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Apple Releases Beta 3 of X11

Posted by pudge on from the running-programs-slowly-faster dept.

maxentius writes "Apple says the just released beta of X11 adds: pseudocolor (8-bit) visual plane support; option to quit X11 without presenting warning dialog; Command-Q keyboard shortcut to quit X11; Command-, to bring up preferences dialog; keyboard mappings with dead keys fixed; linking against libGL no longer results with multiple definitions of glGetColorTableEXT; locked files left behind in /tmp no longer block non-admin users from starting X11; windows can be resized by user to any size and not be limited by the Dock's height; dragging remotely hosted windows no longer causes crash; hardware accelerated scrolling in 16 bit mode now works; X server no longer crashes if application tried to retrieve data back from the framebuffer using XGetImage; bug fixes and other feature enhancements."

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  1. How much longer are we going to get betas? by riclewis · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I'm not sure if all these betas being released by Apple (Safari, iSync, X11) are a good indication of progression, or a sign that they can't seem to put out a finished product...

  2. jeez by Tuxinatorium · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    from the name you'd think it's the sequel to OS X. Or would that be OS XI? I can't wait for OS XIII. Why the roman numerals?

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  3. Re:Dear Apple by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    It is a mathematically provable fact that there are more gay men using PCs than Macs, through sheer marketshare.

    Besides, how do you account for the gay man's superior sense of style?

    And, how do you account for proving this point by cutting-and-pasting the same woefully pathetic incendiary letter on every single goddamned Apple post?

    How, AC, do you reconcile the fact that you are somehow *threatened* by what is (by your own admission) the Mac's superior technology? How do you respond to that without looking for all the world like Jackass Prime?

    Answer: you don't.