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. : :To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org :with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message : To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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