ANNOUCEMENT
An update to the Cygwin/XFree86 package 'x2x' is now available.
DESCRIPTION
The usefulness of this utility will become apparent to anyone with a PC
side-by-side with an *ix workstation. Simply bring up an XWindows session
on each machine, run x2x on the PC, and use your PC's mouse and keyboard to
control your *ix workstation's display. Works better and is cheaper than a
KVM (Keyboard/Video/Mouse) switch. It also works much like a multi-headed X
session.
RELEASE HISTORY
x2x-1.27-2 (current release):
Bugfix and enhancement release. Changes are:
1) Fixed problem in which x2x consumes nearly 100% of the CPU.
This was due to a problem in setting up a call to select(),
which was causing it to be non-blocking.
2) Added some includes and cleaned-up some code to cut down
on compiler warnings.
3) Added a whole new feature! Invoking x2d with a command-line
flag of "-capslockhack"causes it to wrap Shift key Press/
Release events around alpha keystrokes. I discovered I
needed this feature because the "to" display I have uses the
state of CapsLock on its attached keyboard to determine if
CapsLock is on (instead of obeying the CapsLock Press/Release
keyboard events).
x2x-1.27-1:
Initial Release. Vendor code built and package as-is.
KNOWN BUGS
Doesn't "work" very well with the new rootless mode of XWin.
I plan to fix this in a future release.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
To update your installation, click on the "Install Cygwin now" link on the
http://cygwin.com/ web page. This downloads setup.exe to your system. Save
it and run setup, answer the questions and pick up 'x2x' from the 'XFree86'
category. You may need to click the "Full" button if it doesn't show up.
Note that downloads from sources.redhat.com (aka cygwin.com) aren't allowed
due to bandwidth limitations. This means that you will need to find a
mirror which has this update.
In the US, ftp://archive.progeny.com/cygwin/ is a reliable high bandwidth
connection.
In Japan, ftp://ftp.u-aizu.ac.jp/pub/gnu/gnu-win32/ is usually up-to-date.
In DK, http://mirrors.sunsite.dk/cygwin/ is usually up-to-date.
If one of the above doesn't have the latest version of this package you can
either wait for the site to be updated or find another mirror.
Please send questions or comments to the Cygwin/XFree86 mailing list
(mailto:cygwin-xfree@;sources.redhat.com). If you want to subscribe go to
http://cygwin.com/lists.html. I would appreciate it if you would use the
mailing list rather than emailing me directly. This includes ideas and
comments about the setup utility or Cygwin/XFree86 in general.
If you want to make a point or ask a question, the Cygwin/XFree86 mailing
list is the appropriate place.
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- RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwin/XFree86 Package: x2x... Thomas Chadwick
- RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwin/XFree86 Package... Jean-Claude Gervais
- Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwin/XFree86 Pac... Harold L Hunt II
- RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwin/XFree86... Jean-Claude Gervais
- Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwin/XFr... Harold L Hunt II
- Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwi... Alexander Gottwald
- RE: Multiple monitors Jean-Claude Gervais
- RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwin/XFree86 Package... Thomas Chadwick
- Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwin/XFree86 Package... Thomas Chadwick
- Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwin/XFree86 Package... Thomas Chadwick
- Re: [ANNOUNCEMENT] Updated Cygwin/XFree86 Pac... Harold L Hunt II