X Window System User's Guide, Vol 3 (The Definitive Guides to the X Window System)

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Setup Clients

This chapter describes three useful setup clients that can be used to customize the appearance of your display, and the operation of your keyboard and pointer.

In This Chapter:

xset: Setting Display and Keyboard Preferences

Keyboard Bell

Bug Compatibility Mode

Keyclick Volume

Enabling or Disabling Auto-repeat

Changing or Rehashing the Font Path

Keyboard LEDs

Pointer Acceleration

Screen Saver

Color Definition

Help with xset Options

xsetroot: Setting Root Window Characteristics

Setting Root Window Patterns

Foreground, Background Color and Reverse Video

Changing the Root Window Pointer

xmodmap: Modifier Key and Pointer Customization

Keycodes and Keysyms

Procedure to Map Modifier Keys

Displaying the Current Modifier Key Map

Determining the Default Key Mappings

Matching Keysyms with Physical Keys Using xev

Changing the Map with xmodmap

Expressions to Change the Key Map

Key Mapping Examples

Displaying and Changing the Pointer Map

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Setup Clients

This chapter discusses how to set up certain features of your working environment, using these clients:

xset

To set certain characteristics of the keyboard, pointer, and display.

xsetroot

To set root window characteristics.

xmodmap

To change pointer and modifier key mappings.

xset: Setting Display and Keyboard Preferences

The xset client allows you to set an assortment of user preference options for the display and keyboard. Some of these are followed by on or off to set or unset the option. Note that xset is inconsistent ...