An X Window System tutorial (Part 5)

In this multi-part video series, I'm attempting to demonstrate the role window managers play when using the X Window System.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• XWindowSystem
• X11
• Xorg
• XFree86
• icewm
• icewm-lite
• windowmanager
• unix
• linux
• debian
• leafpad
• abiword
• jwm
• xterm
• XWindows

[andjack]

Window managers give policy about how to handle Windows.

X Windows System has no policy about how to handle windows, as you so good has demonstrated here. I realy like your tutorial about basic X Windows System. If you also demonstrated that it is distributed to, I would be perfekt!

[blixel]

Demonstrating the ability to run X Window programs over the network is beyond the scope of this tutorial. (As was the Multiple Monitor Setup which is why I created a separate video series for that.)

[tweakmy]

you just make everyone happy. very clear tutorial. this is one of the best tutorial i have seen

[andjack]

Exactly what I said. You can have a graphical program running on one machine (the client) and and showing on another machine with (at least) one screen, keyboard and a mouse (the server).

You tell the program what work place they should use by enviroonment variable DISPLAY or argument -display machine:3.4 means use X server machine's work place 4, screen 5 :)

[doseryder]

Can you elaborate on what you said about it being distributed?

Thx

[GegoXaren]

love it, thanx, now know what is what ::)