Leopard and X11

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Apple's X11 Frequently Asked Questions in Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5)

Please go to the following link for the "Apple's X11 and Tiger FAQs"


Note:
Many of the issues in the FAQs have already been resolved in updates available on the open source Xquartz Project . Although these updates are not official Apple releases, they are a convenient way for users to stay up to date with progress made in the open source community (in which Apple is participating). Official Apple releases will come from Apple (most likely through Apple Update).

Your best bet for staying current with bugfixes is to install the latest X11 package (at the moment X11 2.3.0) released by the Xquartz project, which contains Xquartz-1.4.2-apple5, and includes many fixes outside of Xquartz. Afterwards, just install the latest binary versions of Xquartz released periodically as fixes are being made. To see the complete list of changes in release X11-2.3.0, please go here

As of 2.2.0, you do not need to have Leopard's X11 package installed (but it is alright if you do).

OS-X Requirements
OS-X 10.5.4 or later is required to install this package

Warning:
Users have reported problems with this release when using some (but not all) non-US keyboards as well as wacom tablets. If you are such a user, they recommend using the 2.2.3 version until these issues are resolved. Additionally, if you are someone experiencing such problems, please join the xquartz-dev mailing list since they apparently need more testers with these devices.

Mac OS-X Updates:
You will need to re-install this package after future OS and Security Updates delivered through Apple's Software Update.

Logout Notice:
Because they have changed the way launchd starts the server, you will need to logout after installation.


INDEX OF TOPICS (listed by post # in thread).

General Info

-1- Leopard X11 Information.
-2- Installing X11 in Leopard.


Bugs, Tips and Troubleshooting

-3- "Fullscreen" support is broken.
-4- No middle button emulation (even though X11 Preferences say so).
-5- launchd support for X11.
-6- Do not start X11.app from the Dock.
-7- The interaction of Spaces and X11 doesn't work properly.
-8- Two ways to open an xterm without starting X11.app first.
-9- Fink initial support for Mac OS X 10.5.
10- The cursor color bug on Intel Macs is still there on Leopard.
11- Multiple Displays Problem.
12- X11.app Applications menu Problem.
13- Bringing All Windows to Front.
14- Incorrect characters on Japanese keyboards.
15- About xinitrc.
16- Top Twenty Bug Reports sent to Apple about Leopard X11.
17- To run another window manager.
18- ssh X forwarding.
19- Vim.
20- "X11R6 1" directory in /usr.
21- Weird issue with X11 via launchd.
22- Updated binaries at X.Org Wiki - XDarwin. Many bugs already fixed!
23- Sluggishness of redrawing windows in Leopard X11
24- "How to bring back Tiger's X11 to Leopard"
25- To connect to a remote linux station having X-forwarding properly set up.
26- To write Platypus droplets in Leopard.
27- To change the settings of the xterm that X11 displays at startup.
28- Sources.
29. Fonts.
30- X11 and TypeIt4Me in Leopard.
31- Expose Focus Bug.
32- Updated libX11 binary -- Gimp crash fix.
33- Xnest, Xvfb and Xephyr binaries.
34- Keyboard input when starting an XDMCP session.
35- To get rid of the inital xterm.
36- Troubleshooting checklist to see if DISPLAY is set.
37- Fake fullscreen support or Fake 8-bit color mode with Xephyr.
38- MATLAB R2007a, Leopard and X11.
39- Known issues and workarounds after the binary release of Xquartz 1.2a9.
40- To disable launchd support for launching X11.
41- Apple Installer Bug.
42- Last.fm focus stealing bug
43- What to do after you messed up your X11 installation?
44- X11.app/xterm does not launch
45- If you get the error "failed to bind to surface"
46- Font size in GnuCash, Inkscape, and Gimp
47- Running MATLAB from remote machine
48- Change the default X server DPI setting

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