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


Preface	xv
1. Introduction to the Solaris X Server	1
...About the Solaris X Server	1
......X11R6 Sample Server	2
......DPS Extension	4
......X Consortium Extensions	4
......AccessX	7
......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
......X Font Server	44
......Available Font Formats	44
......Associated Files	45
...Outline and Bitmap Fonts	46
......Replacing Outline Fonts With Bitmap Fonts	47
...Using TrueType and F3 Fonts in DPS	48
...Locating Fonts	48
......Changing the Default Font Path in X11	49
...Installing and Managing Fonts	49
...Using OPEN LOOK Fonts on X Terminals	50
5. Server Overlay Windows	51
...Server Overlays Versus Transparent Overlays	51
...Tips for Programming Overlays	52
......Parent-Child Model	52
......Stacking	52
...Server Overlays	53
6. Transparent Overlay Windows	55
...What are Transparent Overlay Windows?	55
...Basic Characteristics of Transparent Overlay Windows	57


......Paint Type	57
......Viewability	58
......Rendering Transparent Paint	58
...More on Transparent Overlay Characteristics	58
......Background	59
......Window Border	60
......Backing Store	60
......Window Gravity	60
......Colormaps	61
......Input Distribution Model	61
......Print Capture	62
...Choosing Visuals for Overlay/Underlay Windows	62
...Example Program	64
...Overview of the Solaris Transparent Overlay Window API	65
...Creating Transparent Overlay Windows	66
...Setting the Paint Type of a Graphics Context	67
...Setting the Background State of a Transparent Overlay Window	68
...Rendering to a Transparent Overlay Window	69
...Querying the Characteristics of a Transparent Overlay Window	70
......Determining Whether a Window is an Overlay Window	70
......Determining the Paint Type of a Graphics Context	70
...Pixel Transfer Routines	70
......Filling an Area Using the Source Area Paint Type	71
......Copying an Area and Its Paint Type	73


......Retrieving Overlay Color Information	77
......Using Existing Xlib Pixel Transfer Routines	79
...Designing an Application for Portability	80
......Selecting a Visual for an Overlay/Underlay Window	81
......Selecting an Optimal Overlay/Underlay Visual Pair	86
7. Security Issues	91
...Access Control Mechanisms	92
......User-Based	92
......Host-Based	92
...Authorization Protocols	93
......MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1	93
......SUN-DES-1	93
......Changing the Default Authorization Protocol	94
...Manipulating Access to the Server	95
......Client Authority File	96
......Allowing Access When Using MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1	97
......Allowing Access When Using SUN-DES-1	97
...Running Clients Remotely, or Locally as Another User	98
A. Reference Display Devices	99
...Solaris Reference Display Devices	99
......SPARC: Supported Reference Devices	100
......x86: Supported Reference Devices	102
Glossary	105
Index	111