Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues
Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues
- Subject: Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues
- From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:19:09 -0700
On Sep 25, 2008, at 11:35 PM, dp wrote:
In this regard how is OS X or XP different than Solaris or BSD or
Linux (d'jour)? None are based on X11 - it is a windowing subsystem
layered on the OS and runs at the application layer.
Solaris, BSD and Linux have no "native" windowing system of their own.
It IS X11, talking directly to the video card. On Mac OS X and XP,
this is not the case. Each has their own native windowing system
which talks to the card and X11 is simply "re-hosted on top",
resulting in a rather different implementation and an entirely
different set of integration issues.
- Jordan
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| >X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Dave Ray <email@hidden>) |
| >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>) |
| >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Dave Ray <email@hidden>) |
| >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>) |
| >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Dave Ray <email@hidden>) |
| >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>) |
| >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Dave Ray <email@hidden>) |
| >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Robert Black <email@hidden>) |
| >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>) |
| >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: "Ambrose Li" <email@hidden>) |
| >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <email@hidden>) |
| >Re: X11 2.3.1 on Macbook Pro, Enlightenment, request for feedback on issues (From: dp <email@hidden>) |