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<sections>
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<title>Introduction</title>
<body>
+<p>
+Many users believe that Linux is a command-line driven operating system. This
+isn't true, but the command-line interface is a standard, well-supported input
+method for Linux. However, graphical input is well supported and rivals other
+operating systems with its usability, flexibility and stability.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Like all tools, the graphical environment is also "just a tool" build to do
what
+it is supposed to do: provide a graphical environment for the end user and
+libraries for developers so they can write graphical tools. The base of a
+graphical environment are the <e>X11 libraries</e> and <e>X11 server</e>.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+X11 is a network protocol designed to allow graphical environments to be
+exported over the network. As such, any graphical environment built using the
+X11 libraries can run on a server while it is displayed on a client. But we're
+drifting away now...
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The X11 server is a service that performs the rendering of graphical
+environments. It isn't a graphical environment by itself but offers the base
for
+graphical environments to be built: it is a framework where other software
+packages build upon.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Gentoo supports the <c>xorg-x11</c> X11 server.
+</p>
+
</body>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<title>Configuration</title>
<body>
+<p>
+Since the X11 server performs the rendering, you need to configure it to use
the
+hardware you work on. Gentoo has a nice <uri link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml">X
+Server Configuration HOWTO</uri> which you definitely should read.
+</p>
+
</body>
</subsection>
</section>
@@ -30,15 +68,80 @@
<section>
<title>Desktop Environments</title>
<subsection>
+<title>Introduction</title>
+<body>
+
+<p>
+With a bare X11 server you won't be able to do much. You need a window manager
+which takes care of the graphical layout of the environment and possibly even a
+desktop environment which integrates tools and usability guidelines with a
+window manager.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+A desktop environment is a full blown graphical environment offering everything
+a desktop might need, all in a coherent package. Backgrounds, file management,
+drag and drop, screensavers, menus, theming with icons and sounds, virtual
+desktops, ... you name it, all of that is defined in a desktop environment.
This
+is also why most users are searching for a desktop environment.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+Users who want a small graphical environment with just the tools they need
often
+opt for a window manager instead as they don't need all the bells and whistles
a
+desktop environment offers.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The next few paragraphs give a small introduction to various desktop
+environments. The next section discusses a few window managers. The list is not
+meant to be exhaustive but rather to provide some guidance to the new Gentoo
+user.
+</p>
+
+</body>
+</subsection>
+<subsection>
<title>KDE</title>
<body>
+<p>
+With KDE, users are offered a full-blown environment with a plethora on desktop
+utilities. It seems as if the KDE project tries to contain everything a user
+might require from a desktop: games, development tools, office suites, imaging
+support, multimedia tools, desklets, system utilities, ... and all those build
+upon the same libraries so all tools have a consistent look and feel and offer
a
+well developed drag and drop mechanism.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+The KDE project maintains much documentation (in various languages) and offers
a
+quick release cycle with new features and fixes available at every new release.
+You'll find that the integration of the tools is flawless (the address book is
+linked from the Personal Information Management tool <c>kontact</c>, E-mail
+client <c>kmail</c>, Event Manager <c>kjournal</c> and of course the Address
+book maintenance tool <c>kaddressbook</c>) and the configuration interface
+<c>kcontrol</c> complete and well documented.
+</p>
+
+<p>
+If you are interested in using KDE, don't hesitate to read the <uri
+link="/doc/en/kde-config.xml">KDE Configuration Guide</uri>.
+</p>
+
</body>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<title>GNOME</title>
<body>
+<p>
+The GNOME Foundation offers a consistent desktop environment (GNOME) which
+is developed using strict guidelines, offering a maximum on usability (layout
+and such is strictly defined). Many GNOME zealots are proud of their
environment
+because it is simple to use, yet powerful and fully functional.
+</p>
+
</body>
</subsection>
<subsection>
@@ -52,12 +155,6 @@
<section>
<title>Window Managers</title>
<subsection>
-<title>WMs are no desktop environments</title>
-<body>
-
-</body>
-</subsection>
-<subsection>
<title>Fluxbox</title>
<body>
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