docs/119233: [patch] handbook/x11/chapter.smgl - add info about xorg 7.3 and not needing xorg.conf

[Chess Griffin]

* FreeBSD-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org <FreeBSD-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org> [2008-01-01 20:20:00]:

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

 
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Chess Griffin
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