Re: The yellow cursor problem on tiger
Re: The yellow cursor problem on tiger
- Subject: Re: The yellow cursor problem on tiger
- From: Michael Reilly <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:31:27 -0700
Ronald Cohen wrote:
> I believe the following URL tells you how to fix the yellow curser
> problem on Tiger X11:
>
> http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060316124704289&query=x11
That is the patched Xquzrtz I saw from 2006. I was just concerned that Xquartz
may have some security fixes after the patched Xquartz with the yellow cursor
was created
>
> I applied the recommended patch a few months ago (following one of the
> security updates, when the problem surfaced) and it worked; the problem
> hasn't returned.
Thank you,
michael
>
> Ron
>
>
>
> On Jul 1, 2008, at 4:29 AM, Martin Costabel wrote:
>
>> Michael Reilly wrote:
>>> It has been awhile since I had to display client windows from my
>>> Linux PC on my
>>> MB (10.4). Today I had the need and I see the yellow cursor
>>> problem. I thought
>>> this had been fixed in an Apple release but I guess not. Since
>>> yellow doesn't
>>> show up all that well on white backgrounds I need to fix it. Looking
>>> in the
>>> archive I see a new Xquartz was made available in March 2006.
>>> Xquartz on my
>>> machine is from February 2008.
>>> Is there an updated Xquartz with the fix? If I install the Xquartz
>>> from 2006
>>> what patches, etc will I lose over using the one installed on my
>>> machine now?
>>> If needed I am using an MB (not pro) running all of the latest
>>> official Apple
>>> 10.4 patches.
>>
>> There were several security updates this year that changed Tiger's
>> Xquartz, but I don't think Apple ever fixed the yellow cursor bug for
>> Tiger. You are on your own there.
>>
>> --Martin
>>
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