DESCRIPTION This is the "README" file for xvset(1), an Open Look interface for the functions of xset(1). xset(1) provides a means from the command line of altering user preferences stored by the X server, such as mouse, bell, font path, and keyboard settings. xvset(1) implements a graphical method of accessing a subset of the functionality of xset(1) by using the XView toolkit to poll the user for information and then calling Xlib functions to set the proper values (in contrast to older versions of xvset(1), which actually executed xset(1) with appropriate command-line arguments). Specifically, xvset(1) allows the user to change the mouse acceleration and threshold; bell volume, pitch, and duration; keyboard auto-repeat; and screen saver timeout, cycle, blanking, and exposure setting. In addition, a button is provided to write to the standard output a command line for xset(1) that can then be incorporated into a user's .xinitrc or .xsession X initialization file. BUILDING AND INSTALLING The original development environment for xvset(1) was Linux 1.0.8 with XView 3.2. Versions subsequent to 0.80 were developed on SunOS 4.1.3 with OpenWindows 3.0 and briefly tested on Solaris 2.3 with OpenWindows 3.4. For Linux systems, "make install" will compile and install the binary, and "make install.man" will install the man page and help file. For SunOS, "make sunos install" will compile and install the binary. Other systems may require that the makefile be edited to reflect local path names and compiler flags. NOTES The source code is copyright (C) 1994 & 1995 Brian L. Brush , 223 S. Riverhills Dr., Tampa, FL 33617-7240, USA, and is released under the GNU General Public License. See the file "COPYING" for details.