X Windows

Notes on the X-Windowing system

Set the background colour for the desktop:

xsetroot -solid grey20

Multiple displays

Using X, you can create multiple displays, each one using a different window manager. It is very useful for testing purposes. For example, in my main display :0 I am running wmii. Suppose I want another display running fvwm2. Here's what I do:

Start a new X server on display :1:
```
nohup X :1 &
```
Start fvwm2 on the new display:
```
nohup fvwm2 -d :1 & 
```
Toggle between the two displays (specifics will vary):
```
Ctl-Alt F7
```
and
```
Ctl-Alt F8
```

Also on this site

Colours - a visual display of colours for you to choose from, together with hex codes and descriptive colours

Links to other sites

autokey - desktop automation utility. It allows you to manage collection of scripts and phrases, and assign abbreviations and hotkeys to these. This allows you to execute a script or insert text on demand in whatever program you are using.

no-wm - use X11 without a window manager. It relies on other utilities to fill in the gaps, like xbindkeys for keybindings, and xdotool for moving window.

PyTyle - tiling window manager that can be used with an EWMH compliant window manager.

scrotwm - small dynamic tiling window manager inspired by xmonad and dwm.

tinywm- around 50 lines of C. There's also a Python version.

xhotkeys - hotkey launcher for the X-Window System, binding keys and mouse buttons to configurable commands

Author:  Mark Carter
Created: 07-May-2011
Updated: 23-Apr-2012