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From: Chess Griffin <chess@chessgriffin.com>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: [patch] handbook/x11/chapter.smgl - add info about xorg 7.3 and not needing xorg.conf
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>Number:         119233
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       [patch] handbook/x11/chapter.smgl - add info about xorg 7.3 and not needing xorg.conf
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    blackend
>State:          closed
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:  
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Jan 01 20:20:00 UTC 2008
>Closed-Date:    Wed Jan 09 19:44:05 UTC 2008
>Last-Modified:  Wed Jan  9 19:50:02 UTC 2008
>Originator:     Chess Griffin
>Release:        7.0-BETA3
>Organization:
>Environment:
FreeBSD bsdbob.localdomain 7.0-BETA3 FreeBSD 7.0-BETA3 #1: Sat Nov 17 14:25:33 EST 2007     chess@bsdbob.localdomain:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/CHESS  i386
>Description:
Add information to handbook/x11/chapter.smgl about new Xorg 7.3 and the fact it may not need an xorg.conf file.

Patch diff attached.


>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:
--- chapter.sgml.orig	2008-01-01 11:43:44.000000000 -0500
+++ chapter.sgml	2008-01-01 14:23:05.000000000 -0500
@@ -402,11 +402,16 @@
     <sect2>
       <title>Configuring X11</title>
 
-      <para>Configuration of X11 is
-        a multi-step process.  The first step is to build an initial
-        configuration file.
-        As the super user, simply
-        run:</para>
+      <para>As of version 7.3, X11 can often work without any
+        configuration file by simply typing at a prompt:</para>
+
+      <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>startx</userinput></screen>
+      
+      <para>If this does not work, or if the default configuration is
+        not acceptable, then X11 must be configured manually.
+        Configuration of X11 is a multi-step process.  The first step is
+        to build an initial configuration file.  As the super user,
+        simply run:</para>
 
       <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>Xorg -configure</userinput></screen>
 

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:

From: Chess Griffin <chess@chessgriffin.com>
To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org
Cc: Chess Griffin <chess@chessgriffin.com>
Subject: Re: docs/119233: [patch] handbook/x11/chapter.smgl - add info
	about xorg 7.3 and not needing xorg.conf
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2008 18:21:59 -0500

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 * FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org <FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org> [2008=
 -01-01 20:20:00]:
 
 >=20
 > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3D119233
 >=20
 > >Category:       docs
 > >Responsible:    freebsd-doc
 > >Synopsis:       [patch] handbook/x11/chapter.smgl - add info about xorg =
 7.3 and not needing xorg.conf
 > >Arrival-Date:   Tue Jan 01 20:20:00 UTC 2008
 
 Once again, the web interface seems to munge my submissions.  :-)
 
 Here is the diff again, hopefully this time with the correct
 formatting.
 
 
 --- chapter.sgml.orig	2008-01-01 11:43:44.000000000 -0500
 +++ chapter.sgml	2008-01-01 14:23:05.000000000 -0500
 @@ -402,11 +402,16 @@
      <sect2>
        <title>Configuring X11</title>
 =20
 -      <para>Configuration of X11 is
 -        a multi-step process.  The first step is to build an initial
 -        configuration file.
 -        As the super user, simply
 -        run:</para>
 +      <para>As of version 7.3, X11 can often work without any
 +        configuration file by simply typing at a prompt:</para>
 +
 +      <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>startx</userinput></screen>
 +     =20
 +      <para>If this does not work, or if the default configuration is
 +        not acceptable, then X11 must be configured manually.
 +        Configuration of X11 is a multi-step process.  The first step is
 +        to build an initial configuration file.  As the super user,
 +        simply run:</para>
 =20
        <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>Xorg -configure</userinput></screen>
 
 =20
 --=20
 Chess Griffin
 GPG Public Key:  0x0C7558C3
 http://www.chessgriffin.com
 
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Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-doc->blackend 
Responsible-Changed-By: blackend 
Responsible-Changed-When: Wed Jan 2 08:05:59 UTC 2008 
Responsible-Changed-Why:  
I'll take care of this one. 

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=119233 
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: blackend 
State-Changed-When: Wed Jan 9 19:43:27 UTC 2008 
State-Changed-Why:  
I committed slightly different version of your pacth.  Thanks for your 
submission. 

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=119233 

From: dfilter@FreeBSD.ORG (dfilter service)
To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: docs/119233: commit references a PR
Date: Wed,  9 Jan 2008 19:43:15 +0000 (UTC)

 blackend    2008-01-09 19:43:05 UTC
 
   FreeBSD doc repository
 
   Modified files:
     en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11 chapter.sgml 
   Log:
   At the beginning of the "Configuring X11" section, mention the fact
   that Xorg, nowadays, can often run without any configuration file.
   
   PR:             docs/119233
   Submitted by:   Chess Griffin <chess@chessgriffin.com>
   
   Revision  Changes    Path
   1.185     +9 -1      doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml
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