Subject: Re: embarassing X questions
Date: Thu, Mar 26, 1998 at 07:52:48PM -0800
In reply to:Keith Beattie
Quoting Keith Beattie([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>
> Christopher J. McNicholas wrote:
> >
> > 1) Is there somewhere I can read up on the different types of windows
> > managers?
>
> http://www.plig.org/xwinman/ is a pretty good site.
>
> > 2) I loaded X without a windows manager installed. I can move my
> > mouse around, but that's about it, no menus or anything. I switched
> > VCs just to make sure I wasn't locked up :-).. The question is..how
> > do I properly close out of X without a windows manager?
>
> The magic keystroke (for XFree86) is Ctrl-Alt-Backspace.
>
> > 3) After X loads up, my screen is shifted one character to the left,
> > wrapping to the right hand side of the screen...what's that all
> > about? I'm forced to reboot to straighten it out!
>
> Ya got me on that one. I usually just tweaked the setting on the
> monitor itself.
>
After you have a Win manager installed, run xvidtune to adjust the
screen problem. Should have done that in XF86Setup tho..??
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