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

[Ken Dibble]

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 !!!		
>  
>