Re: Bugfixes for 2.5.0_rc1
Re: Bugfixes for 2.5.0_rc1
- Subject: Re: Bugfixes for 2.5.0_rc1
- From: Jeremy Huddleston <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:15:00 -0700
On Mar 19, 2010, at 17:58, Jack Howarth wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 05:45:22PM -0700, Jeremy Huddleston wrote:
>>
>> On Mar 19, 2010, at 17:20, Cameron Simpson wrote:
>>
>>> | 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 $DISPLAY references the socket for the "old" X11.
>>
>> Right, then you and I are on the same page. That is what I meant when I said, "I think this warrants a release note, but not a forced logout." That is why I made this change to the release notes:
>>
>> http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/X112.5.0#DefaultX11ServerSnowLeopardOnly
>>
>> --Jeremy
>>
>
> Jeremy,
> You are still missing the point. Most users won't read the release notes. However
> if the installer warns you at the end that a logout is required to enable the new
> X11, there will be no opportunity for confusion (and less unnecessary traffic on
> the mailing list on the issue).
> Jack
I could do that conditionally in postinst ...
if [[ "${DISPLAY/org.macosforge.xquartz//}" == "${DISPLAY}" ]] ; then
osascript -e 'tell application "Finder" to display dialog "If you want to use the newly installed XQuartz.app as your default X11, you will need to logout and log back in."' &
fi
Does anyone know a less ugly way to do this?
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