MaXX Interactive Desktop Developer Release 3 (DR3) Release Notes

Version: DR3
Operating System: Linux x86 and x86_64 (AMD64/EM64T)
Release Date: August 01, 2009

Release Highlights

  • MaXX Desktop DR3 is now a drop-in installation. No more messing around with your system configuration.
  • Introduction of SGI-Motif-2.3.1 as the new Motif version standard for MaXX Desktop. SGI-Motif-2.1.32 is still supported and provided for compatibility.
  • Most of the desktop applications that was compiled with SGI-Motif-2.1.32 are now compiled with SGI-Motif-2.3.1
  • Cosmetic bugs were preventing gmemusage to properly display all the process inside the drawing area.
  • A bug in gmemusage '/proc parsing' was causing some random problems in Fedora Linux distribution.
  • glut-maxx based application now support 5Dwm application icons. We added a XClassHints in the glutCreateWindow.
  • A few cosmetic bugs were fixed in mxterm. Mostly in the Scrollbar and popup menus when running in adminterm and sshterm mode.
  • The rendering code of 5Dwm window manager was improved in order to prepare for the modern-look overhauling...
  • 5Dwm window decorations are now at a few pixels close to its cousin on IRIX. Smoother title-bar and push buttons.
  • gr_oview displays all the labels and text in uppercase.
  • A new installation procedure allow MaXX Desktop to be installed in less than 5mins.

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