Checking the X11R6.8.2 release notes / [Fwd: CVS Update:
xc(branch: XORG-6_8-branch)]
Roland Mainz
roland.mainz at nrubsig.org
Tue Feb 8 13:43:41 PST 2005
Alan Coopersmith wrote:
>
> Since you asked for people to pick nits in the docs - I don't see
> any major problems, and don't think we have to fix all of these,
> but if you're going to update the docs again, some should be
> fairly quick fixes:
>
> - In the RELNOTES section 2 it lists a bunch of features as new
> in 6.8.2, but they really came in at 6.8.0 - wouldn't it make
> more sense to split out the 6.8.2 changes into a separate
> section and then leave the stuff carried forward from 6.8.0 as
> "new features in 6.8.0"?
Uhm... wasn't said in the phone call to keep the release notes
incremental from X11R6.8.0-X11R6.8.2 ? Otherwise I would have to split
it into chunks to cover each release... ;-(
> - RELNOTEs section 3.3, Input Drivers - should kbd's description as
> "(alternate)" be changed to something else now that it's default
> on some platforms?
>
> Perhaps:
> |kbd | generic keyboards (loadable module) | kbd(4) |
> |keyboard | generic keyboards (builtin driver) | keyboard(4) |
Fixed.
> and a pointer to the section 5.1 covering the transition plan?
Any idea how this works with the LinuxDoc format (IMHO this xx@@!!-mess
should be converted to DocBook for the next release...) ...
> - RELNOTES, Section 4.10 - missed a 6.7.x to 6.8.x update
Fixed.
> - RELNOTES, Section 4.11.1, paragraph 3: Shouldn't the fonts.conf
> references point to the fonts.conf/fontconfig man pages now,
> not Xft(3)?
Fixed. I added the fonts.conf(4) and fontconfig(3) manual pages.
> - RELNOTES, Section 4.14 - "X11R6.8.2.x" should either be .2 or .x,
> not both.
Fixed.
> - RELNOTES, Section 4.21 - extra > after COPYRIGHT.Vera.
Fixed.
> - RELNOTES, Section 6 - Credits:
>
> - 6.8.2 list - we pulled in Mark Vojkovich's nv driver fixes,
> but he's not listed - should he be since his work is in there,
> or not because he didn't contribute to us, and we just pulled
> them on our own?
Uhm... good question... maybe we should put a general "Nvidia"-entry to
the "These people contributed in some way to X11"-section... I am not
sure... for now I have added Mark to the contributor list...
> - previous releases list - there's a few missing commas between
> names, such as in these lines:
> Gennari, Jim Gettys, Alexander Gottwald, Ralf Habacker Mike Har-
> ris, Mattheiu Herrb Alan Hourihane, Harold L Hunt II, Elliot Lee,
> (I'm pretty sure Mattheiu Herrb & Alan Hourihane are not the same
> person.)
Fixed.
I've attached the patch to the email...
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Roland
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RCS file: /cvs/xorg/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/RELNOTES.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.7.2.1
diff -u -2 -0 -r1.7.2.1 RELNOTES.sgml
--- xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/RELNOTES.sgml 7 Feb 2005 23:15:26 -0000 1.7.2.1
+++ xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/RELNOTES.sgml 8 Feb 2005 21:37:50 -0000
@@ -230,41 +230,41 @@
<sect1>
Xprint updates
<p>
<itemize>
<item>Integrated various fixes from <url name="xprint.mozdev.org" url="http://xprint.mozdev.org"> (more or less the whole codebase has been merged)
<item>Integrated various fixes from Sun Microsystems
<item>OpenGL is now supported for printing
<item>New set of maintenance tools for the Xprint server (xplsprinters, xprehashprinterlist, etc.)
<item>Added new XprintUtils client library to make the usage of Xprint easier
<item>Various other features and fixes integrated
<item>Athena toolkit now has print support (XawPrintShell) which is included
in a new version of that library (Xaw8)
<item>Various applications/tools like xman, xedit, xlogo, xlsfonts, etc.
now have print support
</itemize>
<sect1>Updated Mesa and DRI from upstream sources
<P>
<itemize>
- <item>Mesa version has been updated to 6.2 (in X11R6.8.2)
+ <item>Mesa version has been updated to 6.2.1 (in X11R6.8.2)
<item>More OpenGL extensions
<item>MergedFB for Radeon (Dualhead DRI support on these cards)
<item>Many GLX fixes
<item>Working SiS DRI driver
<item>Major Radeon and R200 DRI driver updates
<item>fbconfigs support
<item>Beginnings of pbuffer support (indirect only, and only in specific circumstances).
<item>Merge Mach64 DRI support (Eric Anholt, July 23)
</itemize>
<sect1>Video driver enhancements
<p>
<itemize>
<item>ATI Radeon driver updates:
<itemize>
<item>Merged Framebuffer support (dualhead with DRI)
<item>DynamicClocks option (reduced power usage)
<item>Render acceleration (r100, r200 chips only)
<item>Support for new ATI chips (R420/M18, R423, RV370/M22, RV380/M24, RS300)
<item>DRI support for IGP chips
@@ -455,43 +455,43 @@
<tabrow>Driver Name<colsep>Description<colsep>Further Information</tabrow>
<hline>
<!--
<tabrow><tt>acecad</tt><colsep>AceCad<colsep> </tabrow>
-->
<tabrow><tt>aiptek(*)</tt><colsep>Aiptek USB tablet<colsep><htmlurl
name="aiptek(4)" url="aiptek.4.html"></tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>calcomp</tt><colsep>Calcomp<colsep> </tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>citron</tt><colsep>Citron<colsep><htmlurl
name="citron(4)" url="citron.4.html"></tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>digitaledge</tt><colsep>DigitalEdge<colsep> </tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>dmc</tt><colsep>DMC<colsep><htmlurl
name="dmc(4)" url="dmc.4.html"></tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>dynapro</tt><colsep>Dynapro<colsep> </tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>elographics</tt><colsep>EloGraphics<colsep> </tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>fpit</tt><colsep>Fujitsu Stylistic Tablet PCs<colsep><htmlurl
name="fpit(4)" url="fpit.4.html"></tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>hyperpen</tt><colsep>Aiptek HyperPen 6000<colsep> </tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>js_x</tt><colsep>JamStudio pentablet<colsep><htmlurl
name="js_x(4)" url="js_x.4.html"></tabrow>
- <tabrow><tt>kbd</tt><colsep>generic keyboards (alternate)<colsep><htmlurl
+ <tabrow><tt>kbd</tt><colsep>generic keyboards (loadable module)<colsep><htmlurl
name="kbd(4)" url="kbd.4.html"></tabrow>
- <tabrow><tt>keyboard</tt><colsep>generic keyboards<colsep><htmlurl
+ <tabrow><tt>keyboard</tt><colsep>generic keyboards (builtin driver)<colsep><htmlurl
name="keyboard(4)" url="keyboard.4.html"></tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>microtouch</tt><colsep>MicroTouch<colsep> </tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>mouse</tt><colsep>most mouse devices<colsep><htmlurl
name="mouse(4)" url="mouse.4.html"></tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>mutouch</tt><colsep>MicroTouch<colsep> </tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>palmax</tt><colsep>Palmax PD1000/PD1100<colsep><htmlurl
name="palmax(4)" url="palmax.4.html"></tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>penmount</tt><colsep>PenMount<colsep> </tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>spaceorb</tt><colsep>SpaceOrb<colsep> </tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>summa</tt><colsep>SummaGraphics<colsep> </tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>tek4957</tt><colsep>Tektronix 4957 tablet<colsep><htmlurl
name="tek4957(4)" url="tek4957.4.html"></tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>ur98(*)</tt><colsep>Union Reality UR-F98 headtracker<colsep><htmlurl
name="ur98(4)" url="ur98.4.html"></tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>void</tt><colsep>dummy device<colsep><htmlurl
name="void(4)" url="void.4.html"></tabrow>
<tabrow><tt>wacom</tt><colsep>Wacom tablets<colsep><htmlurl
name="wacom(4)" url="wacom.4.html"></tabrow>
</tabular>
</table>
@@ -650,41 +650,41 @@
Several drivers uses DDC information to
set the screen size and pitch. This can be overridden by explicitly
resetting it to the and non-DDC default value 75 with the <tt>-dpi
75</tt> command line option for the X server, or by specifying appropriate
screen dimensions with the "DisplaySize" keyword in the "Monitor" section
of the config file.
<sect1>GLX and the Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI)
<p>
Direct rendered OpenGL® support is provided for several hardware
platforms by the Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI). Further information
about DRI can be found at the <url name="DRI Project's web site"
url="http://dri.sf.net/">. The 3D core rendering component is provided by
<url name="Mesa" url="http://www.mesa3d.org">.
<sect1>XVideo Extension (Xv)
<p>
-The XVideo extension is supported in X11R6.7.x.
+The XVideo extension is supported starting with X11R6.7.x.
An XvQueryPortAttributes function has been added as well as
support for XvImages. XvImages are XImages in alternate color spaces
such as YUV and can be passed to the server through shared memory
segments. This allows clients to display YUV data with high quality
hardware scaling and filtering.
<sect1>X Rendering Extension (Render) <label id="render">
<p>
The X Rendering extension provides a 2D rendering model that more
closely matches application demands and hardware capabilities. It provides
a rendering model derived from Plan 9 based on Porter/Duff image
composition rather than binary raster operations.
<p>
Using simple compositing operators provided by most hardware, Render
can draw anti-aliased text and geometric objects as well as perform
translucent image overlays and other image operations not possible with
the core X rendering system.
@@ -702,41 +702,45 @@
On the client side, the Xft library provides access to fonts for
applications using the FreeType library, version 2. One
important thing to note is that Xft uses the vertical size of the monitor
to compute accurate pixel sizes for provided point sizes; if your monitor
doesn't provide accurate information via DDC, you may want to add that
information to <tt>xorg.conf</tt>.
<p>
To allow a graceful transition for applications moving from core text
rendering to the Render extension, Xft can use either the core rendering
requests or the Render extension for text.
See the section on FreeType support in Xft for instructions on
configuring X11R&relvers; to use an existing FreeType installation.
<p>
The Xft library uses configuration files, <tt>/etc/fonts/fonts.conf</tt>
and <tt>/etc/fonts/local.conf</tt>, which
contains information about which directories contain font files and also
provides a sophisticated font aliasing mechanism. Documentation for that
-file is included in the <htmlurl name="Xft(3)" url="Xft.3.man"> man page.
+file is included in the
+<htmlurl name="Xft(3)" url="Xft.3.man">,
+<htmlurl name="fontconfig(3)" url="fontconfig.3.man"> and
+<htmlurl name="fonts.conf(4)" url="fonts.conf.4.man">
+man pages.
</sect2>
<sect2>Application Support For Anti-Aliased Text
<p>
Only four applications have been modified in X11R&relvers; to work
with the Render extension and the Xft and FreeType libraries to provide
anti-aliased text: xterm, xditview, x11perf and xclock. Migration of other
applications may occur in future releases.
<p>
By default, xterm uses core fonts through the standard core API. It has
a command line option and associated resource to direct it to use
Xft instead:
<itemize>
<item><tt>-fa</tt> family / <tt>.VT100.faceName:</tt> family. Selects the
font family to use.
</itemize>
@@ -777,41 +781,41 @@
<p>
Xedit has several new features, including:
<itemize>
<item>An embedded lisp interpreter that allows easier extension of the editor.
<item>Several new syntax highlight modes, and indentation rules for C and Lisp.
<item>Flexible search/replace interface that allows regex matches.
<item>Please refer to <tt><htmlurl name="xedit(1)" url="xedit.1.html"></tt>
for more details.
<item>Support for printing via Xprint.
</itemize>
<!--
<sect>Fonts and Internationalisation
<p>
-->
<sect1>Font support
<p>
-Details about the font support in X11R&relvers;.x can be found
+Details about the font support in X11R&relvers; can be found
in the <htmlurl name="README.fonts" url="fonts.html"> document.
<sect1>TrueType support
<p>
X11R6.7 came with two TrueType backends. The functionality from the
`X-TrueType' (="XTT") backend has been integrated into the `FreeType'
backend which is designed to transparently support all of the functionality
from the `X-TrueType' backend with the exception of the font encoding
libraries; the `FreeType' backend uses only the fontenc-based encoding
system.
<sect1>CID font support
<p>
Support for CID-keyed fonts is included in X11R&relvers;
The CID-keyed font format was designed by <url name="Adobe Systems"
url="http://www.adobe.com"> for fonts with large character sets. The
CID-keyed font support in X11R&relvers; was donated by <url name="SGI"
url="http://www.sgi.com">. See the <htmlurl name="LICENSE"
@@ -915,41 +919,41 @@
omitted, Xlib figures it out from the keysym according to the current
locale. I.e., if a rule looks like:
<tscreen><verb><dead_grave> <A> : "\300" Agrave</verb></tscreen>the
result of the composition is always the letter with the "\300" code.
But if the rule is:
<tscreen><verb><dead_grave> <A> : Agrave</verb></tscreen>the
result depends on how Agrave is mapped in the current locale.
<sect1>Bitstream Vera fonts <label id="vera">
<p>
X11R&relvers; includes the Bitstream Vera family of typefaces in TrueType
format. This family includes the ``Bitstream Vera Sans'', ``Bitstream
Vera Sans Mono'' and ``Bitstream Vera Serif'' in Roman and Bold varients
as well as the ``Bitstream Vera Sans'' and ``Bitstream Vera Sans Mono''
in Oblique and Bold Oblique.
These fonts include all of the glyphs needed for ISO 8859 parts 1 9
and 15.
The license terms for the Vera fonts are inclued in the file
-<tt/COPYRIGHT.Vera/>.
+<tt/COPYRIGHT.Vera/.
<sect1>Luxi fonts from Bigelow and Holmes <label id="luxi">
<p>
The X distribution includes the ``Luxi'' family of Type 1 fonts and
TrueType
fonts. This family consists of the fonts ``Luxi Serif'',
``Luxi Sans'' and ``Luxi Mono'' in Roman, oblique, bold and
bold oblique variants. The TrueType version have glyphs covering the
basic ASCII Unicode range, the Latin 1 range, as well as the
<it/Extended Latin/ range and some additional punctuation characters.
In particular, these fonts include all the glyphs needed for ISO 8859
parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 13 and 15, as well as all the glyphs in the Adobe
Standard encoding and the Windows 3.1 character set.
The glyph coverage of the Type 1 versions is somewhat reduced,
and only covers ISO 8859 parts 1, 2 and 15 as well as the Adobe
Standard encoding.
The Luxi fonts are original designs by Kris Holmes and Charles Bigelow
@@ -1103,88 +1107,88 @@
Guy Martin,
Kevin E. Martin,
Dan McNichol,
Dagfinn Ilmari Mannsaker,
Simon Montagu,
Keith Packard,
Greg Parker,
Drew Parsons,
Aaron Plattner,
Branden Robinson,
Søren Sandmann,
Ty Sarna,
Yu Shao,
Gustavo Noronha Silva,
Bryan Stine,
Owen Taylor,
Travis Tilley,
Ryan Underwood,
Ronny Vindenes,
Chisato Yamauchi,
+Mark Vojkovich,
Tim Yamin,
Hui Yu
</descrip>
<p>
The X Window System has been a collaborative effort from its inception.
Our apologies for anyone or organization inadvertently overlooked.
Many individuals (including major contributors) who worked on X are
represented by their employers in this list.
<p>
<descrip>
<tag>This product includes software developed by: </tag>
Paul Anderson,
Michael Bax,
Jehan Bing,
Peter Breitenlohner,
Alan Coopersmith,
Thomas Dickey,
Egbert Eich,
John Dennis,
Fabrizio Gennari,
Jim Gettys,
Alexander Gottwald,
-Ralf Habacker
+Ralf Habacker,
Mike Harris,
-Mattheiu Herrb
+Mattheiu Herrb,
Alan Hourihane,
Harold L Hunt II,
Elliot Lee,
Jeremy Katz,
Kaleb Keithley,
Stuart Kreitman,
Andreas Luik,
Torrey Lyons,
Roland Mainz,
-Kevin E. Martin,
+Kevin E. Martin,
Takuma Murakami,
Kensuke Matsuzaki,
Keith Packard,
Ivan Pascal,
Earle F. Philhower III,
Benjamin Rienfenstahl,
Leon Shiman,
Toshimitsu Tanaka,
-Nicholas Wourms.
-
+Nicholas Wourms,
2d3d Inc.,
Aaron Plattner,
Adam de Boor,
Adam Jackson,
Adobe Systems Inc.,
After X-TT Project,
AGE Logic Inc.,
Alan Coopersmith,
Alan Cox,
Alan Hourihane,
Alexander Gottwald,
Alex Deucher,
Andreas Luik,
Andreas Monitzer,
Andrew C Aitchison,
Andy Ritger,
Ani Joshi,
Anton Zioviev,
Apollo Computer Inc.,
Apple Computer Inc.,
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