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 Xsco(X)                  X Version 11 (Release 4)                    Xsco(X)



 Name

    Xsco - server for 80386- and 80486-based computers running SCO Open
    Desktop

 Syntax

    Xsco [:displayno] [option ...]

 Description

    Xsco is an X11 display server (Release 4) for 80386- and 80486-based com-
    puters running SCO Open Desktop.  It is most often started with a display
    manager or the startx startup script.  To shut down the server, press
    AltSysReq.  On some keyboards, this is SysReq.

 Options


    :displayno
       sets the display number of the server.  For example, Xsco :1 allows
       clients with DISPLAY= servername:1 to establish connections.  The
       default displayno is 0.

    -h[elp]
       prints options and exits

    -a n
       specifies pointer acceleration. n is the ratio of how much is reported
       to how much the user actually moves the pointer.  Pointer acceleration
       can also be changed with the xset utility.

    -auth file
       specifies a file that contains a collection of authorization records
       used to authenticate access

     bc
       disables certain kinds of error checking for bug compatibility with
       previous releases (for example, to work around bugs in R2 and R3
       xterms and toolkits).  This option does not use a dash (-).

    -bs
       disables backing store on all screens

    -cc visualclass
       specifies the default visual class.  The following are legal values
       for visualclass:

       0    StaticGray

       1    GrayScale

       2    StaticColor

       3    PseudoColor

       4    TrueColor

       5    DirectColor


       Not all all graphics adapters support all six visual classes.  Note
       that the -static option overrides this option.

    -co databasename
       sets the name of the RGB color database. databasename is the name of
       the color database, and may include a path.  databasename must not
       include the .dir and .pag extensions of the files that constitute the
       database.  The -co option duplicates the -fr option.

    -crt device
       specifies the console multiscreen on which the server is displayed.
       device must be a complete device name, such as ``/dev/tty03''.

    -d vendor.model.class.mode
       specifies your graphics adapter and its video mode (resolution).  The
       file /usr/lib/grafinfo/grafdev contains the system-wide default string
       that is used on each tty when the -d option is not specified. Some
       examples of setting the display type or resolution with the -d option
       are:

       Xsco -d ibm.vga.vga.640x480-16
       Xsco -d paradise.vga1024.svga.640x480-256
       Xsco -d sigma.legend.vga.800x600-16
       Xsco -d trident.tvga.svga.1024x768-16
       Xsco -d trident.tvga.svga.1024x768-256

    -evsync
       compensates for some timing problems between the event driver and the
       system clock.

    -fc font
       sets the cursor font.  The default is /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/cursor.
       Use this only if you have a special purpose cursor font.

    -fn font
       sets the default text font.  The default is fixed.  Fonts are found in
       /usr/lib/X11/fonts.  Most, however, are special purpose fonts.  To
       display them, use the xfd client.

    -fp fontpath
       sets the font search path.  By default, the server searches
       /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc, /usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi, and
       /usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi.  Use this option only if the fonts database
       was installed in a different directory. Note that the font search path
       can also be set with the xset command.

    -fr databasename
       sets the color database.  The default is /usr/lib/X11/rgb.  Use this
       option only if you have renamed the color database files, rgb.dir or
       rgb.pag, or moved them to a different directory.  Note that this
       option is the same as the -co option.

    -I causes all remaining command line arguments to be ignored.  Use this
       option for troubleshooting.

    -logo
       turns on the logo screen saver.  This places the X logo on your screen
       if you do not use your screen for 10 minutes.  Note that you must also
       use the -v off option to see the X logo.  To specify how long the
       server must be idle before it activates the screen saver, use the -
       save option.

    -nologo
       turns off the logo screen saver.  You can also specify this option as
       nologo (without the dash character).  The -v option overrides this
       option.

    -nice n
       alters the priority of the server process by adding n to the value of
       the current nice.  The n value is from 0 to 39.  By default, the
       server process is assigned the value of 0.  Lower values correspond to
       higher scheduling priority.

    -p n
       specifies how often (in seconds) to change the screen-saver pattern.
       This option works in conjunction with the -logo option.

    -r turns off auto-repeat. By default, auto-repeat is on.

     r turns on auto-repeat

    -save n
       activates the screen-saver after n seconds of non-use.  The default is
       600.  This option reduces wear on your screen.  If you use this option
       with the -logo option, the X logo moves around the screen according to
       how you specify the -p option.  If n is ``0'', the screen saver is not
       activated.

    -static
       defaults to a static color visual class.  This option overrides the -
       cc option.

    -su
       disables save under support on all screens

    -t threshold
       sets pointer acceleration threshold in pixels (that is, after how many
       pixels pointer acceleration should take effect).  Pointer acceleration
       threshold can also be changed with the xset utility.

    -to timeout
       sets default connection timeout (the time allowed for the client to
       complete connection) in seconds

    -v on
       specifies video blanking for screen-saver.  The default is on.  This
       blanks out your screen after 10 minutes of non-use.  This option over-
       rides the -logo and -nologo options. To specify how long the server
       must be idle before it activates the video blanking, use the -save
       option.

    -v off
       specifies screen-saver without video blanking.  Instead, the root
       window pattern and X logo cover the screen.  The pattern shifts peri-
       odically as specified with the -p option.

    -wm
       forces the default backing-store of all windows to be WhenMapped; a
       work-around for getting backing-store to apply to all windows

 Colors

    You can display up to 256 colors simultaneously on your screen, depending
    on the capabilities of the graphics adapter that you have installed on
    your system and the entries that you select when you run mkdev graphics.

    The RGB database files, rgb.dir and rgb.pag, are compiled using the rgb
    utility from the file rgb.txt.  Each line of the rgb.txt file consists of
    three color values and a color name.  The color values are decimal num-
    bers from 0 to 255 for the red, green, and blue components of the color.
    A typical line looks like this:

         35     35     142     Navy Blue

    This entry defines Navy Blue as consisting of 35/255ths of the maximum
    possible intensity of red, 35/255ths of the maximum possible intensity of
    green, and 142/255ths of the maximum possible intensity of blue.  The
    server is case-insensitive when searching for color names, so ``navy
    blue'' or ``Navy BLUE'' finds the entry above, for example.  The server
    is sensitive to spaces in color names, so it does not equate ``Navy
    BLUE'' and ``NavyBLUE.''

    Remember that the precision of different adapters varies.  The exact same
    color values may not produce the exact same shade of that color on dif-
    ferent monitors.

 Screen-switching

    The server supports screen-switching between 10 or 12 console mul-
    tiscreens, depending on the number of function keys on your keyboard. The
    default screen-switching key sequence is Ctrl-Alt-Fn, where Fn is func-
    tion key 1 through 10 or 1 through 12.

    You can redefine the switch-screen key sequence using the xswkey program.
    The following conditions must be met:  (1) you must be at the console; or
    (2) the DISPLAY environment variable must be set and at least one server
    must be running.  The syntax of the xswkey program is:

         xswkey -[cas]

    c stands for the Ctrl key; a stands for the Alt key; and s stands for the
    Shift key.  Specify the key sequence you want with xswkey and you can
    then use that key sequence with any function key.  For example, to
    specify that you want to use Ctrl and Shift along with a function key,
    type:

         xswkey -cs

    Then, you switch screens by pressing Ctrl-Shift-Fn.

    To use only function keys without Ctrl, Alt, or Shift, use xswkey with
    only a hyphen and no arguments:

         xswkey -

    _________________________________________________________________________
       NOTE  If you are running a client on one multiscreen and you switch to
       another screen, the client on the original screen stops writing to the
       server until you switch back to that screen.
    _________________________________________________________________________


 Environment Variables

    XENVIRONMENT points to a file with your default resources.

    DISPLAY specifies that clients open window on your display.  See the X(X)
    manual page.

 Security

    The server provides two mechanisms for controlling client access to a
    display.  These mechanisms include:

    +  xhost

    +  MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 authorization protocol

    With earlier versions of the server, xhost was the only method available
    for protecting a server from unwanted connections.  Although, this
    approach is still useful, however, it is not as secure as the MIT-MAGIC-
    COOKIE-1 protocol, which is new to the Release 4 version of the server.
    Both methods are explained below.

    The server can use an access-control list to decide whether or not to
    accept connections from clients.  This list initially consists of the
    host on which the server is running as well as any computers listed in
    the /etc/Xn.hosts file, where n is the server's display number.  Each
    line of the file should contain an Internet host name (for example,
    expo.lcs.mit.edu).  There should be no leading or trailing spaces on any
    lines.  For example:

            joesworkstation
            corporate.company.com

    You can add or remove hosts from this list and enable or disable access
    control using xhost.  For example:

         %  xhost +janesworkstation
         janesworkstation being added to access control list

         %  xhost +
         all hosts being allowed (access control disabled)

         %  xhost -
         all hosts being restricted (access control enabled)

         %  xhost
         access control enabled (only the following hosts are allowed)
         joesworkstation
         janesworkstation
         corporate.company.com

    Unlike some window systems, X does not have any notion of window opera-
    tion permissions or place any restrictions on what a client can do; if a
    program can connect to a display, it has full run of the screen.

    The xhost method for controlling access to a display, as described ear-
    lier, allows you to specify machines that have permission to connect to a
    server.  This approach is fine if you know that you can trust all of the
    users on a given machine.  However, if you are interested in maintaining
    tighter restrictions on which clients can access a display, use the new
    Release 4 authorization protocol, named MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1.  This proto-
    col is implemented by SCO Open Desktop X display manager, the Xsco
    server, Xlib, and xauth.

    Under this approach, a client that wishes to access a display must know
    the access key, called a ``magic cookie,'' that has been assigned to the
    server.  When a client requests access to a display, it sends a magic
    cookie and if it matches the server's magic cookie, a connection is
    allowed, regardless of the location of the client.  If the magic cookie
    is not correct, the server refuses a connection.

    Upon system startup, the X display manager generates a random magic
    cookie and stores it in a file that can only be read by the server.  This
    magic cookie is also placed in $HOME/.Xauthority, by default, when a user
    logs in to the system.  .Xauthority now contains the information needed
    for that user to connect to the server.  The same magic cookie needs to
    exist in $HOME/.Xauthority on a remote machine for a client or remote
    user to gain access to the server.  Use the xauth program to edit the
    .Xauthority file and pass the magic cookie to other machines.  For more
    information on the xauth command, refer to the xauth(X) manual page.

    Note that if you run clients that were compiled for previous releases of
    the server and you use the MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 protocol, the clients are
    not able to connect with the server by default.  You must run xhost
    +yourmachinename for the clients to gain access to the server. Clients
    that are not compiled with X11 R4 (or later) libraries, such as those in
    the SCO Open Desktop 1.1 Development System, cannot recognize the MIT-
    MAGIC-COOKIE-1 protocol.

    Note too that it is not recommended that you use both the xhost and the
    MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 protocols at the same time.  This is because the xhost
    command overrides the security measures the authorization protocol pro-
    vides.

 Signals

    The server attaches special meaning to the following signals:

      SIGHUP
         causes the server to close all existing connections, free all
         resources, and restore all defaults.  It is sent by the display man-
         ager whenever the user's main application (usually an xterm or win-
         dow manager) exits to force the server to clean up and prepare for
         the next user.  If you switch away from the server to another con-
         sole multiscreen, the server waits for you to switch back before
         responding to this signal.

      SIGTERM
         causes the server to exit cleanly.  If you switch away from the
         server to another console multiscreen, the server waits for you to
         switch back before responding to this signal.

    _________________________________________________________________________
       NOTE  Do not kill the server with the kill -9 command or by issuing
       SIGKILL. If the server does not exit cleanly, it leaves the keyboard
       and display in an unusable state.
    _________________________________________________________________________


 Fonts

    Fonts are usually stored as individual files in directories.  The font
    path controls the list of directories where the server looks when trying
    to open a font.  Although most sites may choose to have the server start
    up with the appropriate font path (using the -fp option mentioned ear-
    lier), you can use the xset program to override it.

    The default font path for the server is:

      /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc;
      /usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi;
      /usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi

    The default font path includes several miscellaneous fonts that are use-
    ful on all systems.  It contains a very small family of fixed-width fonts
    (6x10, 6x12, 6x13, 8x13, 8x13bold, and 9x15) and the cursor font.  It
    also has font-name aliases for the commonly used fonts, fixed and vari-
    able, among others.

    You create font databases by running mkfontdir in the directory contain-
    ing the compiled versions of the fonts (that is, the .snf files).
    Whenever you add fonts to a directory, run mkfontdir so the server can
    find the new fonts.  The server cannot find any fonts in the directory if
    you do not run mkfontdir.

 Key mapping

    Xsco maintains two tables in memory that allow keyboard mapping to be
    modified dynamically.  One table, called the ``modifiers list,'' contains
    the server keycodes corresponding to the keyboard's modifier keys, such
    as Shift, Alt, and Lock.  The second table, called the ``keymap table,''
    contains lists of key symbols (``keysyms'') that correspond to each
    keycode/modifier combination.

    Many non-U.S. keyboards have more than two symbols on some keys.  To
    access additional symbols, a modifier known as ``Mode Switch'' switches
    between two groups of key symbols.  Mode Switch is also known as the
    ``group modifier.''  The first two keysyms in the list are called Group
    1.  The third and fourth keysyms are called Group 2.  When the group
    modifier is off, a keysym from Group 1 is used. When the group modifier
    is on, a keysym from Group 2 is used. The state of modifiers determines
    which keysym in the group is used.

    The first keysym in the selected keysym group is used when the Shift and
    Lock modifiers are off.  The second keysym in the group is used in the
    following circumstances:

    +  Shift modifier is on

    +  Lock modifier is on and the keysym is an uppercase character

    +  Lock modifier is on and corresponds to Shiftlock

    The X protocol defines how the first four keysyms are interpreted, but it
    does not limit the number of keysyms that may be associated with each
    keycode. If fewer than four keysyms are specified, the following rules
    apply:

    +  If only one keysym is specified, it is used as the first keysym in
       both Group 1 and Group 2.

    +  If only the Group 1 keysyms are specified, then they are used for
       Group 2 also.

    +  If only three keysyms are specified, then the second keysym in Group 2
       is ``NoSymbol''.

    If necessary, you can include the ``VoidSymbol'' keysym in a keymap to
    fine tune the key mapping.

    By default, the group modifier is not defined.  You can make any key the
    group modifier by attaching a modifier bit (``Mod1'' though ``Mod5'') to
    the desired key in the modifiers list.  You can monitor the effect of
    modifier keys and key mapping with the xev utility.  It is the responsi-
    bility of the clients to interpret the association of the modifier bit
    with the new keysyms.

    Xsco establishes initial keyboard mapping by reading a configuration
    file, /usr/lib/X11/.Xsco.cfg that is created by the xsconfig utility.
    Users that want custom server configurations can maintain customized
    .Xsco.cfg files in their $HOME directories.  Once Xsco is running, you
    can modify any entry in the modifiers list or keymap table with the xmod-
    map utility.

 Files

    System-wide keyboard configuration file:

        /usr/lib/X11/xsconfig/.Xsco.cfg

    System-wide default for graphics adapters and modes:

         /usr/lib/grafinfo/grafdev

    Graphics information files:

         /usr/lib/grafinfo/vendor/model.xgi

    Initial access control list:

         /etc/X*.hosts

    Font directories:

         /usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc
         /usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi
         /usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi

    Color database:

         /usr/lib/X11/rgb.txt
         /usr/lib/X11/rgb.dir
         /usr/lib/X11/rgb.pag


 Limitations

    If you kill the server in some way other than shutting it down with the
    SysReq key, you may not be able to type on the console.  To remedy this,
    run the cleanscreen program by typing /etc/cleanscreen at the operating
    system prompt from a terminal.

    If you kill the server in some way other than with the SysReq key and you
    cannot log in as root, type Ctrld after running the cleanscreen program.

    Keyboard click and bell volume are not settable.

 See also

    mapkey(X), mkfontdir(X), rgb(X), X(X), xauth(X), xhost(X), xmodmap(X),
    xsconfig(X), xset(X), xswkey(X)








































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