raisch@eecae.UUCP (Rob Raisch) (05/21/88)
Hello! I have just completed compiling X11R2 on our network of Sun Workstations, and I must say I am impressed. Finally a window manager that allows the user to make the decisions, not the other way around. I have a couple hundred questions, but I will limit this first posting to but a few. 1. I have gleaned the meanings of the arcane .Xdefaults file, but I need to start up some goodies automagically on the desktop. My startX script does not seem to be the proper place for this owing to the fact that I have to sleep for a period of time to wait for the server to awaken. Is there a better way to handle this? (I have read references to a file called ".Xdesk", but so far have not been able to make X realize that it exists.) 2. We have a big graphics project that we wish to deliver using X11R2 as it's vehicle. So far, reading the examples, (even those that compile correctly, <grin>), has been of minimal help. It there a prototypical X application that people would recommend studying? Even better, is there a "generic framework" available for a simple app? One with copious comments would do just fine. Thanks much beforehand for any help. If you would rather, please feel free to mail me directly and I will do my best to abstract comments received to the net. R.