From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 21 14:07:29 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 494E2128; Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:07:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from eadler@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A8ED6FC; Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:07:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id r1LE7T5Y041720; Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:07:29 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from eadler@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.5/8.14.5/Submit) id r1LE7TEK041719; Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:07:29 GMT (envelope-from eadler@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201302211407.r1LE7TEK041719@svn.freebsd.org> From: Eitan Adler Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:07:29 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r41025 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11 X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:07:29 -0000 Author: eadler Date: Thu Feb 21 14:07:28 2013 New Revision: 41025 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/41025 Log: Modernize and simplify the X11 chapter. Reviewed by: wblock Approved by: jkois (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 Thu Feb 21 14:06:06 2013 (r41024) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml Thu Feb 21 14:07:28 2013 (r41025) @@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ default and official flavor of X11 in &os; is &xorg;, the X11 server developed by the X.Org Foundation under a license very similar to the one - used by &os;. Commercial X servers for &os; are also - available. + used by &os;. For more information on the video hardware that X11 supports, check the tablet can be used as an input device, and a video projector may be an alternative output device). Each X application - (such as XTerm, or - &netscape;) is a + (such as XTerm or + Firefox) is a client. A client sends messages to the server such as Please draw a window at these coordinates, and the server sends back messages such @@ -176,22 +175,16 @@ Instead, X delegates this responsibility to an application called a Window Manager. There - are dozens of window managers available for X: - AfterStep, - Blackbox, - ctwm, - Enlightenment, - fvwm, - Sawfish, - twm, - Window Maker, and more. Each of + are dozens of window managers + available for X. Each of these window managers provides a different look and feel; some of them support virtual desktops; some of them allow customized keystrokes to manage the desktop; some have a Start button or similar device; some are themeable, allowing a complete change - of look-and-feel by applying a new theme. These window - managers, and many more, are available in the + of look-and-feel by applying a new theme. Window managers + are available in the x11-wm category of the Ports Collection. @@ -300,15 +293,8 @@ As a result, do not expect X applications to have a common look and feel. There are several popular widget sets - and variations, including the original Athena widget set from - MIT, &motif; (on which the widget - set in µsoft.windows; was modeled, all bevelled edges and - three shades of grey), OpenLook, - and others. - - Most newer X applications today will use a - modern-looking widget set, either Qt, used by - KDE, or GTK+, used by the + and variations, including Qt, used by + KDE, and GTK+, used by the GNOME project. In this respect, there is some convergence in look-and-feel of the &unix; desktop, which certainly makes things easier for the novice @@ -319,7 +305,7 @@ Installing X11 - &xorg; is the default X11 + &xorg; is the X11 implementation for &os;. &xorg; is the X server of the open source X Window System implementation released by the X.Org Foundation.