............................Contents


Preface	xiii
New Features	xvii
1. Introduction to the Solaris X Server	1
...About the Solaris X Server	1
......X11R5 Sample Server	2
......DPS Extension	4
......X Consortium Extensions	4
......AccessX	6
......Shared Memory Transport	7
......Visual Overlay Windows	7
......X11 Libraries	8
...Applications That Run With the Solaris X Server	8
......Supported X11 Applications	9
......Unsupported Applications	10
...OpenWindows Directory Structure	10


...Notes on X11 Programming	13
......Compose Key Support	13
......NumLock Key Support	13
......Color Name Database	14
......Color Recommendations	14
...Further Reading	15
2. DPS Features and Enhancements	17
...About DPS	17
......How DPS Works	18
...DPS Font Enhancements in the Solaris Server	20
...DPS Libraries	20
......Adobe NX Agent Support	20
...DPS Security Issues	21
......System File Access	21
......Secure Context Creation	21
...When DPS Encounters Internal Errors	23
...How To Access Information From Adobe	23
...DPS Compositing Operators	24
......Operator Descriptions	26
......Implementation Notes and Limitations	31
3. Visuals on the Solaris X Server	35
...About Visuals	35
......Default Visual	36
......Visuals on Multi-Depth Devices	37


......Hints for Windows Programming With Visuals	37
...Gamma-Corrected Visuals	38
......Finding a Linear Visual	39
......Visual Selection Alternatives	41
4. Font Support	43
...Font Support in the Solaris X Server	43
......Available Font Formats	44
......Associated Files	45
...Outline and Bitmap Fonts	46
......Replacing Outline Fonts With Bitmap Fonts	47
...Using F3 Fonts in DPS	47
...Locating Fonts	48
......Changing the Default Font Path in X11	48
......Changing the Resource Path in DPS	50
...Adding New Fonts	51
......Adding Bitmap Fonts	52
......Adding Outline Fonts	53
...Using OPEN LOOK Fonts on X Terminals	56
5. Transparent Overlay Windows	57
...What are Transparent Overlay Windows?	57
...Basic Characteristics of Overlay Windows	59
......Overlay Window Paint Type	59
......Overlay Window Viewability	60
......Rendering Transparent Paint	60


...More on Overlay Window Characteristics	60
......Overlay Window Background	61
......Overlay Window Border	62
......Overlay Window Backing Store	62
......Overlay Window Gravity	63
......Overlay Colormap	63
......Input Distribution Model	63
......Print Capture	64
...Choosing Visuals for Overlay/Underlay Windows	65
...Example Program	66
...Overview of the Solaris Transparent Overlay Window API	67
...Creating Overlay Windows	68
...Setting the Paint Type of a Graphics Context	70
...Setting the Background State of an Overlay Window	71
...Rendering to an Overlay Window	71
...Querying the Characteristics of an Overlay Window	72
......Determining Whether a Window is an Overlay Window	72
......Determining the Paint Type of a Graphics Context	72
...Pixel Transfer Routines	73
......Filling an Area Using the Source Area Paint Type	73
......Copying an Area and Its Paint Type	75
......Retrieving Overlay Color Information	79
......Using Existing Xlib Pixel Transfer Routines With Overlay
........Windows	81


...Designing an Application for Portability	82
......Selecting a Visual for an Overlay/Underlay Window	83
......Selecting an Optimal Overlay/Underlay Visual Pair	88
6. Security Issues	93
...Access Control Mechanisms	94
......User-Based	94
......Host-Based	94
...Authorization Protocols	95
......MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1	95
......SUN-DES-1	95
......Changing the Default Authorization Protocol	96
...Manipulating Access to the Server	97
......Client Authority File	98
......Allowing Access When Using MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1	99
......Allowing Access When Using SUN-DES-1	99
...Running Clients Remotely, or Locally as Another User	100
A. Reference Display Devices	101
...Solaris Reference Display Devices	101
......SPARC: Supported Reference Devices	102
......x86: Supported Reference Devices	104
B. Multi-Buffering Application Program Interface, Version 3.2	107
...Library File	107
...Header File	108
...New Routines	108