC On Demand Using xinetd
    • Starting VNC On Demand Using inetd
    • Using the Java Applet with On-Demand VNC Servers
    • Accessing VNC Securely Using SSH
    • Embedding an X Application in a Web Page
    • Using KDE and Gnome Remote DesktopAccess Tools
    • using the VNC Extension to the X.Org Server
    • Using VNC to Share a Presentation
    • Bypassing a Firewall
  15. Building a Kiosk
    • What Is a Kiosk, and Why Do I Want One?
    • Securing Kiosk Hardware
    • Configure X for a Kiosk
    • Controlling the Keyboard
    • Controlling the Mouse
    • Starting a Single Fullscreen Application
    • Network Status Monitoring
    • Using xscreensaver to Reset a Kiosk
    • Refining the Kiosk Appearance
    • Putting It All Together: Scripting a Kiosk
    • Booting a Kiosk
    • Creating a Video Wall
X Power Tools Appendices
  1. Index
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