This is what we use on our Suns at CSRI to let people start up X11.
It provides novices with (what I consider) reasonable default files.
(as in simple to use!) Most experienced X users also use it, because
it doesn't interfere with the defaults after supplying you with them
initially.

Its main virtue is that it allows you to type 'x11' and a window
system with xterm windows, window manager and some defaults starts up.
You can *THEN* read the manual and customize it. (Have you ever tried
telling a new user "Well, you copy my .Xdefaults and .[uta]wmrc files,
and use the shell script in my bin to start up X, and read chapter 10
of the Xlib manual to learn about resources...."!!)

The x11.man is meant to be a beginner's guide too, and a roadmap for
further forays into the masses of X documents.

It is probably heavily system dependent - for instance, I use twm on
monochrome displays, and awm on color (since the latter works on dual
screen setups). This may be something you may want to change. I don't
claim to have much color taste either:-) But its a start point for
sysadmins wanting to setup an easy way for users to use X. 

It uses the program 'consoletype' to determine the startup script and
defaults file it should load. For uVaxen, HPs etc, you'll need to do
something else.

Also edit the manual x11.man putting in your local setup details etc.

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                    Mark Moraes
                    Computer Systems Research Institute,
                    University of Toronto,
                    Toronto, Canada M5S 1A4
                    
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