Sunday, 29 October 2006

A le updates X11 for second time in two weeks

Hot on the heels of X11 1.1.2 comes X11 1.1.3.

From the Read Me:

This update addre es several i ues in the X11 for Mac OS X package, enabling it to better handle:

- GLX stereo visuals
- offscreen rendering to GLX uffers and Pixma

To tell X11 to take advantage of stereo visuals, enter:
$ defaults write com.a le.x11 enable_stereo -bool true

This update also addre es font i ues present in X11 1.1.2, and is recommended for all users.

FYI - Stereo viewing is a common technique to increase visual realism or enhance user interaction with 3D scenes and is typically used in scientific a licatio .

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