Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 22:43:20 +0000 (UTC) From: Dru Lavigne <dru@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r42885 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11 Message-ID: <201310072243.r97MhKcq023878@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: dru Date: Mon Oct 7 22:43:19 2013 New Revision: 42885 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/42885 Log: This patch addresses blackend's comment on desktop environments and bjk's comment on client/server confusion. Approved by: gjb (mentor) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml Mon Oct 7 22:35:07 2013 (r42884) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml Mon Oct 7 22:43:19 2013 (r42885) @@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ The server's responsibility includes tasks such as managing the display, handling input from the keyboard and mouse, and handling input or output from other devices such as a tablet - or a video projector.</para> + or a video projector. This confuses some people, because the X terminology is + exactly backward to what they expect. They expect the + <quote>X server</quote> to be the big powerful machine down + the hall, and the <quote>X client</quote> to be the machine + on their desk.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -152,7 +156,7 @@ <term>desktop environment</term> <listitem> - <para>Some window managers, such as <application>KDE</application> and + <para><application>KDE</application> and <application>GNOME</application> are considered to be desktop environments as they include an entire suite of applications for performing common desktop tasks. These may include office suites, webhome | help
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