Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 12:24:03 -0400 (EDT) From: The Classiest Man Alive <ksmm@threespace.com> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: The Window Manager Wars Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.990413122206.11445G-100000@kalypso.cybercom.net> In-Reply-To: <199904131612.JAA01873@pau-amma.whistle.com>
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I never knew what that thing (xnest) was for...interesting. Is it a well-documented utility? K.S. On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, David Wolfskill wrote: : * If you're trying to learn new things (vs. merely get stuff done), : that's a rather different set of requirements. Indeed, in such a : case, you might want to be sure that you include "xnest" when you : select the parts of X Windows to install: that's a somewhat "special" : X server that allows you to run an X environment within X. Given : adequate virtual memory, you may be able to do some "interesting" : things (such as side-by-side comparisons of different window : managers). Of course, it may help to get familiar with such concepts : as "recursion".... :-) : : Cheers, : david : -- : David Wolfskill UNIX System Administrator : dhw@whistle.com voice: (650) 577-7158 pager: (650) 371-4621 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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