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X Power Tools

By Chris Tyler
First Edition December 2007
Pages: 270
ISBN 10: 0-596-10195-3 | ISBN 13: 9780596101954

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This book puts you in charge of the most flexible and adaptable graphical interface in the computer industry. The X Window System underlies graphical desktops on Linux and Unix systems, and supports advanced features of modern graphics cards. This unique inside look at X gives you a lot of useful ways to harness the power of this system effectively.
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This book puts you in charge of the most flexible and adaptable graphical interface in the computer industry. The X Window System underlies graphical desktops on Linux and Unix systems, and supports advanced features of modern graphics cards. More people use the X Window System than ever before, but there are few books about X in print. X Power Tools fills that hole with the most practical and up-to-date information available.

Written in O'Reilly's popular Power Tools format, X Power Tools offers dozens of standalone articles, thoroughly cross-referenced, on useful tools and techniques for using X. This unique inside look at X gives Unix/Linux system administrators, owners of self-administered systems, and power users a lot of useful ways to harness the power of this system effectively. This book:

Offers a thorough grounding in X configuration and how the system works
Provides the complete ins and outs of changing a desktop's behavior, such as fonts, keyboard settings, and remote security
Includes articles on how to take advantage of X's "network transparency" -- its ability to display graphical applications on a remote machine
Explores intriguing areas such as using multiple monitors, building kiosks, and accessibility
Features discussions on X Window innovations and the future of the system

X Power Tools covers configuration and use of X, focusing on Linux but also including notes on other operating systems such as Solaris and FreeBSD. Each article in the book gives you insight into X; the entire book gives you a real grasp on this system and what you can do with it.

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"This exceeded my expectations immediately. I opened the book expecting to be slightly bored. What don't I already know about X that I care about knowing? Well, as it turns out, quite a lot. I have a habit of turning down page corners when I come across something interesting that I want to note in my review - this poor book looked shabby in minutes. I had to switch to Post-it notes, but soon it was full of those too. I gave up: this book is loaded with things you want to know...I had the big multi-volume X Windows User's Guide years ago (probably still have it kicking around here somewhere) - amazingly enough, this packs more truly useful information into 200+ pages than that did in several larger books. I'm really impressed, and can highly recommend this."
-- A.P. Lawrence, Information and Resources for Unix and Linux Systems

"...if you think the best thing to do with a shiny new tool is to take it apart, well X Power Tools by Chris Tyler may be just for you...From fonts to keyboard layouts, multi-display to kiosks, everything required is laid out in straight forward terms. For me, as a Fedora user myself, this means that having read this book I approach my work environment with a new level of confidence. Behaviors that used to puzzle me, now make complete sense. Quirks that bothered me, no longer need to be tolerated as I know have the tools to get things working just the way I want, rather than using defaults...All tech books face the danger of becoming quickly useless as progress marches forward. X is actively being developed, but at the same time, looking back on its history I think this book will be useful for sysadmin and user for some time to come."
-- JR Peck, Slashdot.org

"Despite having only 270 pages, this text knows how to fill in the gaps to understanding X...Congratulations to Chris Tyler for creating a great book. Readers wanting to understand and use the open source X Window System should grab a copy of X Power Tools."
-- James Pyles, Linux Magazine

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"I had the big multi-volume X Windows User's Guide years ago - amazingly enough, this packs more truly useful information into 200+ pages than that did in several larger books. I'm really impressed, and can highly recommend this."
--A.P. Lawrence, Information and Resources for Unix and Linux Systems

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