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Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete |
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hb-desktop-graphical.xml |
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Log: |
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Some paragraphs |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.2 +104 -7 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml |
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file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo |
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plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo |
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diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml.diff?r1=1.1&r2=1.2&cvsroot=gentoo |
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Index: hb-desktop-graphical.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/complete/hb-desktop-graphical.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.1 |
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retrieving revision 1.2 |
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diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2 |
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--- hb-desktop-graphical.xml 6 Jan 2006 20:05:07 -0000 1.1 |
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<sections> |
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<title>Introduction</title> |
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<body> |
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+<p> |
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+Many users believe that Linux is a command-line driven operating system. This |
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+isn't true, but the command-line interface is a standard, well-supported input |
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+method for Linux. However, graphical input is well supported and rivals other |
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+operating systems with its usability, flexibility and stability. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+Like all tools, the graphical environment is also "just a tool" build to do what |
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+it is supposed to do: provide a graphical environment for the end user and |
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+libraries for developers so they can write graphical tools. The base of a |
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+graphical environment are the <e>X11 libraries</e> and <e>X11 server</e>. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+X11 is a network protocol designed to allow graphical environments to be |
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+exported over the network. As such, any graphical environment built using the |
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+X11 libraries can run on a server while it is displayed on a client. But we're |
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+drifting away now... |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+The X11 server is a service that performs the rendering of graphical |
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+environments. It isn't a graphical environment by itself but offers the base for |
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+graphical environments to be built: it is a framework where other software |
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+packages build upon. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+Gentoo supports the <c>xorg-x11</c> X11 server. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Configuration</title> |
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<body> |
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+<p> |
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+Since the X11 server performs the rendering, you need to configure it to use the |
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+hardware you work on. Gentoo has a nice <uri link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml">X |
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+Server Configuration HOWTO</uri> which you definitely should read. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>Desktop Environments</title> |
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<subsection> |
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+<title>Introduction</title> |
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+<body> |
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+<p> |
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+With a bare X11 server you won't be able to do much. You need a window manager |
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+which takes care of the graphical layout of the environment and possibly even a |
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+desktop environment which integrates tools and usability guidelines with a |
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+window manager. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+A desktop environment is a full blown graphical environment offering everything |
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+a desktop might need, all in a coherent package. Backgrounds, file management, |
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+drag and drop, screensavers, menus, theming with icons and sounds, virtual |
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+desktops, ... you name it, all of that is defined in a desktop environment. This |
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+is also why most users are searching for a desktop environment. |
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+</p> |
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+<p> |
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+Users who want a small graphical environment with just the tools they need often |
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+opt for a window manager instead as they don't need all the bells and whistles a |
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+desktop environment offers. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+The next few paragraphs give a small introduction to various desktop |
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+environments. The next section discusses a few window managers. The list is not |
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+meant to be exhaustive but rather to provide some guidance to the new Gentoo |
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+user. |
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+</p> |
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+</body> |
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+</subsection> |
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+<subsection> |
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<title>KDE</title> |
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<body> |
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+<p> |
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+With KDE, users are offered a full-blown environment with a plethora on desktop |
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+utilities. It seems as if the KDE project tries to contain everything a user |
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+might require from a desktop: games, development tools, office suites, imaging |
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+support, multimedia tools, desklets, system utilities, ... and all those build |
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+upon the same libraries so all tools have a consistent look and feel and offer a |
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+well developed drag and drop mechanism. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+The KDE project maintains much documentation (in various languages) and offers a |
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+quick release cycle with new features and fixes available at every new release. |
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+You'll find that the integration of the tools is flawless (the address book is |
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+linked from the Personal Information Management tool <c>kontact</c>, E-mail |
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+client <c>kmail</c>, Event Manager <c>kjournal</c> and of course the Address |
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+book maintenance tool <c>kaddressbook</c>) and the configuration interface |
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+<c>kcontrol</c> complete and well documented. |
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+</p> |
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+<p> |
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+If you are interested in using KDE, don't hesitate to read the <uri |
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+link="/doc/en/kde-config.xml">KDE Configuration Guide</uri>. |
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+</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>GNOME</title> |
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<body> |
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+<p> |
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+The GNOME Foundation offers a consistent desktop environment (GNOME) which |
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+is developed using strict guidelines, offering a maximum on usability (layout |
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+and such is strictly defined). Many GNOME zealots are proud of their environment |
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+because it is simple to use, yet powerful and fully functional. |
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+</p> |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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<title>Window Managers</title> |
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-<title>WMs are no desktop environments</title> |
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-</body> |
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-</subsection> |
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-<subsection> |
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<title>Fluxbox</title> |
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