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From: Rudy Gireyev <rgireyev@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: X questions
To: Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com>
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I'm only interested in X as a user, since I don't plan on coding in X,
so The Users Guide by O'Reilly was the one I was talking about.
Basically I'm looking for a book to answer the questions I posted here
and then some.

Rudy


---Norman C Rice <nrice@emu.sourcee.com> wrote:
>
> On Sat, Jan 03, 1998 at 06:41:23PM -0800, Rudy Gireyev wrote:
> > OK I'm very new to X without the CDE so I got some simple questions:
> > 
> > 1. How the heck to switch from one terminal to another using the
> > keyboard. Alt+F1 and Alt+F2 doesn't work :-)
> 
> If you're trying to access another virtual terminal, try Ctrl+Alt+Fn
> where `n' is the vitual terminal number. After accessing the a virtual
> terminal you only need to use Alt+Fn to access others (and one of
> those will return you to X).
> 
> > 
> > 2. Is there a CDE for XFree86? Where is it? I know it's no Workplace
> > Shell but hey it's better than nothing.
> 
> Try the KDE port.
> 
> > 
> > 3. Since I'm on the subject of OS/2 is there a Launchpad utility
> > identical to OS/2 for X?
> 
> Try the KDE or AfterStep (like NextStep) ports.
> 
> > 
> > 4. What's the best way to start X upon bootup so that I login when
I'm
> > already in X?
> > 
> > 5. All docs I've found in X deal with installation and/or
> > troubleshooting (of installation). Is there anything available
online
> > or is the book my only realistic option.
>         ^^^^^^^^
> What aspect of X are you interested in?  If "the book" is one of the
> O'Reilly series, you can't go wrong (IMHO).
> 
> > 
> > Thanks. Rudy.
> > _________________________________________________________
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> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> Norman C. Rice, Jr.
> 

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