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 16:33:49 -0700
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,
This was my concern. Apple is usually quiet about what specifically is fixed in
security updates so it is hard to determine the risk of using the older Xquartz
with the yellow cursor fix.
> but I don't think Apple ever fixed the yellow cursor bug for
> Tiger. You are on your own there.
No problem. I prefer doing it myself. :-)
Thank you,
michael
>
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Michael Reilly email@hidden
Sedona, Arizona
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