Re: configuring X

[Russell <rjshaw@iprimus.com.au>]

Bruce Park wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I've got a few questions regarding X. I hope that someone can help me to 
> solve these problems.
> 1. I need to configure X so that I can use xfont-75dpi. I currently have 
> xfont-100dpi and I cannot get rid of this since it will get rid of the 
> x-window-system as well. So, can anyone please help me on how to 
> configure this?

In /etc/X11/XF86Config-4, comment out:

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi"

and add:

FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi"

> 2. I currently have twm. I would like to get rid of this and use 
> sawfish. If and when I install sawfish, do I need to reconfigure X again?

In ~/.Xsession, comment out: exec twm
and add: exec sawfish  (i guess).