HEPiX X11 Scripts - User's Guide

This is the user's guide of the %hx, it tries to describe what a user can do to modify his X environment when using the %hx.

This is not an X user's guide. If you are not familiar with X, you can consult the ``Guide for the Usage of X Window at CERN'' or other sources of information.


Introduction

With the version 3.x of the %h, an X11 package is provided to give a good default X environment that is easy to customise.

This document describes only what is specific to X11. It is complementary to the %h user's guide.

Customisation

(all the files mentioned below should be located under $HOME/.hepix)

If you want to have some X clients started automatically when you log in, you should add them to the %xclients file.

If you want to modify the resources used by your X clients, you should put them in the %xresources file.

If you want to modify the global behaviour of the X session, you should set some major switches in the %xprofile file.

If you want to play with the keyboard mapping, you can use the files %xkeyboard (defining which keyboard name to use) and %xkbd.$HX_KEYBOARD (defining which keymapping to perform). You can also use %$HOME/.BackSpace or %$HOME/.Delete to change (only) the behaviour of the "erase" key.

In Case of Problem

... you should always look at the X session log file (%$HOME/.hepix/xsession.log) to find out what went wrong.

If needed, you can start a "debug session" by pressing F2 instead of Return after typing your password in the xdm login panel. You will get more information in the X session log file.

You can also start a "failsafe session" (i.e. only an xterm is started) by pressing F1 after your password.


Lionel Cons, 18-Aug-1997