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Date:      Fri, 22 Jun 2001 11:08:47 -0700
From:      Murray Stokely <murray@FreeBSD.ORG>
To:        Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>
Cc:        doc@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Handbook section on X11
Message-ID:  <20010622110847.D61336@meow.osd.bsdi.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010622181714.G7647@lpt.ens.fr>; from rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in on Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 06:17:14PM %2B0200
References:  <20010622181714.G7647@lpt.ens.fr>

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On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 06:17:14PM +0200, Rahul Siddharthan wrote:
> 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?  

  Yes.  Valentino Vaschetto is writing just such a chapter.  I will
commit his work this afternoon and then I would strongly encourage you
strongly to add to it.

> 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.)

  I feel exactly the same way.  We'll find a GNOME guru to beef up the
gnome section.

	- Murray

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