Working With X Clients

X clients are applications that are displayed on an X server. X clients consist of one or more window managers and other applications. The X clients can run on the same system as an X server or run on a different system. The X Window System allows you to run any number of clients simultaneously. The following table lists some of the X clients.

X Clients	Description
`twm`	The Window Manager is responsible for the look and feel of the X Window System. The Window Manager provides the title bar, shaped windows, icon management, user-defined macro functions, click-to-type and pointer-driven keyboard focus. Some of the common Window Managers in the Oracle Solaris Desktop are: Metacity Window Manager Compiz Window Manager Tab Window Manager For more information, see the `metacity`(1) and `twm`(1) man pages.
`xterm`	Standard terminal emulator for the X Window System. You can open multiple terminal windows and run multiple applications simultaneously. For more information, see the `xterm`(1) man page.
`xdm`	Display manager for the X Window System. `xdm` manages the X displays on local and remote servers. For more information, see the `xdm`(1) man page.
`xcalc`	Scientific calculator for the X Window System. For more information, see the `xcalc`(1) man page.
`xclock`	Displays the time in analog or digital form. For more information, see the `xclock`(1) man page.
`xset`	User preference utility for the X Window System. The `xset` utility is used to set various user preference display options. For more information, see the `xset`(1) man page.
`xfd`	Utility to display all characters in an X font. The `xfd` utility creates a window containing the name of the font being displayed, a row of command buttons, several lines of text for displaying character metrics, and a grid containing one glyph per cell. For more information, see the `xfd`(1) man page.

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