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Sindi Keesan wrote:
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> I thought you also needed to install xbin.tgz and xlib.tgz 
> and xpm.tgz and xcfg.tgz and your bl2-x package, in BL2.  

Those packages are for a normal Xserver, not Xvesa.  xpm.tgz 
is only there for icewm, X runs happily without it.  

> Is it really only Xvesa?

The Xvesa executable in BL3 needs nothing else.

> Where do I get rxvt, 

It's already in BL3.

> isn't that also needed with Xvesa?

Nope. rxvt gives you a local xterm.  If you don't need a 
local xterm, you don't need rxvt.

> Are you sure it is only the Xvesa executable that I need?

I can't speak for all the other versions of Xvesa.  But I 
assure you that the Xvesa in BL3 definitely needs nothing 
else.
 
> Did I set /dev/mouse at some point when installing BL2?

IIRC that happens in BL2 when you installpkg bl2-x.tgz

> In BL3 you have to specify your mouse so I presume the link 
> needs to be made at some point in order to have /dev/mouse.

That happens in BL3 when you execute startx for the first time.

> I thought it was an X server like xvg16 and needed to be used 
> with all those other packages.  

Nope.  Xvesa is quite different from the other Xservers.

> Can you provide instructions for installing it with BL2 instead 
> of your other X installation?  

I'm working on BL3 now.

> It does help to have a window manager as well with it,

Of course, that is why almost everybody runs a wm.  However, it
is not required.  For example, in BL3, startxt does not run a wm.
 
> I am putting together another computer this week and would 
> appreciate help in installing Xvesa properly without 10-20M 
> extra files.  

I suggest you have a look at how Xvesa runs in BL3.  I imagine
you could transfer it all to BL2.

> Does Xvesa also adjust monitor refresh rates automatically?  

Doesn't the VESA bit do that?

> Do I still need an .xinitrc 

Xvesa does not normally use .xinitrc.  I wrote the startx script 
and pointed it at .xinitrc (because it would be familiar to 
experienced X users).

> I think I need a mouse to remove an image once I display it, 
> unless the focus is on that image, 

Doesn't ALT-TAB toggle the focus?

> Most X programs seem to be designed around a mouse.  

Duh.

> I am tired of having to switch font sizes and geometry etc. to 
> get rxvt readable, 

Are you using an up-to-date version?  That issue was fixed in BL 3.02.

Cheers,
Steven