X Users Guide Motif R5: Motif Edition vol. III (Definitive Guides to the X Window System)
by By OReilly, Tim and Quercia, Valerie
Category: Computers , Operating Systems , General

The X Window System User's Guide, Motif Edition, orients the new user to window system concepts and provides detailed tutorials for many client programs, including the xterm terminal emulator and the window  manager. Building on this basic knowledge, later chapters explain how  to customize the X environment and provide sample configurations.This alternative edition of the User's Guide highlights the Motif  window manager for users of the Motif graphical user interface. Revised for Motif 1.2 and X11 Release 5.Topics include:Starting the system and opening windowsUsing the xterm terminal emulator and window managersMost standard release clients, including programs for graphics, printing, font manipulation, window/display information, removing windows, as well as several "desktop" utilitiesCustomizing the window manager, keyboard, display, and certain basic features of any client programUsing and customizing the mwm window manager, for those using theOSF/Motif graphical interfaceSystem administration tasks, such as managing fonts, starting X automatically, and using the display manager, xdm, to run X on single or multiple displaysMaterial covered in this second edition includes:Overview of the X Color Management System (Xcms)Creating your own Xcms color databaseTutorials for two "color editors": xcoloredit and xticiUsing the X font serverTutorial for editres, a resource editorExtensive coverage of the new implementations of bitmap and xmagOverview of internationalization featuresFeatures common to Motif 1.2 applications: tear-off menus and drag-and-drop