Introduction and Brief History of X Windows
The common complaint against Unix-based operating systems is that they are not user friendly. Graphical user interfaces make user interaction with the OS easy so that even novices feel comfortable. In recent years, this aspect, long ignored by Unix developers, is being given its rightful importance. Imagine a user using the drag-and-drop feature of the File Manager utility to move files across directories and receiving instant gratification. This is better than dealing with a cumbersome command line interface where commands need to be memorized and are often invalidated by typographical errors.
To improve the user interface, many Unix vendors began working on their own versions of GUIs and only in recent ...
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