X Windows System Administrator's Guide, Vol 8 (Definitive Guides to the X Window System)

Index

::(double colon), in Makefiles, 225

: (colon), in resource definitions, 281

! (exclamation point), in resource definitions, 282

in resource files, 287

in Xaccess file, 56

#(hash sign), 219

in resource definitions, 287

in RGB specification, 145

used to comment out lines, 315

% (percent sign), in Xaccess file, 59

* (asterisk), and specifying fonts, 108

in resource definitions, 281–283

in Xaccess file, 56–57

/**/ (null comment), 219

? (question mark), in resource definitions, 283

@@ (imake syntax), 220

\ (backslash), in resource definitions, 282

A

access control

server, 73–93;

host-based (see host-based access control),;

reasons for, 73;

user-based (see user-based access control),;

X terminals, 83, 175;

xauth vs. xhost, 82–83

xdm, 47

.ad files, (see application defaults)

additional style, font name field, 102

Adobe fonts, 101

converting to F3, 113

converting to X11/NeWS format, 126

AIX, 188

chown command, 211

installing font server on, 133

installing xdm on, 70

AIXWindows, 8, 187

components of, 302

fonts; example, 121–122

InfoExplorer client, 117

aliases

for fonts, 108–109, 114;

DECWindows, 119;

OpenWindows, 124

for hostnames, 138

for RGB color, 145

for Xcms color, 149

alternate-servers (font server), 129, 134

anonymous ftp, (see ftp command)

AnswerBook, 186

app-defaults directory, (see application defaults)

Apple Macintosh computers, Communications Toolbox, 275–277

MacTCP, 275–277

UNIX and, 275

X clients and, 271, 275

X servers and, 271, 275

application defaults, 258, 285