Hi Albert,

>Ok I've tried to do this several times read the manuals and appearently
>still can't get it right.  Whenever I start up X running startx it gives me
>2 xterms a login and an xclock.  My problem is that both the login and the
>first xterm window are too long they go way off the screen.  I have a 13"
>Apple RGB monitor.  If anyone can help me out with setting this up
>currectly so things don't just scroll off the screen it would be helpful.

Put the part between the "=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D" lines into a file called=
 ".xinitrc", which
should be in your homedirectory and you'll get a more pleasant setup (it is
what I use on a 13" monitor).

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D
#!/bin/sh
# $XConsortium: xinitrc.cpp,v 1.4 91/08/22 11:41:34 rws Exp $

userresources=3D$HOME/.Xresources
usermodmap=3D$HOME/.Xmodmap
sysresources=3D/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xresources
sysmodmap=3D/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/.Xmodmap

# merge in defaults and keymaps

if [ -f $sysresources ]; then
    xrdb -merge $sysresources
fi

if [ -f $sysmodmap ]; then
    xmodmap $sysmodmap
fi

if [ -f $userresources ]; then
    xrdb -merge $userresources
fi

if [ -f $usermodmap ]; then
    xmodmap $usermodmap
fi

# start some nice programs

# this is to speed up the mouse with the GENERIC#29 kernel from -current
xset m 6 2

# start the window manager. TWM is present by default, you'd have to
# install the other two. I like mlvwm: it looks like MacOS.

twm &
# fvwm2 &
# mlvwm &
# uncomment this line or continue using your wristwatch :-)
# xclock -geometry 50x50-1+1 &
xterm -fn 6x10 -name "Xterm 2" -geometry 80x36+48+48 -sb &
xterm -fn 6x10 -name "Xterm 1" -geometry 80x36+16+16 -sb &
exec xterm -fn 6x10 -geometry 80x10+0+0 -name console -sb -iconic
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D


>Also there should be some way of setting up scroll bars as well as setting
>up the ability to cut and paste in X.

The xterms set up above have a scrollbar. Use the middle mouse button to
move it. To copy: just select text by dragging over it with the left button
pressed. The X system remembers the last selection. To paste: click with the
middle mouse button in the window where you want it pasted.

Best wishes,

          Nico


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