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X Window System Architecture Overview HOWTO
Daniel Manrique
roadmr@entropia.com.mx
| Revision History | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revision 1.0.1 | 2001-05-22 | Revised by: dm |
| Some grammatical corrections, pointed out by Bill Staehle | ||
| Revision 1.0 | 2001-05-20 | Revised by: dm |
| Initial LDP release. | ||
This document provides an overview of the X Window System's architecture, give a better understanding of its design, which components integrate with X and fit together to provide a working graphical environment and what choices are there regarding such components as window managers, toolkits and widget libraries, and desktop environments.
- Table of Contents
- 1. Preface
- 2. Introduction
- 3. The X Window System Architecture: overview
- 4. Window Managers
- 5. Client Applications
- 6. Widget Libraries or toolkits
- 7. What we have so far
- 8. Desktop environments to the rescue
- 9. Specific Desktop Environments
- 10. How it all fits together
- 11. A day in the life of an X system
- 12. Copyright and License
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