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14.  X Window System

X11, X -- a portable, network-transparent window system

Extract from man X:

The X Window System is a network transparent window system which runs on a wide range of computing and graphics machines. It should be relatively straightforward to build the X Consortium software distribution on most ANSI C and POSIX compliant systems. Commercial implementations are also available for a wide range of platforms.

X Window System servers run on computers with bitmap displays. The server distributes user input to and accepts output requests from various client programs through a variety of different interprocess communication channels. Although the most common case is for the client programs to be running on the same machine as the server, clients can be run transparently from other machines (including machines with different architectures and operating systems) as well.

X supports overlapping hierarchical subwindows and text and graphics operations, on both monochrome and color displays. For a full explanation of the functions that are available, see the Xlib - C Language X Interface manual, the X Window System Protocol specification, the X Toolkit Intrinsics - C Language Interface manual, and various toolkit documents.

The number of programs that use X is quite large. You may find on ilon (SunOS 2.6):

% pwd 
/usr/openwin/demo
% ls
add            maze           plaid          xepsf  
dpsexec        muncher        puzzle         xev      
fish_props     olbiff         realxfishdb    xeyes   
ico            olitsampler    spider         xgc
ico2           olittable      texteroids     xil
kcms           olmh           worm           xmac

/usr/openwin/bin

kcms_calibrate     - Configure and calibrate an X11 window system for use with the KCMS library
kcms_configure     - Configure an X11 window system for use with the KCMS library
kcms_server        - KCMS library service daemon
xcms2kcms          - a utility to convert Xlib Screen Color Characterization
xcmsdb             - Device Color Characterization utility for X Color Management System
24to8              - convert a 24- or 32-bit rasterfile to an 8 bit
ab_admin           - administer AnswerBook card catalog database(s)
answerbook         - browse, search, and view on-line documentation
audiocontrol       - audio control panel
audiotool          - audio play/record tool
binder             - modify deskset bindings database
calctool           - a desktop calculator
ce_db_build        - build a Classing Engine database from an ASCII
ce_db_merge        - merge new information into a Classing Engine database from an
clock              - display the time in an icon or window
cm                 - calendar manager, appointment and resource scheduling tool
cm_delete          - delete appointments from Calendar Manager database
cm_insert          - insert appointments into Calendar Manager database
cm_lookup          - look up appointments from Calendar Manager database
colorchooser       - change icon colors in deskset tools
convert_to_xview   - convert a SunView1 source program to XView source
docviewer          - OpenWindows viewer for AnswerBook on-line documentation
dsdm               - Drop Site Database Manager
filemgr            - a GUI-based file management application
fixframe           - convert FrameMaker 2.0 PostScript files to conform
fixinterleaf       - convert Interleaf PostScript files to conform
fmgc               - a program to garbage collect a users ~/.fm directory hierarchy
format_floppy      - diskette formatting program used by FileManager
helpopen           - utility for programmatically controlling helpviewer
helpviewer         - OpenWindows viewer for on-line help handbooks
imagetool          - Image viewer for OpenWindows
locale_env         - program for openwin-sys
mailprint          - filter to strip out mail message attachments
mailtool           - OpenWindows interface for the mail program
mp                 - PostScript pretty printer
navigator          - browse and search AnswerBook on-line documentation
olwm                   - OPEN LOOK window manager for OpenWindows
olwmslave              - helper program for olwm
openwin                - OpenWindows startup script
owplaces               - list client applications running on a display
pageview               - PostScript language previewer for OpenWindows
perfmeter              - display system performance values in multiple dials or strip charts
printtool              - OpenWindows tool for printing files
props                  - graphical interface to set OpenWindows properties
rash                   - Sun Raster to PostScript translator
shelltool              - run a shell (or other program) in an OpenWindows terminal window
snapshot               - capture some or all of a screen image and save to a raster file
tapetool               - OpenWindows tool for reading files from tape
textedit
toolwait               - control client program startup
viewprint              - print AnswerBook documents using lp
vkbd
xv_get_sel             - copy the content of a selection to the standard output
tt_enumerated_types    - Introduction to ToolTalk enumerated types
tt_type_comp           - compile ToolTalk otypes and ptypes
ttsession              - the ToolTalk message server
ttsnoop                - ToolTalk graphical user interface
tttar                  - process files and ToolTalk objects in an archive
tttrace                - trace ToolTalk calls and messages
accessx                - a graphical interface to the accessx keyboard enhancements.
Xserver                - X Window System display server
Xsun                   - Solaris server for X Version 11
appres                 - list X application resource database
bdftopcf               - convert X font from Bitmap Distribution Format to Portable
bdftosnf               - BDF to SNF font compiler for X11
bitmap, bmtoa, atobm   - bitmap editor and converter utilities for the X Window System
cmap_alloc             - allocate default colormaps for non-default visuals
cmap_compact           - colormap configuration utility to reduce colormap flashing.
constype               - print type of Sun console
editres                - a dynamic resource editor for X Toolkit applications
fsadmin                - font server administration utility
fsinfo                 - X font server information utility
fslsfonts              - list fonts served by X font server
fstobdf                - generate BDF font from X font server
htt                                              - X input method server
iceauth                                          - ICE authority file utility
imake                                            - C preprocessor interface to the make utility
kbd_mode                                         - change the keyboard translation mode
listres                                          - list resources in widgets
makebdf                                          - create bitmap files from scalable F3 or X11/NeWS font files
makedepend                                       - create dependencies in makefiles
makepsres                                        - Build PostScript resource database file.
mkdirhier                                        - makes a directory hierarchy
mkfontdir, fonts.dir, fonts.scale, fonts.alias   - create an index of X font files in a directory
oclock                                           - round X clock
pswrap                                           - creates C procedures from segments of PostScript language code
ras2ps                                           - converts a Sun RasterFile to a PostScript file
redxblue                                         - swap red and blue for a 24 or 32 bit rasterfile
resize                                           - set TERMCAP and terminal settings to current xterm window size
rgb                                              - build the color name database
sessreg                                          - manage utmp/wtmp entries for non-init clients
showfont                                         - font dumper for X font server
showrgb                                          - uncompile an rgb color-name database
showsnf                                          - display contents of an SNF file
twm                                              - Tab Window Manager for the X Window System
viewres                                          - graphical class browser for Xt
winsysck                                         - check which window system protocols are available
xauth                                            - X authority file utility
xbiff                                            - mailbox flag for X
xcalc                                            - scientific calculator for X
xclipboard                                       - X clipboard client
xclock                                           - analog / digital clock for X
xcolor                                           - displays 256 colors in an X window.
xconsole                                         - monitor system console messages with X
xcutsel                                          - interchange between cut buffer and selection
xditview                                         - display ditroff DVI files
xdm                                              - X Display Manager with support for XDMCP, host chooser
xdpr                                             - dump an X window directly to a printer
xdpyinfo                                         - display information utility for X
xedit                                            - simple text editor for X
xfd                                                               - display all the characters in an X font
xfontsel                                                          - point & click interface for selecting X11 font names
xfs                                                               - X font server
xhost                                                             - server access control program for X
xinit                                                             - X Window System initializer
xkill                                                             - kill a client by its X resource
xload                                                             - system load average display for X
xlock                                                             - locks the local X display until a password is entered
xlogo                                                             - X Window System logo
xlsatoms                                                          - list interned atoms defined on server
xlsclients                                                        - list client applications running on a display
xlsfonts                                                          - server font list displayer for X
xlswins                                                           - server window list displayer for X
xmag                                                              - magnify parts of the screen
xmakemap                                                          - make a keyboard mapping to be used as input to xmodmap
xman                                                              - manual page display program for the X Window System
xmh                                                               - send and read mail with an X interface to MH
xmkmf                                                             - create a Makefile from an Imakefile
xmodmap                                                           - utility for modifying keymaps in X
xpr                                                               - print an X window dump
xprop                                                             - property displayer for X
xrdb                                                              - X server resource database utility
xrefresh                                                          - refresh all or part of an X screen
xset                                                              - user preference utility for X
xsetroot                                                          - root window parameter setting utility for X
xstdcmap                                                          - X standard colormap utility
xterm                                                             - terminal emulator for X
xwd                                                               - dump an image of an X window
xwininfo                                                          - window information utility for X
xwud                                                              - image displayer for X

Extract-Program:

 1      #!/bin/sh
 2      
 3      DIR=/usr/openwin/man/man1
 4      
 5      find $DIR -type f       |
 6      while read f
 7      do
 8              grep  '^.SH NAME' $f > /dev/null
 9              if [ $? -eq 0 ]
10              then
11                      awk ' /.SH NAME/ { getline; print; exit }' $f
12              fi
13      done


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