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'''== Tentative Topic Outline ==''' <br />
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'''== Tentative Topic Outline ==''' <br /><br />
Overview of X
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Overview of X <br />
- Emphasize the layered approach (Section 1.5 in book)
 
  
Display and User Interface Hardware and Technology
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- Displays, graphics cards, USB devices
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Starting and Using the X Server
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  Emphasize the layered approach (Section 1.5 in book)
- using VTs
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</td>
- startx
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</tr>
- display managers
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- xdmcp
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<td>
- manually starting the X server
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  Display and User Interface Hardware and Technology
 
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    - Displays, graphics cards, USB devices
Standard X Programs and Utilities
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</td>
- Chapter 6 in book
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</tr>
- Useful for analyzing and debugging
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<tr>
 
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<td>
Installing and Configuring the X Window Server
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  Starting and Using the X Server
- Auto-configuration
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    - using VTs
- No config file
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    - startx
- Self-generated config file
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    - display managers
- Configuration tools (e.g., system-config-display in Fedora)
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    - xdmcp
- Using the x.org configuration file
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    - manually starting the X server
 
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</td>
Fonts, Colours, and Keyboards
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</tr>
 
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<tr>
Integrated X Desktop Environments
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<td>
- KDE
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  Standard X Programs and Utilities
- GNOME
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    - Chapter 6 in book
- XFCE
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    - Useful for analyzing and debugging
- Others
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</td>
 
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</tr>
X and Wide Area Networking
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<tr>
- The three challenges (13.7 in book)
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<td>
- Privacy
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  Installing and Configuring the X Window Server
- Access control
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    - Auto-configuration
- Network performance (bandwidth and latency)
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    - No config file
- Xauth
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    - Self-generated config file
- ssh
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    - Configuration tools (e.g., system-config-display in Fedora)
 
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    - Using the x.org configuration file
X and VNC
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</td>
 
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</tr>
Building a Kiosk
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<tr>
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<td>
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  Fonts, Colours, and Keyboards
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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  Integrated X Desktop Environments
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    - KDE
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    - GNOME
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    - XFCE
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    - Others
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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  X and Wide Area Networking
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    - The three challenges (13.7 in book)
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    - Privacy
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    - Access control
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    - Network performance (bandwidth and latency)
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    - Xauth
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    - ssh
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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  X and VNC
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</td>
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td>
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  Building a Kiosk
 
- This is a useful topic because it lets the students split the
 
- This is a useful topic because it lets the students split the
 
different layers apart and recombine them as they see fit.
 
different layers apart and recombine them as they see fit.
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</td>
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</table>

Revision as of 15:47, 2 September 2008

== Link to XWN740 Course Webpage ==
Murray Saul's XWN740 Webpage

== Link to XWN740 Subject Outline ==
XWN740 Subject Outline

== Link to XWN740 Weekly Notes ==
XWN740 Weekly Notes

== Tentative Topic Outline ==

Overview of X

  Emphasize the layered approach (Section 1.5 in book)
  Display and User Interface Hardware and Technology
   - Displays, graphics cards, USB devices
  Starting and Using the X Server
   - using VTs
   - startx
   - display managers
   - xdmcp
   - manually starting the X server
  Standard X Programs and Utilities
   - Chapter 6 in book
   - Useful for analyzing and debugging
  Installing and Configuring the X Window Server
    - Auto-configuration
    - No config file
    - Self-generated config file
    - Configuration tools (e.g., system-config-display in Fedora)
    - Using the x.org configuration file
  Fonts, Colours, and Keyboards
  Integrated X Desktop Environments
    - KDE
    - GNOME
    - XFCE
    - Others
  X and Wide Area Networking
    - The three challenges (13.7 in book)
    - Privacy
    - Access control
    - Network performance (bandwidth and latency)
    - Xauth
    - ssh
  X and VNC
  Building a Kiosk

- This is a useful topic because it lets the students split the different layers apart and recombine them as they see fit.