Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 18:34:47 -0700 From: John Merryweather Cooper <jmcoopr@webmail.bmi.net> To: erothwell@callgtn.com Cc: John Merryweather Cooper <jmcoopr@webmail.bmi.net>, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/28458: Gnome-1.4's use of Xalf out of sync with Linux X support Message-ID: <20010629183447.A43049@johncoop> In-Reply-To: <3B3D2127.E727C760@callgtn.com>; from erothwell@callgtn.com on Fri, Jun 29, 2001 at 17:45:27 -0700 References: <200106291630.f5TGU3k95517@freefall.freebsd.org> <3B3D2127.E727C760@callgtn.com>
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On 2001.06.29 17:45 Erik Rothwell wrote: > John Merryweather Cooper wrote: > > > > The following reply was made to PR ports/28458; it has been noted > by GNATS. > > > > From: John Merryweather Cooper <jmcoopr@webmail.bmi.net> > > To: erothwell@callgtn.com > > Cc: John Merryweather Cooper <jmcoopr@webmail.bmi.net>, > > FreeBSD-gnats-submit@freebsd.org > > Subject: Re: ports/28458: Gnome-1.4's use of Xalf out of sync with > Linux X support > > Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 09:22:44 -0700 > > > > On 2001.06.29 05:35 Erik Rothwell wrote: > > > You can fix this easily by going Control Center > Launch > Feedback > > > > [x] > > > "Do not distinguish between windows (compatibility mode)." I > don't > > > know > > > why this fixes the problem, exactly, but it does. (At least for > I.) > > > > > > Erik. > > > > > > > The workaround works by disabling (completely) Xalf. With Xalf > > disabled, no calls are made by Linux apps to (non-existant) > Linux-Xalf > > libraries . . . > > > > jmc > > Xalf still works when you do this, including for things like > linux-netscape & StarOffice. I remember having to fiddle with it to > get > the linux-based apps to show launch feedback, but, they work when > you > enable this "do not distinguish between windows" mode. > > Erik. > > Yes, this works although I don't appear to get any Xalf functionality in this mode (probably some more tweaking). Still, this qualifies as the best work-around yet. :) Thanks jmc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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