------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Where to find clients Most X window clients are placed in the Public Contrib area ftp.x.org /contrib (or /R5contrib for older ones ) General X Clients xlogout A simple Quit button, used at the bottom of my .xinitrc. xarchie X Client to the Archie FTP Database xdvi Dvi file perviewing ghostscript Postscript interperter, save paper, PS programming, no NeWS ghostview Makes ghostscript twice as useful. ups Don't debug without it! xfig Object drawing program. xloadimage Set the background root image. xlock With locking turned off, as some say it's anti-social. xv For general picture display and format conversion xmeter Multiple Machine Load Meters (runs locally) xmessage Display files, messages, button choices, for shell scripts xmenu popup a menu of choices, for shell scripts xprompt Ask the user a question, for shell scripts notifier Error message popup window, (for xsession-errors) axe Advanced Xedit -- this is much better ftptool Interactive X FTP tool. mosaic The graphical WWW client -- NCSA xpostit A must for on screen information and scrappads. xnetload Ethernet activity meter. xroute Set up a X server mirror (for firewalls) sxpc Stream X protocol Compresser -- speed up slow X connections collage a collaboraion tool -- requires 8bit pusedo-color ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu /UNIX/XCollage/ wscrawl a multiple user drawing program (more than one at a time!) requires motif to build See below for X painting programs (for Xpixmaps) Neat hacks: xroach Cockroaches are hiding under windows -- Ycck! :-) xfishtank The X aquarium program xantfarm Ants digging on the screen -- needs improvment xneko Cute. xphoon Phase of moon display. sunclock Show which parts of the planet is in daylight Xaw3d Use 3d buttons in Xt programs Games -- See the Xgames.FAQ in the appropriate news groups Action xtank spider xvmahjongg xtrek xstratego xmris nethack (X window) xtetris xhextris ast (asteriods) xsokoban xmahjongg xbd - Boulderdash - also in color (maybe a local patch). xtb - Multiplayer tank game, but client/server based in contrast to xtank, doesn't have all the feature though. invaders - Version of Space Invaders made by local folks. Very fancy. xaster - Asteriods, very true to the original. Also has sound. xpilot - Multiplayer action all the way if I may humbly say so. :) xblast - Multiplayer space war -- very good. Adventure NetHack - The X window client is now available crossfire - multiplayer arcade game (cross of ultima, hack, gauntlet) yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au:pub/crossfire Strategy xconq - Extendable strategy game. xemp - Strategy - empire client, only play if you have a month or two to spare. xbattle - Both action and strategy, recommended. xigc - X Internet GO server client xmgt - X my Go teacher -- a Super Go reader/editor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- XPM Icon Editors ================ Last Update: 12 April 1994 Program Source/Author Platforms SA XPM cost ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- pixmap Lionel Mallet source yes 3 NC * current version doesn't work on 24-plane displays * ftp.x.org:/contrib/pixmap2.1.tar.Z pixt J. Michael Flanery source yes 1 NC * doesn't work on 24-plane displays * ftp.x.org:/contrib/pixt.tar.Z * last updated November 1991 X.desktop IXI DECstation no 3 N/A ? * current version doesn't work on 24-plane displays olpixmap USL Sun no 1 N/A SVR4.2, UnixWare * packaged with the OLIT (OpenLook) toolkit xfedor Daniel Dardailler source yes 3 NC * doesn't work on 24-plane displays * only uses XLIB SCOpaint SCO/Wing Eng ODT yes 2.8 N/A * included with the ODT package pme.icn Icon Project source yes 3 NC * written in the Icon language PixEditT Free Widget Foundation source yes 3 NC * there is currently no support for editing the colormap xscribble Robert Forsman source yes ? NC * requires the FWF, 8-bit pseudocolor * ftp.cis.ufl.edu:/pub/thoth * Alpha version (last updated April 1993) vueicon Hewlett-Packard HP yes 3 N/A * included with Vue3.0 iconedit V3 SunSoft Sparc/Sun3 yes 2 N/A Pixmap Editor ICS ? yes ? ? * this is a Widget, not a complete program ezX Sunrise Software ? ? ? N/A XPaint David Koblas source yes 3 NC * full featured, works on all displays * current release is 2.1.1 (last update January 1994) Phoenix ohtcolor@niksula.hut.fi source yes 3 NC * full featured, 24-bit painting program, requires Motif. * nic.funet.fi:/pub/graphics/packages/phoenix/ * Beta version (last updated September 1993) pixed Alsys Many UNIX yes 3 N/A * pixed is part of the TeleUSE UIMS * More info is available from service@ignite.alsys.com SA - Stand Alone program NC - No Charge (i.e. free); most programs are copyrighted. XPM - XPM format supported source - built from source code; likely works on all standard X platforms N/A - icon editor is normally distributed with other software Send updates, additions, corrections, etc. to dan@bristol.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------