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Date:      Fri, 22 Jun 2001 15:43:28 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Valentino Vaschetto <logo@osd.bsdi.com>
To:        Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>
Cc:        <doc@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Handbook section on X11
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.31.0106221541520.78607-100000@meow.osd.bsdi.com>
In-Reply-To: <20010622181714.G7647@lpt.ens.fr>

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I just sent Murray a diff for a section after the Fonts section called
"Installing window managers". It's not done, but I need to shift my focus
to something else.

diff: http://youaresuck.com/freebsd/diff-handbook-x11-windowmanagers.sgml

-val



On Fri, 22 Jun 2001, Rahul Siddharthan wrote:

:I just send-pr'd (with patch) the last bit of the handbook section
:on X fonts, which says anti-aliased fonts are not possible (since they
:now are).
:
: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?
:
: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.)
:
:Thanks
:
:Rahul.
:
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