Date: Sat, 11 Feb 1995 12:13:19 EST From: "Rob Slade, Social Convener to the Net" Subject: "X User Tools" by Mui/Quercia BKXUTOOL.RVW 941228 "X User Tools", Mui/Quercia, 1994, 1-56592-019-8, U$49.95 %A Linda Mui %A Valerie Quercia %C 103 Morris Street, Suite A, Sebastopol, CA 95472 %D 1994 %G 1-56592-019-8 %I O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. %O U$49.95 800-998-9938 707-829-0515 fax: 707-829-0104 nuts@ora.com %P 856 %T "X User Tools" X is the platform-independent graphical interface. It may be slightly overstating the case to say that it is the UNIX interface of choice, but X is open, available, cheap (free?) and extensible. X programmers will be familiar with the O'Reilly X programming series. Now it is time for a source for the users. The book gives some basic information about how to start, and use, X, but is primarily a collection of software -- utilities, resources, games, applications, and more. The CD-ROM included with the book contains source code plus compiled versions for Sun 3 and 4, Solaris (on Sparc), RS6000, HP/UX (700 series), OSF/1 (Alpha) and DEC stations. There are clocks, calendars, desk references, decorations, mailers, Internet clients, editors, games, xterm extensions, windows managers, graphics and colour utilities, and administration tools. The book uses short sections to describe the various tools and tips. It also uses the "hypertext in print" format to cross-reference items without having to repeat material. You could, of course, get all of this "free", off the net. It is, however, highly unlikely that your time is worth that little. copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995 BKXUTOOL.RVW 941228 ============== Vancouver ROBERTS@decus.ca | "Daughters of feminists love to wear Institute for Robert_Slade@sfu.ca | pink and white short frilly dresses Research into rslade@cue.bc.ca | and talk of successes with boys/ User p1@CyberStore.ca | It annoys/ Security Canada V7K 2G6 | Their Mums ..." - Nancy White