Re: A question about X

From: Basile Starynkevitch [news] (basile-news_at_starynkevitch.net)
Date: 11/19/04

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    Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:26:52 +0000 (UTC)

    On 2004-11-19, Chen Bin <binch@mobilesoft.com.cn> wrote:
    > HI,
    >
    > I am studying the X source code these days, and find some problem.I now
    > can understand how X server works, but I don't know where is the X
    > client in my computer.
    >
    > I am having a GNOME environment installed in my computer, when xinit is
    > issued, which program/process is the X client? The window manager or
    > GNOME? I am a beginner and quite confusing.
    >

    The window manager, and every application opening windws (like
    mozilla, your file maanger, xemacs or emacs, xterm, xscreensaver, your
    desktop, ...) are X clients.

    Everything that do graphic with X has to be an X client (and to send X
    requests to the X server, and to wait for X events and replies). 

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