Y-Windows code based will be merge with the FreeDesktop X Server environment!

Re: Y-Windows code based will be merge with the FreeDesktop X Server environment!

Notice the reply line, "On Thursday 01 April 2004", you could have at least 
attempted to make it something believeable. Sorry to ruin your fun, but the 
way this mailing list goes you probably won't see this email until the second 
anyhow.

-kaplanfx
nofx_3 <at> softhome.net

On Thursday 01 April 2004 11:23 am, Fred P. wrote:
>  The author of Y-Windows, Mark Thomas, officially announced on the IRC
> channel today that: "Y-Windows code based will be merge with the
> FreeDesktop X Server environment". "I've talked with Keith Packard
> yesterday on the channel and it seems just more convenient to merge our
> projects and to form a new XY protocol using XFree86 drivers." "Currently,
> both projects are using Cairo and therefore, the steps to create an SVG
> desktop based on Cairo is completely trivial." Resulting from that
> suggestion, Keith Packard wrote a thesis draft about the idea of using the
> XY protocol using Cairo, it's available here. Bandwidth is limited so
> please provide more mirrors! NVidia and ATI was contacted, they said they
> were glad that they won't have to provide new drivers for Linux and
> continue on releasing Binary XFree86 drivers.
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Re: Y-Windows code based will be merge with the FreeDesktop X Server environment!

That pdf description is a 403 forbidden for me.....

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>  The author of Y-Windows, Mark Thomas, officially announced on the IRC  
> channel today that: "Y-Windows code based will be merge with the  
> FreeDesktop X Server environment". "I've talked with Keith Packard  
> yesterday on the channel and it seems just more convenient to merge  
> our projects  and to form a new XY protocol using XFree86 drivers."  
> "Currently, both projects are using Cairo and therefore, the steps to  
> create an SVG desktop based on Cairo is completely trivial." Resulting  
> from that suggestion, Keith Packard wrote a thesis draft about the  
> idea of using the XY protocol using Cairo, it's available here.  
> Bandwidth is limited so please provide more mirrors! NVidia and ATI  
> was contacted, they said they were glad that they won't have to  
> provide new drivers for Linux and continue on releasing Binary XFree86  
> drivers.  
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Re: Y-Windows code based will be merge with the FreeDesktop X Server environment!

I will gladly host a copy on a mirror I have, however the link provided 
doesn't seem to be working for me. If someone could send me a copy, I'd 
greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,
James Harr

On Thu April 1 2004 1:23 pm, Fred P. wrote:
>  The author of Y-Windows, Mark Thomas, officially announced on the IRC 
channel today that: "Y-Windows code based will be merge with the FreeDesktop 
X Server environment". "I've talked with Keith Packard yesterday on the 
channel and it seems just more convenient to merge our projects and to form a 
new XY protocol using XFree86 drivers." "Currently, both projects are using 
Cairo and therefore, the steps to create an SVG desktop based on Cairo is 
completely trivial." Resulting from that suggestion, Keith Packard wrote a 
thesis draft about the idea of using the XY protocol using Cairo, it's 
available here. Bandwidth is limited so please provide more mirrors! NVidia 
and ATI was contacted, they said they were glad that they won't have to 
provide new drivers for Linux and continue on releasing Binary XFree86 
drivers. _________________________________________________________________ 
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Re: Y-Windows code based will be merge with the FreeDesktop X Server environment!

<bows head in disgrace>

I'm so gullable :p I really need to refrain from impulse reply emails

I should just burrow off into a corner and cut off all forms of contact on 
April 1st to keep from the embarrassment :)

That or I could make myself a pin cussion and go around and help raise 
people's self esteem falling for EVERY JOKE no matter how much it is 
exaggerated.

Later,
James Harr

On Thu April 1 2004 1:23 pm, Fred P. wrote:
>  The author of Y-Windows, Mark Thomas, officially announced on the IRC 
channel today that: "Y-Windows code based will be merge with the FreeDesktop 
X Server environment". "I've talked with Keith Packard yesterday on the 
channel and it seems just more convenient to merge our projects and to form a 
new XY protocol using XFree86 drivers." "Currently, both projects are using 
Cairo and therefore, the steps to create an SVG desktop based on Cairo is 
completely trivial." Resulting from that suggestion, Keith Packard wrote a 
thesis draft about the idea of using the XY protocol using Cairo, it's 
available here. Bandwidth is limited so please provide more mirrors! NVidia 
and ATI was contacted, they said they were glad that they won't have to 
provide new drivers for Linux and continue on releasing Binary XFree86 
drivers. _________________________________________________________________ 
Free yourself from those irritating pop-up ads with MSn Premium. Get 2months 
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Y mentionned in French magazine

Hi, just a bit of news; I recently purchased a copy of 'Login:', a
French magazine focusing on FOSS, because of an article series titled
'Must we abandon X Window ?', and sure enough, Y is mentionned, along
Xouvert, X.org, Freedesktop, DirectFB and Fresco :)

Nice to see we're not ignored :)

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font problem

Hi,
I've installed Y-Windows 0.2 on Fedora Core 1 and everything is working
fine except the fonts. When I start for example the ycalculator, there
are no labels (or perhaps very small ones) on the buttons. I saw there
was a problem with the font selection which is solved by patch 22, but
no for me  this patch has no effect.
i use freetype-2.1.3, gcc 3.3.2.
Any help on this is much appreciated!

Greets
Reto

Re: Y-Windows code based will be merge with the FreeDesktop X Server environment!

On Thursday 01 April 2004 1:23 pm, Fred P. wrote:
>  The author of Y-Windows, Mark Thomas, officially announced on the IRC
> channel today that: "Y-Windows code based will be merge with the
> FreeDesktop X Server environment". "I've talked with Keith Packard
> yesterday on the channel and it seems just more convenient to merge our
> projects and to form a new XY protocol using XFree86 drivers." "Currently,
> both projects are using Cairo and therefore, the steps to create an SVG
> desktop based on Cairo is completely trivial." Resulting from that
> suggestion, Keith Packard wrote a thesis draft about the idea of using the
> XY protocol using Cairo, it's available here. Bandwidth is limited so
> please provide more mirrors! NVidia and ATI was contacted, they said they
> were glad that they won't have to provide new drivers for Linux and
> continue on releasing Binary XFree86 drivers.

You're playing with fire.  Last time two projects made an April Fool's Day 
joke like that, they went ahead and implemented it.  Long live Parrot!

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Re: font problem

hi reto

do you have installed the bitstream vera fonts? i'm not sure if they are 
  still in use...but i think you should give it a try (if you don't have 
them already).
you can get them from:
ftp://sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch/mirror/fedora/linux/core/1/i386/os/Fedora/RPMS/bitstream-vera-fonts-1.10-2.noarch.rpm
it's an official fedora core 1 package (you'll find it on your 
installation discs too).

if this doesn't help, check your syslog for error-messages 
(/var/log/messages) and post them to this list...

regards
red_alert

aeby schrieb:
> Hi,
> I've installed Y-Windows 0.2 on Fedora Core 1 and everything is working
> fine except the fonts. When I start for example the ycalculator, there
> are no labels (or perhaps very small ones) on the buttons. I saw there
> was a problem with the font selection which is solved by patch 22, but
> no for me  this patch has no effect.
> i use freetype-2.1.3, gcc 3.3.2.
> Any help on this is much appreciated!
> 
> Greets
> Reto
> 
> 
> 

Unable to compile patch-33

Hi everyone,

I get the following error  after executing ./configure in the latest 
version(patch-33):

./configure: line 23506: syntax error near unexpected token `LIBSIGC,'
./configure: line 23506: `PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBSIGC, sigc++-1.2 >= 1.2)'

"PKG_CHECK_MODULES" seems to be a macro that is not replaced. I did not manage 
to find where this macro is defined.

I have installed the following build-tools under SuSE 9.0:
autoconf 2.59
automake 1.8.3
libtool 1.5.2
I have also installed the latest version of libsigc++:
libsigc++ 1.2.5

Any ideas?

Thanks

Andreas Karafyllis