2 Using X Windows

2.1 X Windows Basics
- 2.1.1 The Root Menu
- 2.1.2 Using Scrollbars
- 2.1.3 Input Focus: Typing in a Window
- 2.1.4 Icons
2.2 Window Frame Elements
2.3 Cutting and Pasting Text
2.4 Customizing X Windows

Window based displays like this one are becoming common on home computers, so you may have seen a similar system before. If you are used to MacOS or MS Windows, you already know some of the basics. The approach is similar in X Windows, but not as uniform.

A lot of the power in using X Windows comes from the underlying operating system, Unix, since it allows you to run several tasks at a time. It's a lot easier to keep track of several tasks if each one has its own window.

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