LWN: Comments on "X11R7.1 released"

X11R7.1 released

zlynx — Wed, 24 May 2006 04:24:10 +0000

The new evdev input driver seems to scan for new devices. It caused me a few problems at first. I was trying to use the weird Bits settings to select mouse devices but finally gave up and went back to using Option Name instead, which works great.

Try it out, I think you can plug/unplug/plug your mice now if you use evdev.

You've been able to change resolutions on the fly for a long while now, using xrandr. Cloning to another display has been a real problem though. If your video chip supports it, using the CRT output from your laptop as a second X display works pretty well, you can VNC to get a copy of the first display, or just start clients on the CRT display. Using it in Xinerama mode is a pain because clients keep wanting to start off screen when you don't have the CRT plugged in. :)

X11R7.1 released

nlucas — Wed, 24 May 2006 01:26:50 +0000

One thing I find great is the the evdev driver, although I don't know if it was already in the 7.0 release.
This means any input device recognized by the kernel will be usable on X (including my self made "psmouse hacked" driver for a PS2 touchscreen device ;-).

X11R7.1 released

ctg — Tue, 23 May 2006 17:41:07 +0000

This doesn't really seem to be "release notes" - just some introductory text over which sed s/oldversion/7.1/g has been run ;-)

Hopefully the introduction of Git will make changes more transparent to the outside world!

X11R7.1 released

daniels — Tue, 23 May 2006 11:18:29 +0000

http://xorg.freedesktop.org/wiki/ChangesForX11R72?action=...

X11R7.1 released

drag — Tue, 23 May 2006 09:03:26 +0000

Good stuff.

After XGL-related items the next most anticipated development (IMO) is related to having X being able to dynamicly change configurations...

Get stuff like input hotplug working would be great. Being able to choose different drivers for different input devices and such.

Also being able to change monitor resolutions and refresh rates or add a projector and stuff like that. That would be wonderfull and solve a HUGE problem with usability in X.

Maybe 7.2?

I like text file configurations as much as the next guy, but being able to plug in a different mouse or plug in my wacom tablet and being able to use it's special features without logging out and logging back in would be WONDERFULL.

Thanks for the great work you X.org guys!

X11R7.1 released

imcdnzl — Tue, 23 May 2006 03:41:37 +0000

There seems to be a list of changes at http://ftp.x.org/pub/X11R7.1/doc/RELNOTES.html