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by Alexander Hansen-2
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On 5/21/12 2:51 PM, Peter Dyballa wrote:
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> Am 21.05.2012 um 22:00 schrieb Alexander Hansen:
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>> So, yes, you're not on the same architecture.
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> I also have a working PowerBook G4 with Leopard (10.5.8) and Tiger (10.4.11). I never seen these effects. But I'm also using XQuartz 2.6.3 now. (But I had spectacular effects on screen with an earlier version, X Org server 1.7.99.2, end of 2009.)
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> Alexander, if you have problems with XQuartz 2.6.1, then you should open a ticket here: http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/newticket. Or search first among the existing bug reports. Jeremy Huddleston is very capable and fixes problems sometimes in no-time.
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Sorry, it's 2.6.3. My eyes jumped a couple of lines down when I was
reading that page .
It is a GTK+2 and PowerPC-only problem, so I don't think Jeremy is
particularly interested in fixing something cosmetic for an essentially
dead platform.
> I won't install gimp2, it's a bit too big with all its dependencies, but I could try to install meld.
>
Anything that uses GTK+2 will suffice.
> Here you can download the final Leopard release: http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/X112.6.3 -> http://xquartz.macosforge.org/downloads/Leopard/X11-2.6.3.dmg (http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/Releases).
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> The only alternative to XQuartz is xorg-server or xorg-server-devel (XQuartz 2.7.2) in MacPorts.
>
> --
> Greetings
>
> Pete
>
> "Indentation?! I will show you how to indent when I indent your skull!"
>
I'm not going to complicate my system with Macports. I have to be able
to do _reliable_ test builds.
And I don't advocate that our users mix Macports and Fink, either.
--
Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.
Fink User Liaison
http://finkakh.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/got-job/
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> Am 21.05.2012 um 22:00 schrieb Alexander Hansen:
>
>> So, yes, you're not on the same architecture.
>
> I also have a working PowerBook G4 with Leopard (10.5.8) and Tiger (10.4.11). I never seen these effects. But I'm also using XQuartz 2.6.3 now. (But I had spectacular effects on screen with an earlier version, X Org server 1.7.99.2, end of 2009.)
>
> Alexander, if you have problems with XQuartz 2.6.1, then you should open a ticket here: http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/newticket. Or search first among the existing bug reports. Jeremy Huddleston is very capable and fixes problems sometimes in no-time.
>
Sorry, it's 2.6.3. My eyes jumped a couple of lines down when I was
reading that page .
It is a GTK+2 and PowerPC-only problem, so I don't think Jeremy is
particularly interested in fixing something cosmetic for an essentially
dead platform.
> I won't install gimp2, it's a bit too big with all its dependencies, but I could try to install meld.
>
Anything that uses GTK+2 will suffice.
> Here you can download the final Leopard release: http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/X112.6.3 -> http://xquartz.macosforge.org/downloads/Leopard/X11-2.6.3.dmg (http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki/Releases).
>
>
> The only alternative to XQuartz is xorg-server or xorg-server-devel (XQuartz 2.7.2) in MacPorts.
>
> --
> Greetings
>
> Pete
>
> "Indentation?! I will show you how to indent when I indent your skull!"
>
I'm not going to complicate my system with Macports. I have to be able
to do _reliable_ test builds.
And I don't advocate that our users mix Macports and Fink, either.
--
Alexander Hansen, Ph.D.
Fink User Liaison
http://finkakh.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/got-job/
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