fox2mike 05/09/09 05:57:43 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en xorg-config.xml Log: #101912 - Minor grammatical fixes, thanks to Erik Musick for reporting.
Revision Changes Path 1.16 +13 -12 xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?rev=1.16&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?rev=1.16&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml.diff?r1=1.15&r2=1.16&cvsroot=gentoo Index: xorg-config.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v retrieving revision 1.15 retrieving revision 1.16 diff -u -r1.15 -r1.16 --- xorg-config.xml 13 Jul 2005 21:21:05 -0000 1.15 +++ xorg-config.xml 9 Sep 2005 05:57:43 -0000 1.16 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v 1.15 2005/07/13 21:21:05 yoswink Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v 1.16 2005/09/09 05:57:43 fox2mike Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ <license/> <version>1.12</version> -<date>2005-05-23</date> +<date>2005-09-09</date> <chapter> <title>What is the X Window Server?</title> @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ <p> As standards are important, a standard for drawing and moving windows on a -screen, interacting with the user through mouse and keyboard and other basic yet +screen, interacting with the user through mouse, keyboard and other basic, yet important aspects has been created and named the <e>X Window System</e>, commonly abbreviated as <e>X11</e> or just <e>X</e>. It is used on Unix, Linux and Unix-like operating systems throughout the world. @@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ <p> The <uri link="http://www.x.org";>X.org</uri> project created and -maintains a freely redistributable open-source implementation of the X11 system. -It is an open source X11-based desktop infrastructure. +maintains a freely redistributable, open-source implementation of the X11 +system. It is an open source X11-based desktop infrastructure. </p> <p> @@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ </body> </section> </chapter> + <chapter> <title>Installing Xorg</title> <section> @@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ <p> Another tool, also provided by Xorg, is <c>xorgcfg</c>, which will first -attempts to run <c>Xorg -configure</c> and then start the X server for more +attempt to run <c>Xorg -configure</c> and then start the X server for more final tweaking. </p> @@ -257,7 +258,7 @@ If you see an ugly, loathsome, repulsive, deformed window manager, that's <c>twm</c>. To finish the twm session, type in <c>exit</c> or Ctrl-D in the upcoming xterms. You can also kill the X session using the Ctrl-Alt-Backspace -combination. This will however make X exit disgracefully - something that you +combination. This will however make X exit disgracefully -- something that you might not always want. It doesn't hurt though :) </p> @@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ <p> If you feel that the screen resolution is wrong, you will need to check two sections in your configuration. First of all, you have the <e>Screen</e> section -which lists the resolutions - if any - that your X server will run at. By +which lists the resolutions, if any that your X server will run at. By default, this section might not list any resolutions at all. If this is the case, Xorg will estimate the resolutions based on the information in the second section, <e>Monitor</e>. @@ -290,7 +291,7 @@ </p> <warn> -Do <b>not</b> "just" change the values of these two monitor-related variables +Do <b>not</b> "just" change the values of these two monitor related variables without consulting the technical specifications of your monitor. Setting incorrect values lead to out-of-sync errors at best and smoked up screens at worst. @@ -300,7 +301,7 @@ Now let us change the resolutions. In the next example from <path>/etc/X11/xorg.conf</path> we add the <c>Modes</c> lines and the <c>DefaultDepth</c> so that our X server starts with 24 bits at 1024x768 by -default. Don't mind the given strings - they are examples and will most likely +default. Don't mind the given strings -- they are examples and will most likely differ from the settings on your system. </p> @@ -374,8 +375,8 @@ <p> If your mouse is detected, fill in the device in the appropriate <e>InputDevice</e> section. In the next example you'll see we also set two other -options: <c>Protocol</c> (which lists the mouse protocol to be used - most users -will use PS/2 or IMPS/2) and <c>ZAxisMapping</c> (which allows for the +options: <c>Protocol</c> (which lists the mouse protocol to be used -- most +users will use PS/2 or IMPS/2) and <c>ZAxisMapping</c> (which allows for the mousewheel (if applicable) to be used). </p> -- [email protected] mailing list
