Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 16:49:07 -0800 (PST) From: Burton Sampley <bsampley@slip.net> To: Cliff Addy <fbsdlist@federation.addy.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: X + AfterStep questions Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980120160010.1274K-100000@bsampley.my.domain> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980120182610.25390A-100000@federation.addy.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Tue, 20 Jan 1998, Cliff Addy wrote: > Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 18:47:19 -0500 (EST) > From: Cliff Addy <fbsdlist@federation.addy.com> > To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: X + AfterStep questions > > After 2-1/2 years of using FreeBSD on our web servers, I decided to try > this xwindows thing on my workstation. I'm using 2.2.5-release with the > XFree86 and AfterStep ports included on the cdrom. > > Overall, I like it a lot. However, there are some problems I can't seem > to solve, primarily I'm sure because I don't understand the way X does > things :( > > 1) I telnet to a lot of different servers. I set up my popup menu to > launch a xterms to machines, e.g. "xterm -e telnet machinename" with the > size/position I want. However, I'd like them to start up using the > "Large" font rather than the default. Alternatively, how do I set the > default font to another size. You can set the dafault font for xterm by creating a file called .Xdefaults in your home directory. An entry like the following will set the 'default font' for xterm: xterm*font: 10x20 > > 2) Netscape's font rendering is horrible. Is there something I need to do > to enable smooth scaling/rendering? Turning off the "allow scaling" > option didn't really help. Can't help you here. Check the preferences. > > 3) I'm having no luck setting the desktop size. It starts up in > 1600x1280, I'd like 1280x1024. I can use xvidtune to set the resolution > to 1280x1024, but the desktop remains 1600x1280. Kinda cool, but not what > I want. Afterstep mentions "turning off" XFree86's virtual desktop, but I > can't find how to do this. XF86Config doesn't seem to be what I want for > this. Actually /etc/XF86Config is the correct file to correct this. Look for Modes line for each color depth. The first resolution defined is the 'default' for that color depth. You can either edit the order or when X first starts, change the resolution by hitting ctrl-alt-[+-] NOTE the '+' and '-' are on the numeric keypad. This will cycle through all available resolutions available for that color depth. Actually that problem with netscape might be from starting X in 8 bpp color mode, which is the default. Try starting X with the following: startx -- -bpp 32 As for the virtual desktop, look for the lines that start with virtual and comment them out. There probably are several. > > 4) AfterStep appears to use "xv" to set the desktop bitmap. However, this > app does not appear to be installed and I can't find it in the ports tree. > What is it and where can I get it? XV is available as a package (which can be installed from the first cd) or you can build it from the ports. (/usr/ports/graphics/xv). > > 5) Is there an office productivity suite or a word processor and > spreadsheet. I seem to remember something called "Star Office" but can't > find it. /usr/ports/editors/staroffice > > Thanks for any help you can give. If I can get out of NT altogether, I'll > be a happy camper. Actually NT cd's work really well in a microwave. They make cool arcs of blue light. :-) > > You might want to look into purchasing a book on X. I've been using X User Tools published by ORA. Hope this helps. - -burton- - --------------- Burton Sampley bsampley@best.com or bsampley@haywire.csuhayward.edu or bsampley@slip.net PGP key available at http://www.best.com/~bsampley/pgp.html -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBNMVGCnt2O8KJtMdBAQHlNQP9EMME3UAvfKu63boRcd187TTfIHHdRvM2 osYi8n9ayx9h1VanaLP3TaZnwdMoV0NzuYfx6D4c1fltatPBvFnhUIWflkm11iD4 8A2cz1pHXzqiyk/owqMeCPgiwfwpsC8v46/dOICEwErN7WhrtoRQF2BJG06PwEXl T3vIGRZNgOU= =27aV -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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