QUESTIONS:
1. how can i find out what options/modules/extensions
are of benefit?
2. is there a practical way, or a XFree86 plan to
decrease the amount of memory XFree86 uses? (62MB!)
there should be a good description of
modules/extensions for XFree86.
every module/extension should be
listed somewhere #1, and #2, each
option/module/extension should describe
what it is useful for, and when,
if ever, it is critical. and it
should be explanatory enough for
the average non-Xwindow techie
to comprehend and find useful.
the man pages just say to look in
/usr/X11R6/lib/... but that isn't
very helpful. it shouldn't be
so difficult to figure out what
to include and what to exclude.
it should be made very clear so
anyone with half a brain can
figure out what they need or
don't need.
i've been using UNIX type systems for
a dozen years or more, and to this day,
i still find that all the good of UNIX
type systems is dragged down by days/weeks
of trial-and-error type hacking to figure
out things that should take an hour or
two of reading. i mean, sure, hacking
things out is fun, but so is being
efficient and productive :)
for example, what do these things mean?
how do i know if they are useful to me or not?
do i have to search out each thing for hours
in Google to get a vague notion of each thing?
this isn't a complete list of all options/extensions/modules,
but the point is, these things should be described well enough
for someone to know if they are necessary by a user.
otherwise, having options/extensions/modules is
semi-pointless.
Option "omit BIG-REQUESTS
Option "omit DPMS
Option "omit Extended-Visual-Information
Option "omit FontCache
# Option "omit MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
Option "omit MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
Option "omit SYNC
Option "omit TOG-CUP
Option "omit X-Resource
Option "omit XC-MISC
Option "omit XFree86-DGA
Option "omit XFree86-Misc
# Option "omit XFree86-VidModeExtension
# Option "omit XVideo
# Option "omit XVideo-MotionCompensation
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