[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwin/XFree86 Package: x2x-1.27-2

[ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwin/XFree86 Package: x2x-1.27-2

[Thomas Chadwick]

ANNOUCEMENT

An update to the Cygwin/XFree86 package 'x2x' is now available.


DESCRIPTION

The usefulness of this utility will become apparent to anyone with a PC 
side-by-side with an *ix workstation.  Simply bring up an XWindows session 
on each machine, run x2x on the PC, and use your PC's mouse and keyboard to 
control your *ix workstation's display.  Works better and is cheaper than a 
KVM (Keyboard/Video/Mouse) switch.  It also works much like a multi-headed X 
session.


RELEASE HISTORY

x2x-1.27-2 (current release):

	Bugfix and enhancement release.  Changes are:

	1) Fixed problem in which x2x consumes nearly 100% of the CPU.
	   This was due to a problem in setting up a call to select(),
	   which was causing it to be non-blocking.

	2) Added some includes and cleaned-up some code to cut down
	   on compiler warnings.

	3) Added a whole new feature!  Invoking x2d with a command-line
	   flag of "-capslockhack"causes it to wrap Shift key Press/
	   Release events around alpha keystrokes.  I discovered I
	   needed this feature because the "to" display I have uses the
	   state of CapsLock on its attached keyboard to determine if
	   CapsLock is on (instead of obeying the CapsLock Press/Release
	   keyboard events).

x2x-1.27-1:

	Initial Release.  Vendor code built and package as-is.


KNOWN BUGS

	Doesn't "work" very well with the new rootless mode of XWin.
	I plan to fix this in a future release.


INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on the 
http://cygwin.com/ web page.  This downloads setup.exe to your system.  Save 
it and run setup, answer the questions and pick up 'x2x' from the 'XFree86' 
category.  You may need to click the "Full" button if it doesn't show up.

Note that downloads from sources.redhat.com (aka cygwin.com) aren't allowed 
due to bandwidth limitations.  This means that you will need to find a 
mirror which has this update.

In the US, ftp://archive.progeny.com/cygwin/ is a reliable high bandwidth 
connection.

In Japan, ftp://ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp/pub/gnu/gnu-win32/ is usually up-to-date.

In DK, http://mirrors.sunsite.dk/cygwin/ is usually up-to-date.

If one of the above doesn't have the latest version of this package you can 
either wait for the site to be updated or find another mirror.

Please send questions or comments to the Cygwin/XFree86 mailing list 
(mailto:cygwin-xfree@sources.redhat.com).  If you want to subscribe go to 
http://cygwin.com/lists.html. I would appreciate it if you would use the 
mailing list rather than emailing me directly.  This includes ideas and 
comments about the setup utility or Cygwin/XFree86 in general.

If you want to make a point or ask a question, the Cygwin/XFree86 mailing 
list is the appropriate place.


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