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Re: X11 behavior since Tiger.



On  6 Jun, Bruce Truax wrote:
> 
> Does this install from gnu-darwin fix the problem with the Apple install
> where fonts are not drawn properly in Tek windows?

Don't know.  That could be an OS X configuration problem, or you might
be able to fix it by installing additional GNU-Darwin font packages. 
There are plenty of TeX and X11 related fonts and etc there.  It is
expected to be auto-configuring.  Perhaps you would like to try our
disc.

http://www.gnu-darwin.org/index.php?page=order

It was designed by Yves de Champlain for Panther, but it is also Tiger
tested.

Regards,
proclus
http://www.gnu-darwin.org/


> Bruce
> 
> On 6/5/06 7:50 PM, "email@hidden" <email@hidden> wrote:
> 
>> On  5 Jun, David Parker wrote:
>>> I'm having strange behavior from X11 since installing Tiger.
>>> 
>>> When I use ssh -X from the X server application, I can do anything I
>>> want within that window on Solaris except for two things:
>> 
>> Our X11 apps are worth a try in this regard, but if you are worried
>> about your Apple X11 installation, be careful not to overwrite it.
>> Although is named for Panther, it is reportedly working fine on Tiger
>> as well.
>> 
>> http://www.gnu-darwin.org/packages/ppc/1.1/All/XFree86-Panther-4.4.0.tbz
>> 
>> In this case, I'd suggest untarring the needed files only in /.  Here is
>> an example.
>> 
>> sudo -s
>> cd /
>> /usr/bin/tar -jxf /Users/*/Desktop/XFree86-Panther-4.4.0.tbz \
>> usr/X11R6/bin/xterm
>> 
>> We also have an rxvt package package, which is a fast and nice
>> replacement for xterm.  Just let me know, if you need the link.
>> 
>> For future reference, it may be simpler to use GNU-Darwin pkg_add for
>> this kind of operation.
>> 
>> You should backup up your existing binaries before overwriting them in
>> this manner.  Hope that this helps.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> proclus
>> http://www.gnu-darwin.org/
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> xterm&
>>> or
>>> workshop&
>>> 
>>> The xterm window launches, but when I type into it, it does away.
>>> 
>>> The X client workshop (Sun's dev environment) won't launch at all.
>>> 
>>> The following is an error message reported back to the first window:
>>> 
>>> X Error of failed request:  BadAtom (invalid Atom parameter)
>>>    Major opcode of failed request:  18 (X_ChangeProperty)
>>>    Atom id in failed request:  0x10b
>>>    Serial number of failed request:  13
>>>    Current serial number in output stream:  14
>>> 
>>> The workaround to having multiple xterm is to log in multiple times.
>>> I have no workaround for launching workshop. workshop complained
>>> about running ttsession; however, I never had to do this before. Both
>>> xterm& and workshop& worked before upgrading.
>>> 
>>> I'm communicating with work using VPNClient for Cisco over Verizon DSL.
>>> 
>>> thanks.
> 
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