Commit 39424685 authored by Ulrich Sibiller's avatar Ulrich Sibiller

nxagent.1: some more rephrasing

parent 4998c41d
...@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ application on the other end (i.e. the client) is called ...@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ application on the other end (i.e. the client) is called
.PP .PP
When used in proxy <-> agent mode, \fBnxagent\fR adds the feature of When used in proxy <-> agent mode, \fBnxagent\fR adds the feature of
being suspendible. Sessions can be started from one client, suspended and being suspendible. Sessions can be started from one client, suspended and
then resumed from another client. then resumed from another (or the same) client.
.PP .PP
\fBnxagent\fR and \fBnxproxy\fR are utilized by various remote \fBnxagent\fR and \fBnxproxy\fR are utilized by various remote
application/desktop frameworks for providing server-side GUI application application/desktop frameworks for providing server-side GUI application
...@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Server, etc.). ...@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Server, etc.).
.PP .PP
When \fBnxagent\fR starts up (e.g. by typing 'nxagent -ac :1' in a When \fBnxagent\fR starts up (e.g. by typing 'nxagent -ac :1' in a
terminal window), it typically launches in "windowed desktop" mode. On terminal window), it typically launches in "windowed desktop" mode. On
your local X server, there appears a new window being an X server itself. your local X server a new window appears being an X server itself.
.PP .PP
However, \fBnxagent\fR also supports rootless (or seamless) application However, \fBnxagent\fR also supports rootless (or seamless) application
mode and a shadow session mode (similar to what VNC does). mode and a shadow session mode (similar to what VNC does).
...@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ described further below. ...@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ described further below.
Last but not least, \fBnxagent\fR accepts several more options, the Last but not least, \fBnxagent\fR accepts several more options, the
so-called nx/nx options, provided via the $DISPLAY environment so-called nx/nx options, provided via the $DISPLAY environment
variable or the -options commandline option. See below for further variable or the -options command line option. See below for further
details. details.
.SH STANDARD XSERVER OPTIONS .SH STANDARD XSERVER OPTIONS
...@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ different from the user's real uid. ...@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ different from the user's real uid.
causes the server to generate a core dump on fatal errors. causes the server to generate a core dump on fatal errors.
.TP 8 .TP 8
.B \-displayfd \fIfd\fP .B \-displayfd \fIfd\fP
specifies a file descriptor in the launching process. Rather than specify specifies a file descriptor in the launching process. Rather than specifying
a display number, the X server will attempt to listen on successively higher a display number, the X server will attempt to listen on successively higher
display numbers, and upon finding a free one, will write the port number back display numbers, and upon finding a free one, will write the port number back
on this file descriptor as a newline-terminated string. The \-pn option is on this file descriptor as a newline-terminated string. The \-pn option is
...@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ command line option. ...@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ command line option.
sets default connection timeout in seconds. sets default connection timeout in seconds.
.TP 8 .TP 8
.B \-tst .B \-tst
disables all testing extensions (e.g., XTEST, XTrap, XTestExtension1, RECORD). disables all testing extensions.
.TP 8 .TP 8
.B tty\fIxx\fP .B tty\fIxx\fP
ignored, for servers started the ancient way (from init). ignored, for servers started the ancient way (from init).
...@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ enable shadow mode ...@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ enable shadow mode
enable proxy binding mode enable proxy binding mode
.TP 8 .TP 8
.B \-options \fIfilename\fP .B \-options \fIfilename\fP
path to an options file (see below) path to an options file containing nx/nx options (see below).
.PP .PP
Other than the command line options, \fBnxagent\fR can be configured at Other than the command line options, \fBnxagent\fR can be configured at
session startup and at runtime (i.e. when resuming a suspended session) session startup and at runtime (i.e. when resuming a suspended session)
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