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From: archerb@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: Ultrix 4.2 (and DECwindows/Motif)
Message-ID: <1991Jun13.232337.31428@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>
Date: 14 Jun 91 04:23:37 GMT
References: <1991Jun13.140545.31423@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> <1991Jun13.203055.16375@milton.u.washington.edu>
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In article <1991Jun13.203055.16375@milton.u.washington.edu>, mattf@cac.washington.edu (Matthew Freedman) writes:
> In article <1991Jun13.140545.31423@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> archerb@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu writes:
>>
>>    I was so disappointed that Xtm and Xtm2d aren't X11R4 in 4.2 I forgot
>>to mention that I do find 4.2 to be a nice improvement.  And I too
>>found the installation from CD ROM to be less of a hassle.
> 
> Are you *sure* that the new Xtm and Xtm2d are not R4? After I saw your
> first post, I asked a DEC support person about this, and he assured me
> that all the servers are now R4 based. He also said that the new Xtm
> solves the problem with the incredibly, embarassingly, bad performance of
> Xtm with images.
> 
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	Both the release notes for 4.2 and replies to me from DEC people 
state that the PX and PXG graphics are not supported currently with X11R4
servers.  The X11R4 versions are apparantly in alpha test.  The libraries
and everything else is X11R4 compliant.

	Since Digital Review indicates that when to switch over to
DECwindows/Motif for Ultrix is under discussion at DEC, I'll throw my $.02
worth in and ask that it be sooner rather than later...why wait?

Barry Archer
archerb@gawain.umkc.edu
archerb@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu