path: root/releasenotes/releasenote_1.11.0.0.txt

Changes in 1.11.0.0
-------------------
- Update the following packages:
     git updates until 5/9/2011 of the following packages
          mesa
          xserver
          pixman
          libxcb
          libX11
          libXext
          pixman
          xkeyboard-config
          randrproto
          xwininfo
          libXmu
- Installer: installation of fonts is optional now
- xserver: Use AllocDevicePair for create the mouse and keyboard devices
- xserver: Solved problem of window not taking the default window position when
           created.

Changes in 1.10.3.0
-------------------
- Update the following packages:
     git updates until 18/7/2011 of the following packages
          mesa
          xserver
          pixman
          libX11
     freetype 2.4.5
     inputproto-2.0.2
     xproto-7.0.22
     resourceproto-1.2.0
     pthreads cvs version until 18/7/2011

- Fixed regression in wgl implementation in multi-window mode

Changes in 1.10.3.0
-------------------
- Update the following packages:
     git updates until 11/7/2011 of the following packages
          mesa
          xserver
          pixman
          mkfontscale
          xkeyboard-config
          libX11
          libXext
          libXmu
          xkbcomp
          libXdmcp
          libxtrans
          x11proto
          fontconfig
          xwininfo
- Increased number of clients to 1024
- Also show the cursor in the main window when the xdmcp host selection dialog is shown

Changes in 1.10.1.1
-------------------
- Update the following packages:
     glproto git update until 24/5/2011
     libfontenc git update until 24/5/2011
     libxcb git update until 24/5/2011
     pixman git update until 24/5/2011
     xkeyboard-config git update until 24/5/2011
     mesa git update until 24/5/2011
     xserver git update until 24/5/2011
     xcb-proto git update until 24/5/2011
     mkfontscale git update until 24/5/2011
- xkeyboard-config: Solved problem with Alt Gr key on some keyboards (e.g. belgian)
     

Changes in 1.10.1.0
-------------------
- Update the following packages:
     mesa git update until 5/5/2011
     xserver git update until 5/5/2011
     xkeyboard-config git update until 5/5/2011
     libxcb git update until 5/5/2011
     xkbcomp git update until 5/5/2011
     libXext git update until 5/5/2011
     libXmu git update until 5/5/2011
     libX11 git update until 5/5/2011
     libXdmcp git update until 5/5/2011
     xextproto git update until 5/5/2011
     libxtrans git update until 5/5/2011
     pixman git update until 5/5/2011
     glproto git update until 5/5/2011
     openssl-1.0.0d
- wgl; Solved crash because of pointer usages after memory has been freed.
 

Changes in 1.10.0.1
-------------------
- Update the following packages:
     xserver git update until 29/3/2011
     mesa git update until 29/3/2011
     xkeyboard-config git update until 29/3/2011
     libX11 git update until 29/3/2011
     pixman git update until 29/3/2011
     libxcb git update until 29/3/2011
     fontconfig git update until 29/3/2011
     glproto git update until 29/3/2011
     libXau git update until 29/3/2011
     libXft git update until 29/3/2011
     libXmu git update until 29/3/2011
     libfontenc git update until 29/3/2011
     mkfontscale git update until 29/3/2011
     randrproto git update until 29/3/2011
     xtrans git update until 29/3/2011
     xwininfo git update until 29/3/2011
     xproto-7.0.21 git update until 29/3/2011
     xineramaproto-1.2.1
     libXt-1.1.1
     libxkbfile-1.0.7
     libXpm-3.5.9
     libXfont-1.4.3
     libXaw-1.0.9
     bdftopcf-1.0.3
     encodings-1.0.4
     fixesproto-5.0
     font-adobe-100dpi-1.0.3
     font-adobe-75dpi-1.0.3
     font-adobe-utopia-100dpi-1.0.4
     font-adobe-utopia-75dpi-1.0.4
     font-adobe-utopia-type1-1.0.4
     font-alias-1.0.3
     font-arabic-misc-1.0.3
     font-bh-100dpi-1.0.3
     font-bh-75dpi-1.0.3
     font-bh-lucidatypewriter-100dpi-1.0.3
     font-bh-lucidatypewriter-75dpi-1.0.3
     font-bh-ttf-1.0.3
     font-bh-type1-1.0.3
     font-bitstream-100dpi-1.0.3
     font-bitstream-75dpi-1.0.3
     font-bitstream-speedo-1.0.2
     font-bitstream-type1-1.0.3
     font-cronyx-cyrillic-1.0.3
     font-cursor-misc-1.0.3
     font-daewoo-misc-1.0.3
     font-dec-misc-1.0.3
     font-ibm-type1-1.0.3
     font-isas-misc-1.0.3
     font-jis-misc-1.0.3
     font-micro-misc-1.0.3
     font-misc-cyrillic-1.0.3
     font-misc-ethiopic-1.0.3
     font-misc-meltho-1.0.3
     font-misc-misc-1.1.2
     font-mutt-misc-1.0.3
     font-schumacher-misc-1.1.2
     font-screen-cyrillic-1.0.4
     font-sony-misc-1.0.3
     font-sun-misc-1.0.3
     font-util-1.2.0
     font-winitzki-cyrillic-1.0.3
     font-xfree86-type1-1.0.4
- Added ipv6 support
- Solved past problem in windows when used with x2goclient (with -clipboard)
- Solved problem of GetKeyState not always returning the correct state in WM_SETFOCUS
- Delay calling winInitializeModeKeyStates until the keyboard device has been started
- Solved possible crash due to NULL pointer access
     
Changes in 1.10.0.0
-------------------
- Update the following packages:
     xserver git update until 8/3/2011
     xkeyboard-config git update until 8/3/2011
     pixman git update until 8/3/2011
     libX11 git update until 8/3/2011
     mesa git update until 8/3/2011
     randrproto git update until 8/3/2011
     Xextproto git update until 8/3/2011
     libxcb git update until 8/3/2011
- Solved errors when used with xmodmap
- xlaunch:
    . removed dependency on msxml 4.0
      libxml2 is now used for parsing the xml input file
    . added possibility to only map the CLIPBOARD selection to the-RECORD-extension
      windows clipboard
    . fixed problems when starting a client (local and remote)
    . added option to set disable access control
    . added option to terminate vcxsrv on server reset (xdmcp)
- xserver: Made winOverrideStyle thread safe
- xserver: Synchronize Xserver glx/rensize.c with mesa src/glx/compsize.c
- native glx: Handle failure to get any fbconfigs more gracefully
- vcxsrv: added -[no]clipboardprimary. Can be used to only map the CLIPBOARD 
          selection to the windows clipboard

Changes in 1.9.4.1
------------------
- Update the following packages:
     xkeyboard-config git update until 16/2/2011
     pixman git update until 16/2/2011
     xkbcomp git update until 16/2/2011
     mesa git update until 16/2/2011
- Solved problem of wrongly generated error message in vcxsrv_dbg
- Solved problem of a window being created with an Y coordinate of 0x8000000.
- xdmcp: Solved display problem when multiple monitor setup changes
- When XDMCP -from is specified, only register the requested address
- Only call XSupportsLocale in one place. Switch to a known locale when it fails
- Type cast width to short to avoid type cast exception in debug version when width is negative.
- multiwindow; Solved possible crash because the pixmap buffer was not
  correct anymore after moving a window

Changes in 1.9.4.0
------------------
- Update the following packages:
     xserver git update until 10/2/2011
     libXext
     libXau
     libX11
     pixman
     mesa
     libfontenc
     libXinerama
- xdmcp: add host connected to in the title of the main window
- Solved a crash in multiwindow mode due to a stack overflow (possible endless recursion)

Changes in 1.9.3.1
------------------
- Update the following packages:
     xserver git update until 2/2/2011
     pixman git update until 2/2/2011
     libX11 git update until 2/2/2011
     xkeyboard-config git update until 2/2/2011
     libxcb git update until 2/2/2011
     mesa git update until 2/2/2011
     xkbcomp git update until 2/2/2011
     libfontenc git update until 2/2/2011
     libXau git update until 2/2/2011
     libXinerama git update until 2/2/2011
     libXdmcp git update until 2/2/2011 
     plink: updated to putty revision 9080
     freetype 2.4.4
     openssl-1.0.0c
     cvs update pthreads
- Added following packages
     xbitmaps-1.1.1
     libXft-2.2.0
     fontconfig-2.8.0
     libXrender-0.9.6
     windowswmproto-1.0.4
- Prevent crash with remote font servers
- Use winUpdateFBPointer() in winshaddd.c rather than duplicating it inline
- VS2008 is not actively supported anymore
- Search for bitmaps in the current directory in stead of the HOME directory on windows
- Search for XtErrorDB in current directory
- added XtErrorDB file
- Added xclock application files
- Do not include dllmain for static library
- Solved possible crash due to not initialised pointer
- Use other default bitmap dir
- Solved problem of app icon not being loaded
- Enabled XRENDER in xclock
- Use .Xdefaults file in current directory
- Also install xclock and xclock-color
- solved problem of -resize not working when window was maximised
- Xlaunch: solved problem of Wgl setting not being saved in configuration file
- Enabled ROOTLESS option in dix
- Solved problem of using an unitialised variable.
- release build: main should also pass the penv argument
- Enabled global optimisation in release build: linker is a lot slower but it should give better performance
- Added host selection menu in case -broadcast is given on the command line

Changes in 1.9.3.0
------------------
- Update the following packages:
     xserver git update until 9/1/2011
     pixman git update until 9/1/2011
     libX11 git update until 9/1/2011
     libXext git update until 9/1/2011
     xkeyboard-config git update until 9/1/2011
     libxcb git update until 9/1/2011
     libfontenc update until 9/1/2011
     xextproto git update until 9/1/2011
     libXdmcp git update until 9/1/2011
     randrproto git update until 9/1/2011
     mesa git update until 9/1/2011
     bigreqsproto-1.1.1
     compositeproto-0.4.2
     damageproto-1.2.1
     fixesproto-4.1.2
     fontsproto-2.1.1
     inputproto-2.0.1
     randrproto-1.3.2
     recordproto-1.14.1
     scrnsaverproto-1.2.1
     xcmiscproto-1.2.1
     xproto-7.0.20
     xtrans 1.2.6
     xcalc-1.0.4.1

- updated to 9025 of putty
- Added dxtn.dll (compression functions used in mesa)
- mesa: solved opengl problem whan opengl is enabled in java
     
Changes in 1.9.2.0
------------------
- Update the following packages:
     xserver git update until 4/11/2010
     libxcb git update until 4/11/2010
     libfontenc git update until 4/11/2010
     pixman git update until 4/11/2010
     xcb-proto git update until 4/11/2010
     libX11 git update until 4/11/2010
     libXdmcp git update until 4/11/2010
     xkbcomp git update until 4/11/2010
- Fixed regression in libxcb introduced in 1.9.0.0
- Give clipboard window a name

Changes in 1.9.0.902
--------------------
- Update the following packages:
     xserver git update until 18/10/2010
     xkeyboard-config git update until 18/10/2010
     pixman git update until 18/10/2010
     libX11 git update until 18/10/2010
     libXau git update until 18/10/2010
     libXinerama git update until 18/10/2010
     glproto-1.4.12
     kbproto-1.0.5
     renderproto-0.11.1
     xclock-1.0.5
     xextproto-7.1.2
     xproto-7.0.18
     xwininfo-1.1.0
     font-mutt-misc-1.0.2
     font-sun-misc-1.0.2
- Cleaned ddraw code and solved problem of screen disappearing when monitor setup changes
- Solved problem when having multiple netword cards
- multiwindow: only make the window visible when it is not inputonly
- Update gl.spec
     
Changes in 1.9.0.2
------------------
- Update the following packages:
     xserver git update until 21/9/2010
     pixman git update until 21/9/2010
     libX11 git update until 21/9/2010
- Solved a number of problems with native opengl mode (-wgl)
- Native opengl: updated to the latest opengl spec files
- glx: synchronised with version of mesa currently used
- Implemented smart schedule timer
- Solved possible lockup when closing down

Changes in 1.9.0.1
------------------
- Update the following packages:
     xserver git update until 11/9/2010
     pixman git update until 11/9/2010
     libX11 git update until 11/9/2010
- Solved regression swrast_dri.dll not working anymore
- xlaunch: Make sure xdmcp is never selected in multiwindow mode

Changes in 1.9.0.0
------------------
- Update the following packages:
     xserver git update until 4/9/2010
     xkeyboard-config 
     libX11
     pixman
     libxcb
     xkeyboard-config
- synchronised glx with mesa version
- make sure process exits when clipboard thread or multiwindow thread closes
- added support for some multimedia keys

Changes in 1.8.99.906
---------------------
- Update the following packages:
     mesa-7.8.2
     freetype 2.4.2
     libX11 git update until 20/8/2010
     libXdmcp git update until 20/8/2010
     libXext git update until 20/8/2010
     libXau
     pixman
     libxcb git update until 20/8/2010
     xserver git update until 20/8/2010
     xkeyboard-config git update until 20/8/2010
     libXinerama git update until 20/8/2010
- Fix a GDI bitmap resource leak of window icons
- Internal WM workaround for Java AWT bug
- Add a keycode mapping for VK_OEM_8 which can be issued by Canadian Multilingual
  Standard layout
- Update mapping for Canadian keyboard layouts
  0x00000c0c "Canadian French (legacy)" => layout ca variant fr-legacy
  0x00001009 "Canadian French" => layout ca variant fr
  0x00011009 "Canadian Multilingual Standard" => layout ca variant multix
- Cleanup in rootless code
- xkbcomp: avoid needless recompilation when switching between debug and release
- fixed wrong library name for freetype library


Changes in 1.8.99.904
---------------------
- Update the following packages:
     libXfont-1.4.2
     libX11 git update until 11/7/2010
     libXext git update until 11/7/2010
     libxcb git update until 11/7/2010
     xserver git update until 11/7/2010
     xkeyboard-config git update until 11/7/2010
     libXinerama git update until 11/7/2010
- Solved possible dead-lock when exiting vcxsrv (when x-selection active)
- Solved possible crash in _XReadEvents function

Changes in 1.8.99.901
---------------------
- Update the following packages:
     openssl-1.0.0a
     mesa-7.8.1
     xserver git update until 17/6/2010
     libxcb git update until 17/6/2010
     libXext git update until 17/6/2010
     libX11 git update until 17/6/2010
     xkeyboard-config git update until 17/6/2010

Changes in 1.8.1
----------------
- Update the following packages:
     xserver git update until 12/5/2010 (1.8.1)
     Updated to xproto-7.0.17
     xkeyboard-config git update until 17/5/2010
     libxcb git update until 17/5/2010
     Made it possible to compile with VS2010

Changes in 1.8.0
----------------
- Update the following packages:
     pixman-0.18.0
     xorg-server-1.8.0
     xkeyboard-config git update till 1/4/2010
     mesa 7.8
     freetype-2.3.12
     openssl 1.0.0

Changes in 1.7.99.902
---------------------
- Update the following packages:
         pixman-0.17.10
         xserver git update till 16/3/2010
         xkeyboard-config git update till 16/3/2010
         mesa 7.7
         libXt-1.0.8
- Added terminus-font-4.30
- libwinmain: Make sure that control C only kills the process when a new console is created.
- Solved problem when path environment variable was larger then 1024 bytes
- Solved possible crash of accessing a null pointer
- Enabled XCSECURITY
- Solved 'ceil' undefined warning
- Solved '_XSERVTransWSAStartup' undefined warning
- Solved problem of some windows not being sizeable in multiwindow mode

Changes in 1.7.99.901
---------------------
- Update the following packages:
         pixman-0.17.6
         xorg-server-1.7.99.901
         xserver git update till 15/2/2010
- Solved .xlaunch file extension registry problem in vista
- Added opengl option in xlaunch
- Added showin of log file in menu
- Removed NATIVEGDI compilation (is currently not working)
- Solved problem of certain windows not being sizeable in multiwindow mode
- Also handle MappingNotify event in clipboard thread


Changes in 1.7.99.6
-------------------
- Update the following packages:
         libX11-1.3.3
         pixman-0.17.4
         glproto-1.4.11
         xserver git update till 25/1/2010
- Added patches for bug http://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=20500
  0001-dix-EventToCore-needs-to-copy-the-root-window-too.patch
  0001-Re-enable-the-RECORD-extension.patch
- Solved a possible crash in closing down the screen due to use on an uninitialised pointer.
- Solved problem in drawing of wide lines. Occured when plotting in octave.


Changes in 1.7.99.5
-------------------
- Update the following packages:
         freetype-2.3.11
         mesa_7_6_1_rc1
         xserver git update till 5/1/2010
- Fixed problem of clipboard client being shutdown when connecting through xdmcp.
- Always use screen 0 to start windows clients.
- Multiwindow: solved problem of window not having the correct size.


Changes in 1.7.99.4
-------------------
- Update the following packages:
         libxcb-1.5
         xcb-proto-1.6
         xserver git update till 17/12/2009
- Use swrast_dri_dbg.dll when running vcxsrv_dbg.exe
- Added native opengl with the -wgl option

  
Changes in 1.7.99.3
-------------------
- Update the following packages:
         pixman-0.17.2
  
- Switch to the git master branch for xserver
- Added cygwin-aiglx branch of git://anongit.freedesktop.org/~jturney/xserver
  to have native opengl rendering. Only working with -multiwindow and
  when export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT
- vcxsrv.exe: When the first parameter is -console, the output is also written
  to the console.
- xinerama: solved endless loop problem when moving the cursor from one screen to there
  other.
- vcxsrv.exe: Set the current directory always to the directory where vcxsrv.exe is
  installed, so the fonts are always found.
  
Changes in 1.7.99.2
-------------------
- Added the following packages:
        xwininfo-1.0.5
        xcalc-1.0.2
        xclock-1.0.4
        libXmu-1.0.5
        libXaw-1.0.7
        libXpm-3.5.8
        libXext-1.1.1
        libXt-1.0.7
- Solved some building problems in the makefiles when building from cmd.exe
- Do not open command window when running release build
- Solved incorrect behaviour of writev in case the first send succeeded and the second returned with an error.
- Solved crash in dix\colormap.c because wrong map was adjusted when the number of visuals was reallocated.

Changes in 1.7.99.1
-------------------
- Updated to the following packages
        libX11-1.3.2
        xorg-server-1.7.99.1
        xtrans-1.2.5
        font-util-1.1.1
- Now complete locale directory is build and packaged.
- solved possible problem in xcb: Make sure the winsock library
  and pthread library are initialised.
- Solved problem of local fonts not being registered. This caused certain
  application not to start (like xcalc)

Changes in 1.7.0.1
------------------
- Updated to the following packages
        encodings-1.0.3
        font-adobe-75dpi-1.0.1
        font-adobe-100dpi-1.0.1
        font-adobe-utopia-75dpi-1.0.2
        font-adobe-utopia-100dpi-1.0.2
        font-adobe-utopia-type1-1.0.2
        font-alias-1.0.2
        font-arabic-misc-1.0.1
        font-bh-75dpi-1.0.1
        font-bh-100dpi-1.0.1
        font-bh-lucidatypewriter-75dpi-1.0.1
        font-bh-lucidatypewriter-100dpi-1.0.1
        font-bh-ttf-1.0.1
        font-bh-type1-1.0.1
        font-bitstream-75dpi-1.0.1
        font-bitstream-100dpi-1.0.1
        font-bitstream-speedo-1.0.1
        font-bitstream-type1-1.0.1
        font-cronyx-cyrillic-1.0.1
        font-cursor-misc-1.0.1
        font-daewoo-misc-1.0.1
        font-dec-misc-1.0.1
        font-ibm-type1-1.0.1
        font-isas-misc-1.0.1
        font-jis-misc-1.0.1
        font-micro-misc-1.0.1
        font-misc-cyrillic-1.0.1
        font-misc-ethiopic-1.0.1
        font-misc-meltho-1.0.1
        font-misc-misc-1.1.0
        font-mutt-misc-1.0.1
        font-schumacher-misc-1.1.0
        font-screen-cyrillic-1.0.2
        font-sony-misc-1.0.1
        font-sun-misc-1.0.1
        font-util-1.1.0
        font-winitzki-cyrillic-1.0.1
        font-xfree86-type1-1.0.2
        libXfont-1.4.1
        mkfontscale-1.0.7
- Added mesa 7.6. Opengl is working now.
- Bug fix in miClipPictureSrc function.

Changes in 1.7.0
----------------
- Updated to the following packages:
        fixesproto-4.1.1
        randrproto-1.3.1
        libxkbfile-1.0.6
        xkeyboard-config-1.7
        pixman-0.16.2
        libX11-1.3
        libXinerama-1.1
        xkbcomp-1.1.1
        recordproto-1.14
        xineramaproto-1.2
        inputproto-2.0
        compositeproto-0.4.1
        xorg-server-1.7.0
- Removed most tracing in release version. Use vcxsrv_dbg when you want a log of tracing.
- Also install xerrordb file.
- Make sure the temporary file gets deleted after keyboard compilation.
- Take for the log file the same verbosity as for the screen.
- Change trace buffer from static to local to avoid problems in multithreaded tracing.
- Print some more information in X error handler.
- Solved run-time downcast errors in debug version.
- Solved error: XSetWindowBorderWidth can only be called if the window class is different from InputOnly
- Make it possible to overrule XSERVER_DTRACE in the makefiles
- Call XSelectInput when a window is mapped and not when it is created.
  (There seems to be windows which created and destroyed soon without being
   mapped to real windows. This was causing some errors.)


Changes in 1.1.2
----------------
- Updated to the following packages:
        xorg-server-1.6.99.902
        xproto-7.0.16
        libXdmcp-1.0.3
        bdftopcf-1.0.2
- Solved endless looping when clipboardthread is restarted due to winioerrhandler.
  Caused an unexpected exit of the server when the -clipboard option was specified.
- Solved possible crash upon server restart because some global pointers
  were not initialised back to 0

Changes in 1.1.1
----------------
- Updated to the following packages:
        xorg-server-1.6.99.901
        xkeyboard-config-1.6.99
- Enabled support for xinerama
- Rewritten part of the clipboard code (sometimes clipboard was
  not working as expected)
  One problem remains (clipboard thread exiting at startup.). This
  one is hard to solve since no known recipy to reproduce.
- Now also install the debug version of the executable (vcxsrv_dbg).
  This version has some more logging and error checking.
- Solved stack corruption in QueryMonitor. Now use multimon.h
- Bug solved in xcb_conn.c: use closesocket instead of close.
- Also display the number of active clients in the tray icon tooltip text.

Changes in 1.1.0
----------------
- Updated to the following packages:
        libX11-1.2.99.901.tar.gz
        xtrans-1.2.4.tar.gz
        fontsproto-2.1.0.tar.gz
        damageproto-1.2.0.tar.gz
        xcmiscproto-1.2.0.tar.gz
        bigreqsproto-1.1.0.tar.gz
        scrnsaverproto-1.2.0.tar.gz
        resourceproto-1.1.0.tar.gz
        xextproto-7.1.1.tar.gz
        recordproto-1.13.99.1.tar.gz
        inputproto-1.9.99.902.tar.gz
        font-util-1.0.2.tar.gz
        xorg-server-1.6.99.900.tar.gz
- Make sure clipboard thread is cleaned up correctly on error.
  Solved clipboard thread exits causing the clipboard not to be working.
- Solved some errors in the fonts directory due to makefile problems

Changes in 1.0.2
----------------

- installer: Do not show details by default
- xlaunch: show message box when display number is nto filled in.
- BUG: Solved right mouse button not working in multi window mode.
- Added plink tool in installation.
- Xlaunch is now a windows application in stead of a console application

Changes in 1.0.1
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- installer: make sure the latest version of the installed MSVC run-time is used.
- BUG: Solved mouse wheel not behaving correctly (especially when there are multiple monitors)
- locale: swith to the version of libX11/nls/C/makefile
- clipboard: solved paste problem from X to windows (in Vista)
- xkbcomp/listing.c: Solved uninitialised variable error in WIN32
- xkbdata.src/symbols/level3: Removed warning when compiling for be keyboard.