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ptx®/XWM V4.6.4 Release Notes

Document Version

Chapter 1: About This Release

Software Compatibility

  Standards Compliance

  X11R5 and Motif 1.2 Compatibility Environment

    Link an Old Object File With X11R5 Libraries

    Link X11R5 Libraries Dynamically

Software Installation

Contents of the V4.6.4 Release

Contents of the V4.6.3 Release

Contents of the V4.6.2 Release

Contents of the V4.6.1 Release

Contents of the V4.6.0 Release

  Threads Support

  Changes to Tunable Parameters

Contents of the V4.5.3 Release

Contents of the V4.5.0 Release

  ptx/XWM-Specific Changes to X11R6 and Motif 2.1

    xdm and xterm

    Changes to Files and Utilities

    New Icons

    -DSVR4 Required for User Code

  Changes Between X11R5 and X11R6

  Changes Between Motif 1.2 and Motif 2.1

  Port Application Source Code to Motif 2.1

Fixed Problems

  Problems Fixed in ptx/XWM V4.6.4

  Problems Fixed in ptx/XWM V4.6.3 and V4.5.3

  Problems Fixed in ptx/XWM V4.6.2

  Problems Fixed in ptx/XWM V4.6.1

  Problems Fixed in ptx/XWM V4.6.0

Open Problems

  xman's Search Function Sometimes Fails (36418)

  system.mwmrc Can Produce Errors (15450, 36362)

  mwm Death Can Result in No Keyboard Focus (37935)

  Reverse Video Problem in Toolkit Clients (43787)

  Known Bug in NCD Server Makes xdm Time Out (36768)

  Motif Window Manager (mwm) Can Fail If Too Many Simultaneous Windows Are Opened (249659)

Documentation

Chapter 2: XllR6: New Features and Changes Since X11R5

New and Modified Programs

  New Programs

  Using The LBX Proxy

  Modified Programs

New X11R6 Standards

  XIE (X Image Extension)

  Inter-Client Communications Conventions Manual

    Window Management

    Selections

    Session Management

    Resource Sharing

  Inter-Client Exchange (ICE)

  ICE X Rendezvous

  Session Management (SM)

  Input Method Protocol

  X Logical Font Description

  SYNC Extension

  XTEST Extension

  BIG-REQUESTS Extension

  XC-MISC Extension

  X Keyboard Extension (XKB)

  RECORD Extension

  Low Bandwidth X Extension (LBX)

  PEX

    PEX Standards and Functionality

  Security Extension

    Untrusted Application Behavior

  Application Group Extension

  Print Extension

    Run an X Print Server

    Specify the Print Server to a Client

  Proxy Management Protocol

  Display Power Management Signaling

  Extended Visual Information

Other Extensions

  VidMode

  Easy Resource Configuration

  Xinerama

Internationalization

Xlib

  Kerberos

X Transport Library (xtrans)

Xt

Xaw

  AsciiText

  Command, Label, List, MenuButton, Repeater, SmeBSB, and Toggle

Header Files

Fonts

  New Fonts

  Font Server

  Font Library

X Server

  Xnest

  Xvfb

  ddx Source

  Device Support

  Internal Changes

  ICE Library Addition

  Xlib Vertical Writing and User-Defined Characters

Chapter 3: Motif 2.1: New Features and Changes Since Motif 1.2.5

Motif Window Manager (mwm)

Motif Application Development

General Toolkit Additions

  Extensibility

  New Widgets

  Internationalization

  Changes for CUA and Microsoft Windows Compliance

General Toolkit Changes and Enhancements

  UnitName Converter

  Gadget Focus Tracking

  MenuShells

  Virtual Bindings

  Changes in the Handling of Shifted Keys

  Uniform Transfer Model (UTM)

  XmString

  Menu System

  Drag and Drop Facility

  Action Parameter Conversion

  Gadgets

  Traversal

  New Demos

Widget Changes and Enhancements

  XmArrowButton[Gadget]

  XmClipboard

  XmDisplay

  XmDrawingArea

  XmList

  XmFileSelectionBox

  XmPanedWindow

  XmScale

  XmScreen

  XmScrollBar

  XmScrolledWindow

  XmSelectionBox

  XmText

  XmToggleButton[Gadget]

  UIL Changes

  Performance