XOrg-test module

[Nick Hudson]

On another note I am fixing to fix the fontconfig module here shortly. 
Make sure you update your moonbase and update fontconfig before trying 
to install XOrg-test module.

Nick

Nick Hudson wrote:

> Yes the fontconfig module will have to be reworked to install into 
> /usr/include instead of /usr/X11R6/include because no matter what I do, 
> it cant find the headers.  Like I said in my email, its not compiling so 
> dont be alarmed when it doesnt.  I am getting weird errors also but i am 
> tracking them down.
> 
> Nick
> 
> Jens Luedicke wrote:
> 
>> Hi !
>>
>> I linned the new XOrg-test module and I couldn't startx (complained about
>> PAM and missing ownership of the console). I re-linned it - this 
>> failed with
>> a broken include path to fontconfig. After some tweaking I could get my
>> old XOrg to work again. I may give the new XOrg-test another chance 
>> later.
>> Jens
>>
>> On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 23:12:58 -0500, Nick Hudson 
>> <nhudson at lunar-linux.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I just commited a XOrg-test module to zbeta.  Now this isnt the final
>>> module and I still think it needs alot of work and clean up.  Any help
>>> would be appreciated.  Now there are some cool new things with the
>>> release that you will have to enable if you want to use them.  If you
>>> want drop shadows and transparency on everything you will need to enable
>>> the Composite extension in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.  This is a
>>> quick HOWTO:
>>>
>>> 1: Open up your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file with your fav editor.
>>>
>>> 2: Add the following lines to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file somewhere
>>>
>>> Section "Extensions"
>>> Option "Composite" "Enable"
>>> Option "RENDER" "Enable"
>>> EndSection
>>>
>>> 3: If you have a NVIDIA card you might want to add this also to the same
>>> section:
>>> Option "RenderAccel" "true"
>>>
>>> This will get you a noticable speed increase when you use the Composite
>>> extension.
>>>
>>> 4: Next you need to install xcompmgr and transset
>>> lin -c xcompmgr transset
>>>
>>> xcompmgr is what makes the drop shadows on the open windows and menus
>>>
>>> xcompmgr -c & : This will get you a soft drop shadow
>>> xcompmgr -s & : This will get you a hard drop shadow
>>>
>>> Transset is used to create true transparency in a window.  Once Window
>>> Managers adopt this new extension you will not have to use it anymore
>>> but for now you must use it if you want transparency.
>>>
>>> transset .2 : (note: 0 = fully see through, 1 = no transparency)
>>>
>>> If anyone has any questions, please let me know.  But keep in mind these
>>> are "Development" extensions and may or may not work for some people.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Nick
>>>
>>> Nick Hudson
>>> Lunar Linux Dev Team
>>> http://www.lunar-linux.org
>>>
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