This manual discusses various aspects of the X Window System (X11) Release 6 implementation on the Tru64TM UNIX® (formerly DIGITAL UNIX) operating system.
This manual provides information about the X Window System as supplied by the Tru64 UNIX operating system. The audience for this manual includes end users, system administrators, and applications programmers.
This manual has been revised to document X11 R6.
Adobe has retired their Display PostScript (DPS) product. This includes client libraries, an X server extension, and various applications and examples. Therefore, Compaq has also retired the Adobe DPS product as of the Tru64 UNIX Version 4.0F realease of the product.
The following Adobe software is retired and will no longer be included with the Tru64 UNIX operating system:
The following Tru64 UNIX applications, which use Adobe DPS, have been retired and will no longer be included with the operating system:
This document has four chapters:
| Chapter 1 | Provides introductory information and lists the books that this manual complements. |
| Chapter 2 | Discusses X Window System system administration topics for Tru64 UNIX systems. |
| Chapter 3 | Explains how to customize X environment resources
and
keysyms
on Tru64 UNIX systems. |
| Chapter 4 | Discusses X server extensions that are part of the Tru64 UNIX X Window System environment as well as other programming topics that apply to Tru64 UNIX systems. |
The following books are part of the Tru64 UNIX hardcopy documentation set. The information in the Tru64 UNIX X Window System Environment supplements information found in these books:
X Window System Administrator's Guide, Linda Mui and Eric Pearce, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
PostScript Language Reference Manual, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.
For Tru64 UNIX, the X Consortium provides programming documentation. See the Documentation Overview for information on where this documentation is located.
The following manuals are available on Tru64 UNIX through Bookreader as well as being part of the hardcopy documentation set:
DECwindows Companion to the OSF/Motif Style Guide
DECwindows Extensions to Motif
DECwindows Motif Guide to Application Programming
OSF/Motif Style Guide
OSF/Motif Programmer's Guide
The following book provides extensive information about the Motif window
interface, including topics on the
mwm
window manager,
font specification, graphics utilities, and customizing your X Window System
working environment:
X Window System User's Guide, OSF/Motif 1.2 Edition, Valerie Quercia and Tim O'Reilly, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
Documents from the X Consortium describing the X Image Extension, Version
5, protocols and architecture are provided in PostScript files in the
/usr/share/doclib/xie
directory.
This directory is available only
after the OSFXIEDOC440 subset is installed.
Reference pages document all Tru64 UNIX X Window System commands,
OSF/Motif routines, DECwindows routines, and most X Window System routines.
Use the
man
or
xman
command to review
these pages.
The printed version of the Tru64 UNIX documentation set is color coded to help specific audiences quickly find the books that meet their needs. (You can order the printed documentation from Compaq.) This color coding is reinforced with the use of an icon on the spines of books. The following list describes this convention:
| Audience | Icon | Color Code |
| General users | G | Blue |
| System and network administrators | S | Red |
| Programmers | P | Purple |
| Device driver writers | D | Orange |
| Reference page users | R | Green |
Some books in the documentation set help meet the needs of several audiences. For example, the information in some system books is also used by programmers. Keep this in mind when searching for information on specific topics.
The Documentation Overview provides information on all of the books in the Tru64 UNIX documentation set.
Compaq welcomes any comments and suggestions you have on this and other Tru64 UNIX manuals.
You can send your comments in the following ways:
Fax: 603-884-0120 Attn: UBPG Publications, ZKO3-3/Y32
Internet electronic mail:
readers_comment@zk3.dec.com
A Reader's Comment form is located on your system in the following location:
/usr/doc/readers_comment.txt
Mail:
Compaq Computer Corporation
UBPG Publications Manager
ZKO3-3/Y32
110 Spit Brook Road
Nashua, NH 03062-9987
A Reader's Comment form is located in the back of each printed manual. The form is postage paid if you mail it in the United States.
Please include the following information along with your comments:
The full title of the book and the order number. (The order number is printed on the title page of this book and on its back cover.)
The section numbers and page numbers of the information on which you are commenting.
The version of Tru64 UNIX that you are using.
If known, the type of processor that is running the Tru64 UNIX software.
The Tru64 UNIX Publications group cannot respond to system problems or technical support inquiries. Please address technical questions to your local system vendor or to the appropriate Compaq technical support office. Information provided with the software media explains how to send problem reports to Compaq.
This document uses the following typographical and symbol conventions:
%$A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and POSIX shells.
% catBoldface type in interactive examples indicates typed user input.
Italic (slanted) type indicates variable values, placeholders, and function argument names.
In syntax definitions, brackets indicate items that are optional and braces indicate items that are required. Vertical bars separating items inside brackets or braces indicate that you choose one item from among those listed.
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In syntax definitions, literal elements are colored green. Variable values, placeholders, and function argument names are colored red. No special colored text is used outside of syntax descriptions.
cat(1)A cross-reference to a reference page includes the appropriate section
number in parentheses.
For example,
cat(1)
indicates that you can find information on the
cat
command in Section 1 of the reference pages.