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| SUSE LINUX Documentation Part VIII. System / Chapter 35. The X Window System | ||||
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| 34.5. For More Information | 35.2. Optimizing the X Configuration | | |
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Abstract
The X Window System (X11) is the de facto standard for graphical user interfaces in UNIX. X is network-based, enabling applications started on one host to be displayed on another host connected over any kind of network (LAN or Internet). This chapter describes the setup and optimization of the X Window System environment, provides background information about the use of fonts in SUSE Linux, and explains the configuration of OpenGL and 3D.
The graphical user interface, or X server, handles the communication between hardware and software. Desktops, like KDE and GNOME, and the wide variety of window managers, use the X server for interaction with the user. The graphical user interface is initially configured during installation. To change the settings afterwards, use the respective module from the YaST control center or run SaX2 manually from the command line with the command sax2. The SaX2 main window provides a common umbrella for the individual modules from the YaST control center.
In the left navigation bar, there are six items, each of them showing the respective configuration dialog from the YaST control center. Find the sections mentioned below in Chapter 3, System Configuration with YaST (↑Start-Up).
For a description of the monitor and graphics card configuration, see Section 3.11.1, “Card and Monitor Properties” (↑Start-Up).
For a description of the mouse configuration in the graphical environment, see Section 3.11.2, “Mouse Properties” (↑Start-Up).
For a description of the keyboard configuration in the graphical environment, see Section 3.11.3, “Keyboard Properties” (↑Start-Up).
For a description of the graphics tablet configuration, see Section 3.11.4, “Tablet Properties” (↑Start-Up).
For a description of the touchscreen configuration, see Section 3.11.5, “Touchscreen Properties” (↑Start-Up).
For a description of the VNC configuration, see Section 3.11.6, “Remote Access Properties” (↑Start-Up).
