Re: 30+ reasons why X-Win32 is Better than Cygwin/X

[Ken Dibble <kdibbleNOSPAM at alltel dot net>]

I know nothing about  X other than it is a good tool for some of the 
things that I do.

I do not know if the following is of interest or not.

When the codebase was changed from Xfree86 to Xorg, the Mac-on-Linux 
video driver
for Cygwin/X no longer worked.

I have been using X-Deep/32 for  X usage when I need to access my Mac since.

I am not complaining, I love Cygwin and X other than this one nit.
I just didn't know if mentioning this might help.

Thanks for everything.

Ken


Joseph Miller wrote:

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> I recently received a list entitled "30+ Reasons Why X-Win32 is Better than 
> Cygwin/X".  I don't know enough at the moment (though I am learning) about 
> the Cygwin/X server to be able to understand some of the reasons.  I have 
> already created XWinLogon (http://www.calcmaster.net/visual-c++/xwinlogon/) 
> and I am working to work on the Cygwin/X server so that all 30+ reasons will 
> go away.  Can someone please explain the following:
>
> 3-D Hardware Acceleration for OpenGL - I am told that Cygwin/X supports this, 
> but I use XWin_GL.exe.  What do they mean by this?
>
> GDI Acceleration of X Graphics Primitives - I'm assuming this is a direct 
> translation of X drawing routines to Windows drawing routines?  Like writing 
> directly to the hDC?
>
> Compensation for Cable Modem NATs (IPsmar) - I will probably look this one up 
> myself.
>
> Last Session Terminate Support - how might this be implemented?  Perhaps I 
> could check all top-level window titles for Cygwin?  Any recommendations?
>
> Anyone know how support for multiple users (Terminal Services) might be 
> implemented?
>
> I am just sending these questions out there so that everyone can see what I 
> will be working on that I don't already know.  I understand that some of 
> these are pretty easy to find out about, but if I could be pointed in the 
> right direction, that would be great.
>
> I expect that all of the GUI/multiuser stuff can be added within a couple 
> months or so.  I will also be working on remote sound support and enterprise 
> level scalability.
>
> For anyone who wants to see the full list of reasons, I have attached it in 
> this email.  I converted it from an XLS to text, so it looks kinda funny.  
> The first column is a number, the second column is the name of the feature, 
> the third column is what support Cygwin/X has for it and the fourth column is 
> what support X-Win32 has for it.
>
> - -Joseph Miller
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> 30+ Reasons Why X-Win32 is Better than Cygwin/X			
> 			
> #	Features	Cygwin/X	X-Win32
> 1	3-D Hardware Acceleration for OpenGL	No	Yes
> 2	Graphical Configuration Tool	No	Yes
> 3	Professional Install Engine	No	InstallShield
> 4	Download & Installation Time	1-3 Hours	5-10 minutes
> 5	Stability	Medium	High
> 6	Display Number Setting	Manual	Automatic
> 7	Copy & Paste	Text	Text & Bitmaps
> 8	Per User Preference Savings	No	Yes
> 9	Multiple XDMCP Sessions	Manual	Automatic
> 10	Corporate Tech Support	No	Yes
> 11	Corporate Bug Fix Support	No	Yes
> 12	Passing of Display Number to SSH Client	Manual	Automatic
> 13	Integrated SSH Client with GUI	No	Yes
> 14	Multiple Window Mode Performance	Slow	Fast/Very Stable
> 15	GDI Acceleration of X Graphics Primitives	No	Yes
> 16	Graphical Keymap Editing Tool	No	Yes
> 17	Desktop Shortcut Feature	No	Yes
> 18	Session Organizing (by Folder)	No	Yes
> 19	RGB Editing Tools	No	Yes
> 20	Session Wizard	No	Yes
> 21	Selection of Which Errors to Log	Command-Line	GUI
> 22	Error Log Presentation	Text File Only	GUI and Text File
> 23	Compensation for Cable Modem NATs	No	Yes -- IPsmart
> 24	User Interface Language Support	English Only	6 Languages
> 25	Size	45MB	19MB
> 26	Session Specific Window Modes	No	Yes
> 27	Last Session Terminate Support	No	Yes
> 28	Pre-Configured xterms for Linux, UNIX	No	Yes
> 29	Session Auto Start	No	Yes
> 30	Panning Support	No	Yes
> 31	Suport for Multiple Users (e.g. Terminal Services)	No	Yes
> 			
>  At under $200, and with so many Productivity-Enhancing Features, 			
> 			
> 	                          X-Win32 is a Bargain !!!		
>