Let us start by defining what is xprop. xprop is simply a tool, to query, set, and remove the properties of an X11 window .
Additionally, using xprop, you can query X11 core fonts attributes, so you … Read More
Category: unix
What is a property in X11?
In X11, a property simply has a name, a type, a format, a value, and is associated with a window.
There is a set of functions, provided by X11, which allows manipulating a property, and they … Read More
What is an atom in X11?
An atom in X11, is of type Atom, which is defined in the <X11/Xatom.h header, as :
typedef unsigned long Atom; /* Also in Xdefs.h */
An atom is 32 bits, the reason, that long was chosen, … Read More
X11 fonts a tutorial
In X11, you can use multiple font systems, practically there is the X11 core font system , core as in being part of the core protocol, and there is a newer font system, called the xft font … Read More
xset a tutorial
xset is a tool, which allows specifying certain configuration, for the X11 server. Mainly these configuration, are related to hardware, that the X11 server interacts with, so the keyboard, the mouse, the display, this being said, the display power … Read More
Command line editing keyboard shortcuts
The command line , is the place where you type in your commands , to be interpreted and executed by the shell .
The command line is located just after the shell prompt , which usually has the format: username@host:currentWorkingDirectory$… Read More