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Autor: Hendrik Boom
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Para: dng
Assunto: Re: [DNG] A heads up about xfce's future
On Tue, Mar 01, 2016 at 02:02:13AM -0600, T.J. Duchene wrote:
> >
> >I think, window manager user configuration more or less rests on these tasks:
> >a) configure some menu structure to access user programs
> That's covered by any manager supported by menu-xdg.
> >b) configure a keyboard structure to access user programs
> Most wms support keyboard macros. It varies by manager.
> >c) configure wallpaper and screen saver
> xscreensaver can be used with virtually any manager.
> >d) adjust font sizes and screen brightness
> Have you ever tried using the xrandr command to adjust the
> brightness of X11 display? It may help you, by giving you the
> ability to adjust the display regardless of the manager you chose.
> Font control is specific to whatever manager you decide to use.
>
>
> Please feel welcome to email me if you need more information.


Twenty years ago X used to have a feature calles X resources, whereby
you could load into the X server (i.e., the screen) a set or options
keyed by a very limited kind of regular expression to specify verious
options like fonts, default colours, and the like?

Whatever happened to it?

-- hendrik