By Chris Tyler
First Edition
December 2007
Pages: 270
ISBN 10: 0-596-10195-3 |
ISBN 13: 9780596101954
This book puts you in charge of the most flexible and adaptable graphical interface in the computer industry. The X Window System underlies graphical desktops on Linux and Unix systems, and supports advanced features of modern graphics cards. This unique inside look at X gives you a lot of useful ways to harness the power of this system effectively.
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Written in O'Reilly's popular Power Tools format, X Power Tools offers dozens of standalone articles, thoroughly cross-referenced, on useful tools and techniques for using X. This unique inside look at X gives Unix/Linux system administrators, owners of self-administered systems, and power users a lot of useful ways to harness the power of this system effectively. This book:
- Offers a thorough grounding in X configuration and how the system works
- Provides the complete ins and outs of changing a desktop's behavior, such as fonts, keyboard settings, and remote security
- Includes articles on how to take advantage of X's "network transparency" -- its ability to display graphical applications on a remote machine
- Explores intriguing areas such as using multiple monitors, building kiosks, and accessibility
- Features discussions on X Window innovations and the future of the system
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First Edition: December 2007
ISBN: 0-596-10195-3
Pages: 270
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"This exceeded my expectations immediately. I opened the book expecting to be slightly bored. What don't I already know about X that I care about knowing? Well, as it turns out, quite a lot. I have a habit of turning down page corners when I come across something interesting that I want to note in my review - this poor book looked shabby in minutes. I had to switch to Post-it notes, but soon it was full of those too. I gave up: this book is loaded with things you want to know...I had the big multi-volume X Windows User's Guide years ago (probably still have it kicking around here somewhere) - amazingly enough, this packs more truly useful information into 200+ pages than that did in several larger books. I'm really impressed, and can highly recommend this."
-- A.P. Lawrence, Information and Resources for Unix and Linux Systems
"...if you think the best thing to do with a shiny new tool is to take it apart, well X Power Tools by Chris Tyler may be just for you...From fonts to keyboard layouts, multi-display to kiosks, everything required is laid out in straight forward terms. For me, as a Fedora user myself, this means that having read this book I approach my work environment with a new level of confidence. Behaviors that used to puzzle me, now make complete sense. Quirks that bothered me, no longer need to be tolerated as I know have the tools to get things working just the way I want, rather than using defaults...All tech books face the danger of becoming quickly useless as progress marches forward. X is actively being developed, but at the same time, looking back on its history I think this book will be useful for sysadmin and user for some time to come."
-- JR Peck, Slashdot.org
"Despite having only 270 pages, this text knows how to fill in the gaps to understanding X...Congratulations to Chris Tyler for creating a great book. Readers wanting to understand and use the open source X Window System should grab a copy of X Power Tools."
-- James Pyles, Linux Magazine
