CUSTOMIZING - X windows Starting X in FailSafe mode (F1 key for password return) (when things go wrong) Saving a session to customize (F2 key for passwd return) ------ Command Options ------ All X clients are command based (somewhere) - UNIX convention Common Options to clients (the X manpage) -geometry Geometry Strings WIDTHxHEIGHT+XOFF+YOFF xdpyinfo display information Window Identify Hints -iconic Starting Iconic -fn Fonts xlsfonts list fonts xfd look at font -name name of application window Client Name, Real Name, Title (xterms) -display display to use for client DISPLAY Variable local/remote Security of displays xhost, xauth ------Session Startup-------- Startup configuration (login script for session) .xsession (or .xinitrc file) Exit commands xclosedown xlogout special commands to use in xset xsetroot xrdb remote commands xrsh, xrlogin ------Resource Files------ Resources format Client.resource : value . -- direct binding * -- loose binding Command xrdb Source of Resources app-defaults see manual - to find what is modifiable Xresources global resources .Xresources your resources .Xdefaults old format General Resources Geometry IconGeometry Fonts Colors ..etc.. ------Tab Window Manager------ Window Manager - .twmrc Global Flags Per Window Changes Colors (mention - skip) Bitmaps (Creation and usage -- bitmap, xv, bmtoa, atobm) (bitmap search path) Mouse Button actions (position depandance) Other buttons (keycodes - xev) Menus