From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 22809 invoked by alias); 8 Jul 2012 13:05:42 -0000 Received: (qmail 29160 invoked by uid 22791); 8 Jul 2012 11:57:13 -0000 X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-3.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_20,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,FREEMAIL_FROM,KHOP_RCVD_TRUST,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,RCVD_IN_HOSTKARMA_YE X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <1341748617.5944.69.camel@YAAKOV04> Subject: X11R7.7 From: "Yaakov (Cygwin/X)" To: cygwin-xfree-announce@cygwin.com Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:05:00 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-xfree-announce-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-xfree-announce-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-xfree-announce@cygwin.com X-SW-Source: 2012-07/txt/msg00001.txt.bz2 Cygwin/X has been updated to X.Org X11R7.7. WHAT'S NEW IN X11R7.7? ====================== * Over 140 binary packages have been updated, including the latest upstream improvements and bug fixes. * Complex OpenGL apps, such as those based on Clutter, are now quite usable with the software rasterizer (as used by XWin in desktop mode, or in multiwindow mode where the native WGL implementation is lacking). * EGL and OpenVG are now supported. GLES support is planned for the near future. * Xinerama-aware apps should behave correctly in -multiplemonitor mode. * The modularized Xorg server is available for use with the xf86-video-dummy and xf86-video-nested drivers in place of Xvfb/Xfake and Xnest/Xephyr, respectively. * Development of the 3D Athena widgets library (libXaw3d) has been taken over by X.Org, adding many improvements. * The transset utility has been added. * X API documentation includes cross-reference links to other modules. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT =================== Development of Cygwin/X is primarily focused on the XWin server; most other components are extremely stable and work OOTB. Anyone who despaired of touching the old monolithic tree will find things much easier with modular packages. If you want to see XWin stay current and add new features, then WE NEED YOU. Here are some of the projects that could be worked on: * Implement hardware-accelerated AIGLX support in desktop mode. * Implement Extended Window Manager Hints in multiwindow mode. * Implement the Composite extension in multiwindow mode. * Implement the XVideo extension. * Implement newest XRandR protocol. FEEDBACK ======== All comments, questions, bug reports, patches, discussion, etc. should take place on the cygwin-xfree list. CREDITS ======= Jon Turney for continuing to develop xorg-server, pushing our existing patches upstream, and contributing many new patches to this release. Numerous users for their bug reports and patches during the latest development cycle, including: Ken Brown Colin Harrison Keith Lindsay Rodrigo Medina Jörg Mensmann Eliot Moss Oliver Schmidt Yusuke Tamura David Thompson And whomever else I may have inadvertently neglected to mention. Enjoy! Yaakov Cygwin/X coordinator CYGWIN-XFREE-ANNOUNCE UNSUBSCRIBE INFO ====================================== If you want to unsubscribe from the cygwin-xfree-announce mailing list, please use the automated form at: http://cygwin.com/lists.html#subscribe-unsubscribe If this does not work, then look at the "List-Unsubscribe: " tag in the email header of this message. Send email to the address specified there. It will be in the format: cygwin-xfree-announce-unsubscribe-you=yourdomain.com@cygwin.com If you need more information on unsubscribing, start reading here: http://sourceware.org/lists.html#unsubscribe-simple Please read *all* of the information on unsubscribing that is available starting at this URL.