1    Introduction to the DIGITAL UNIX Window System Environment

The X Window System that is part of the DIGITAL UNIX operating system software is a standard X implementation. It conforms as closely as possible with the sample X Window System Release 6 (X11 R6) implementation from the X Consortium. This manual discusses everything except for the CDE environment. See Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide for information on CDE.

The DIGITAL UNIX implementation includes the standard X client applications, such as xterm, xmh, xclock, twm, and editres. In addition, the DIGITAL UNIX window environment provides Motif or CDE client applications and DECwindows client applications.

DIGITAL UNIX contains CDE/Motif Release 1.0 and uses dtwm as the default window manager. Two X session styles are offered. CDE is the default X session. Information on CDE can be found in Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide. The previous DECwindows session manager is still available, as well as DECwindows applications such as dxsession, dxconsole, dxkeycaps, and dxterm.

DIGITAL UNIX also includes PostScript and Display PostScript from Adobe Systems Inc.

All X Window System files in DIGITAL UNIX are located in the standard directories, such as /usr/bin/X11 and /usr/lib/X11. See Section 2.3 for lists of the X Window System files and their locations. CDE files can be found in the/usr/dt directory.

This chapter lists windowing system documentation for end users, system administrators, and programmers. Chapter 2 discusses system administration topics; Chapter 3 explains how to customize X Window System resources; Chapter 4 contains programming information.

Documentation for the DIGITAL UNIX X Window System Environment

The X Window System environment is used by three different audiences: end users, system administrators, and programmers. Some of the windows documentation that each of these groups can use is written by Digital; other pieces come from outside publishers. Some books from outside publishers are provided as part of the DIGITAL UNIX hardcopy documentation set.

The following list summarizes the available documentation. For further information, see the Documentation Overview, Glossary, and Master Index.

DECwindows User's Guide

X Window System User's Guide, OSF/Motif 1.2 Edition (O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.)

X Window System Administrator's Guide (O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.)

X Window System Environment

X Window System (Digital Press)

X Window System Toolkit (Digital Press)

Inter-Client Communication Conventions Manual (X Consortium)

X Logical Font Description Conventions (X Consortium)

X Window System Protocol (X Consortium)

X Toolkit Intrinsics -- C Language Interface (X Consortium)

Xlib -- C Language X Interface (X Consortium)

DECwindows Extensions to Motif

DECwindows Companion to the OSF/Motif Style Guide

DECwindows Motif Guide to Application Programming

OSF/Motif Style Guide (P T R Prentice-Hall, Inc.)

OSF/Motif Programmer's Guide (P T R Prentice-Hall, Inc.)

Developing Applications for the Display PostScript System

PostScript Language Reference Manual (Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.)

Programming the Display PostScript System with X

Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide

Common Desktop Environment: Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide

Common Desktop Environment: Application Builder User's Guide

Common Desktop Environment: Desktop Kornshell User's Guide

Common Desktop Environment: Help System Author's and Programmer's Guide

Common Desktop Environment: Internationalization

Common Desktop Environment: Programmer's Guide

Common Desktop Environment: Programmer's Overview

Common Desktop Environment: Style Guide and Certification Checklist

Common Desktop Environment: ToolTalk Messaging Overview

Common Desktop Environment: Product Glossary

Display PostScript documents

Adobe System Incorporated

PostScript Language Reference Manual Supplement

/usr/share/doclib/dps/2015supplement.ps.Z

Display PostScript Developer TechNotes

/usr/share/doclib/dps/Developer-TechNotes-Volume1.ps.Z

Adobe CID-Fonts Web Location

/usr/share/doclib/dps/CID-Fonts.README

X Image Extension Version 5 documents

X Consortium

X Image Extension Overview

/usr/share/doclib/xie/overview.ps.gz

XIElib Specification

/usr/share/doclib/xie/xielib.ps.gz

XIE Sample Implementation Architecture

/usr/share/doclib/xie/xieSIarch.ps.gz

X Image Extension Protocol Reference Manual, Version 5.0

/usr/share/doclib/xie/XIEProto.ps.gz