Using the X Window System

Chapter 3 Preliminary Configuration

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Finding Your System Directory
Setting the DISPLAY Variable
Making an X0.hosts File
X0.hosts and X0screens Relation
Using an /etc/hosts File

Software Configuration Files

Using Custom Screen Configurations

Creating a Custom `X*screens' File
X0screens Format
Double Buffering
Screen Depth
Mouse Tracking with Multiple Screen Devices
Converting Old X*screens Files
Making a Device Driver File

Using Special Input Devices

How the Server Chooses the Default Keyboard and Pointer
X0devices File
Explicitly Specifying Input Device Use
Explicitly specifying RS-232 Input Device Use
Specifying HP-HIL Input Device Use by Device Type and Position
Specifying HP-HIL Input Device Use by Device File Name
Redefining the HP-HIL Search Path

Customizing for Native Language Support (NLS)

Setting the LANG Environment Variable
Other NLS Environment Variables
Other Language-Dependent Resource Files
Native Language Fonts

This chapter covers some of the preliminary configuration you may need to do before starting the X server. It includes:

Setting the DISPLAY environment variable.
Using hardware and software configuration files.
Using custom screen configurations.
Configuring the system for special input devices.
Distributed processing.
Using Native Language Support.

There are other chapters that deal with initial configuration for special situations:

Chapter 4 covers starting and running X.
Chapter 6 covers configuring and running the font server.
Chapter 7 covers configuring the window manager.
Chapter 11 covers configuration for running the X Window System with graphics programs, such as Starbase.




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