From c6f0d162ec1b3849c25a57eb2de26768b1e5577f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:07:28 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Modernize and simplify the X11 chapter.
Reviewed by: wblock
Approved by: jkois (mentor)
---
.../books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml | 36 ++++++-------------
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml
index 362e3de511..f987ddcb99 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@
default and official flavor of X11 in &os; is
<application>&xorg;</application>, the X11 server developed by
the X.Org Foundation under a license very similar to the one
- used by &os;. Commercial X servers for &os; are also
- available.</para>
+ used by &os;.</para>
<para>For more information on the video hardware that X11
supports, check the <ulink
@@ -119,8 +118,8 @@
other input or output devices (i.e., a <quote>tablet</quote>
can be used as an input device, and a video projector
may be an alternative output device). Each X application
- (such as <application>XTerm</application>, or
- <application>&netscape;</application>) is a
+ (such as <application>XTerm</application> or
+ <application>Firefox</application>) is a
<quote>client</quote>. A client sends messages to the server
such as <quote>Please draw a window at these
coordinates</quote>, and the server sends back messages such
@@ -176,22 +175,16 @@
<para>Instead, X delegates this responsibility to an
application called a <quote>Window Manager</quote>. There
- are dozens of window managers available for X:
- <application>AfterStep</application>,
- <application>Blackbox</application>,
- <application>ctwm</application>,
- <application>Enlightenment</application>,
- <application>fvwm</application>,
- <application>Sawfish</application>,
- <application>twm</application>,
- <application>Window Maker</application>, and more. Each of
+ are <ulink
+ url="http://xwinman.org/">dozens of window managers</ulink>
+ available for X. Each of
these window managers provides a different look and feel;
some of them support <quote>virtual desktops</quote>; some
of them allow customized keystrokes to manage the desktop;
some have a <quote>Start</quote> button or similar device;
some are <quote>themeable</quote>, allowing a complete change
- of look-and-feel by applying a new theme. These window
- managers, and many more, are available in the
+ of look-and-feel by applying a new theme. Window managers
+ are available in the
<filename>x11-wm</filename> category of the Ports
Collection.</para>
@@ -300,15 +293,8 @@
<para>As a result, do not expect X applications to have a
common look and feel. There are several popular widget sets
- and variations, including the original Athena widget set from
- MIT, <application>&motif;</application> (on which the widget
- set in µsoft.windows; was modeled, all bevelled edges and
- three shades of grey), <application>OpenLook</application>,
- and others.</para>
-
- <para>Most newer X applications today will use a
- modern-looking widget set, either Qt, used by
- <application>KDE</application>, or GTK+, used by the
+ and variations, including Qt, used by
+ <application>KDE</application>, and GTK+, used by the
<application>GNOME</application> project. In this respect,
there is some convergence in look-and-feel of the &unix;
desktop, which certainly makes things easier for the novice
@@ -319,7 +305,7 @@
<sect1 id="x-install">
<title>Installing X11</title>
- <para><application>&xorg;</application> is the default X11
+ <para><application>&xorg;</application> is the X11
implementation for &os;. <application>&xorg;</application>
is the X server of the open source X Window System
implementation released by the X.Org Foundation.