X-Git-Url: http://git.grml.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=grml-x.1;h=c2e981bea2828991776b22095715c7e424696bdd;hb=533d838c14f46d08a46b47b5874e7015fbeb5d26;hp=94577dd7bcbcff897edce4d3a31030b9dc4d0f0a;hpb=95f7ac3c9b3984dfda4772aeb5540daac90ea163;p=grml-x.git diff --git a/grml-x.1 b/grml-x.1 index 94577dd..c2e981b 100644 --- a/grml-x.1 +++ b/grml-x.1 @@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ X config file. Adjust ~/.xinitrc to your needs and then run startx to start X se .B XOPTS='...' Provide options for startx, see 'man 1 startx'. .TP +.B \-composite +Enable composite extension within /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Disabled by default. +.TP .B \-display Specifiy display for use with Xserver. .TP @@ -77,30 +80,48 @@ Add an entry for USB mouse in the xconfig file. .B \-vsync Specify vertical sync frequencies. Use a number like "50-60". .TP +.B \-xinerama +Enable Xinerama support - disabled by default. Xinerama is an X server extension +that allows multiple physical screens to behave as a single screen. With traditional +multi-head in X11, windows cannot span or cross physical screens. + +Please notice that some window managers are not Xinerama-aware, and so some operations +like window placement and resizing might not behave in an ideal way. This is an issue +that needs to be dealt with in the individual window managers and not within grml-x +or X server. +.TP .B \-xserver [XFree86|Xorg] Specify Xserver which should be used for creation of xconfig file. For XFree86 the file /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 is written, for Xorg the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf. -.SH EXAMPLES -.TP +.SH USAGE EXAMPLES +.TP .B grml-x -mode '1280x1024 1024x768' wmi Use resolutions 1280x1024 and 1024x768 and start windowmanager wmi. .TP -.B grml-x -module vesa ion3 -Use vesa-module and start windowmanager ion3. +.B grml-x -module vesa openbox +Use vesa-module and start windowmanager openbox. .TP .B grml-x -hsync "30-65" fluxbox Use 30-65kHz for horizontal sync frequency and start windowmanager fluxbox. -.TP +.TP .B grml-x -display 8 ratpoison Use display 8 for Xserver and start windowmanager ratpoison. -.TP +.TP +.B grml-x -xinerama -composite openbox +Enable Xinerama setup and composite extension and start windowmanager openbox. +.TP .B grml-x -nostart -f fluxbox Force writing of config file but do not start X server. Please do not forget to add a window manager as last option because grml-x changes the according exec-statement in $HOME/.xinitrc. .TP .B XOPTS='-depth 16' grml-x fluxbox Set color depth to 16 bit and start windowmanager fluxbox. +.SH KNOWN PROBLEMS +.TP +Sometimes the X server does not find the correct resolution and/or frequency settings for the monitor. Please adjust configuration manually using the -hsync and the -vsync options then. Also check out the usage examples section in this manpage and the help output of grml-x running 'grml-x -help'. +.TP +The support for the Xinerama extension is brand new within grml-x and has not been tested on many boxes but only on systems using the intel driver of current X server. Please provide feedback! .SH BUGS .TP Please report any problems to the grml-team! http://grml.org/bugs/