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| + | Overview of X | ||
| + | - Emphasize the layered approach (Section 1.5 in book) | ||
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| + | Display and User Interface Hardware and Technology | ||
| + | - Displays, graphics cards, USB devices | ||
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| + | Starting and Using the X Server | ||
| + | - using VTs | ||
| + | - startx | ||
| + | - display managers | ||
| + | - xdmcp | ||
| + | - manually starting the X server | ||
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| + | Standard X Programs and Utilities | ||
| + | - Chapter 6 in book | ||
| + | - Useful for analyzing and debugging | ||
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| + | Installing and Configuring the X Window Server | ||
| + | - Auto-configuration | ||
| + | - No config file | ||
| + | - Self-generated config file | ||
| + | - Configuration tools (e.g., system-config-display in Fedora) | ||
| + | - Using the x.org configuration file | ||
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| + | Fonts, Colours, and Keyboards | ||
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| + | Integrated X Desktop Environments | ||
| + | - KDE | ||
| + | - GNOME | ||
| + | - XFCE | ||
| + | - Others | ||
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| + | X and Wide Area Networking | ||
| + | - The three challenges (13.7 in book) | ||
| + | - Privacy | ||
| + | - Access control | ||
| + | - Network performance (bandwidth and latency) | ||
| + | - Xauth | ||
| + | - ssh | ||
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| + | X and VNC | ||
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| + | Building a Kiosk | ||
| + | - This is a useful topic because it lets the students split the | ||
| + | different layers apart and recombine them as they see fit. | ||
Revision as of 14:41, 2 September 2008
== Link to XWN740 Course Webpage ==
Murray Saul's XWN740 Webpage
== Link to XWN740 Subject Outline ==
XWN740 Subject Outline
== Link to XWN740 Weekly Notes ==
XWN740 Weekly Notes
== Tentative Topic Outline ==
Overview of X
- Emphasize the layered approach (Section 1.5 in book)
Display and User Interface Hardware and Technology - Displays, graphics cards, USB devices
Starting and Using the X Server - using VTs - startx - display managers - xdmcp - manually starting the X server
Standard X Programs and Utilities - Chapter 6 in book - Useful for analyzing and debugging
Installing and Configuring the X Window Server - Auto-configuration - No config file - Self-generated config file - Configuration tools (e.g., system-config-display in Fedora) - Using the x.org configuration file
Fonts, Colours, and Keyboards
Integrated X Desktop Environments - KDE - GNOME - XFCE - Others
X and Wide Area Networking - The three challenges (13.7 in book) - Privacy - Access control - Network performance (bandwidth and latency) - Xauth - ssh
X and VNC
Building a Kiosk - This is a useful topic because it lets the students split the different layers apart and recombine them as they see fit.
