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Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2001 18:17:14 +0200
From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>
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Subject: Handbook section on X11
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I just send-pr'd (with patch) the last bit of the handbook section
on X fonts, which says anti-aliased fonts are not possible (since they
now are).  

I'm thinking of contributing a small handbook section on configuring
and setting up a complete KDE-based desktop, including kdm instead of
xdm.  Is there anyone else already writing up something like this?  

I thought of covering:
  installing qt, kde2 from the ports
  the startkde script
  overview of the programs included in kde2
  configuring kdm: editing the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/ files to make
    them work with kdm, etc.
  setting up anti-aliased fonts.

Anything else that should go in there? 

(Disclaimer: I'm doing kde because I know it moderately well now, it
doesn't mean I dislike gnome or blackbox or whatever.  I also think
the handbook should have a few small sections on other WM's or desktop
environments; but having one, at least, is I think a good start for
newbies.)

Thanks

Rahul.

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