Re: Bugfixes for 2.5.0_rc1
Re: Bugfixes for 2.5.0_rc1
- Subject: Re: Bugfixes for 2.5.0_rc1
- From: Jack Howarth <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:58:02 -0400
On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 05:45:22PM -0700, Jeremy Huddleston wrote:
>
> On Mar 19, 2010, at 17:20, Cameron Simpson wrote:
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> > | I think this warrants a release note, but not a forced logout.
> >
> > He's not asking for a forced logout. He (and I, having been forced to
> > ask exactly this question in the past on the list) are asking for a
> > remark in the install screen that the new X11 will be "enabled" (a
> > better term is needed) after a logout. Its not obvious to most users
> > that the current login $DISPLAY references the socket for the "old" X11.
>
> Right, then you and I are on the same page. That is what I meant when I said, "I think this warrants a release note, but not a forced logout." That is why I made this change to the release notes:
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> http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/X112.5.0#DefaultX11ServerSnowLeopardOnly
>
> --Jeremy
>
Jeremy,
You are still missing the point. Most users won't read the release notes. However
if the installer warns you at the end that a logout is required to enable the new
X11, there will be no opportunity for confusion (and less unnecessary traffic on
the mailing list on the issue).
Jack
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