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From: raisch@eecae.UUCP (Rob Raisch)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Virgin XV11R2 Question
Keywords: novice (I got it to work! Yah!)
Message-ID: <8451@eecae.UUCP>
Date: 20 May 88 23:56:19 GMT
Reply-To: raisch@eecae.ee.msu.edu (Rob Raisch)
Organization: Mich. State Univ., Case Center for CAEM
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Hello!  I have just completed compiling X11R2 on our network of Sun
Workstations, and I must say I am impressed.  Finally a window manager
that allows the user to make the decisions, not the other way around.

I have a couple hundred questions, but I will limit this first posting
to but a few.  

1.	I have gleaned the meanings of the arcane .Xdefaults file, but
	I need to start up some goodies automagically on the desktop.
	My startX script does not seem to be the proper place for this
	owing to the fact that I have to sleep for a period of time to
	wait for the server to awaken.  Is there a better way to handle
	this?  (I have read references to a file called ".Xdesk", but
	so far have not been able to make X realize that it exists.)

2.	We have a big graphics project that we wish to deliver using 
	X11R2 as it's vehicle.  So far, reading the examples, (even
	those that compile correctly, <grin>), has been of minimal 
	help.  It there a prototypical X application that people would
	recommend studying?  Even better, is there a "generic framework"
	available for a simple app?  One with copious comments would
	do just fine.

Thanks much beforehand for any help.  If you would rather, please feel
free to mail me directly and I will do my best to abstract comments 
received to the net.

R.