[2583] in RedHat Linux List
Re: A couple of newbie questions . . .
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike Wangsmo)
Mon Nov 4 11:45:13 1996
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 1996 09:42:09 -0700 (MST)
From: Mike Wangsmo <wanger@fubar.cs.montana.edu>
To: Lance Cummings <lance@iac.co.jp>
Cc: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-Reply-To: <199611041252.VAA24521@mail.sphere.ad.jp>
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On Mon, 4 Nov 1996, Lance Cummings wrote:
> I have finally configured Xwindows at 1024 x 768.
> The Xwindow does not fill the entire screen; there
> is an approximately 1.5 cm black border around
> the window on all sides. Is this normal? Can I get
> rid of it? I don't want to have to resize the screen
> every time I switch back and forth between Windoze
> and Linux. (I know . . . lazy!) :)
That is just how the video driver operates in X.
>
> Next, how can I move, control or get rid of the small
> rectangle with the 18 squares that lets you switch
> between virtual windows? It seems like it's always
> in the way of window controls, and I can't move it or
> minimize it. And how about the little box next to it that
> looks like some kind of system monitor?
The first thing is called your virtual desktop and is one of the handiest
items in the world of X. The other little box is called xload and shows
the system load in real time.
>
> Finally, I'd like to know more about mouse cursor movement.
> I have always liked the Xwindow system of having a window
> activate when the cursor passes over it. But I have to
> confess I like the cursor movement in Windoze better.
> I know you can accelerate the cursor movement in X,
> but the acceleration is kind of strange. Is there a way to
> emulate the Windoze tracking while keeping the other
> X characteristics?
Depending on what window manager you are running (FVWM?), there is a .*rc
file in your ~/ directory or a *rc in /etc that controls how the window
manager looks, acts, etc. EVERYTHING is customizable to your exact
specifications. Look at the man pages for fvwm to get started. THe
xload is actually a program that runs as part of a users' X client and is
called in a file called ~/.xsession which basically controls how an
individual user's X session will act including what window manager that
user uses. You may want to get a Linux book such as "running Linux" by
Matt Welsh which gives a good into to configuring these things.
Regards,
Mike
_______________________________________________________________________
Mike Wangsmo, Graduate Student wanger@fubar.cs.montana.edu
Dept. of M&IE, MSU http://www.cs.montana.edu/~wanger
Bozeman, MT 59717 (406) 586-0690
"May the Force be with you, always"
Dole/Kemp '96
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