X11 is a 'throw back' to UNIX based windowing systems and is not really supported in its entirety for Mac OS X. Apple would rather you build to the Aqua interface through one of their two methods. Cocoa is for new native Mac OS X applications, for the most part; whereas, Carbon is for programs being brought in from a different interface such as Windows or X11. There is an effort underway to port, as an OpenOffice.org version, OpenOffice.org to Apple's Aqua interface. There is also a derivative work, NeoOffice, that is an independent work that has accomplished much of this work but is not an official port. For now, I use the X11 version because it is an official port and does not rely on two tiers of support and has community support behind it. Which you use is up to the individual user.
BTW, X11 for Mac OS X 10.4 exists for both the Power PC and Intel platforms. And yes, it is not a universal binary, so two versions of the program exist. Also, Apple decided to provide X11 on the installation disk. This was not true for initial releases of Mac OS X 10.3, thus the download file on the Apple support web site. This downloadable version is only for 10.3 releases of Mac OS X and will not work with 10.4. James McKenzie Charles Reintzel wrote: > You already have X11 in the Options file of your system install disk. > I am uncertain why this route was taken by Apple. Probably because > they assume few people are into more Unix type work. > We fooled them, but they anticipated us. > I presume the OS 10.4 is similar except for the files required for the > Intel chip. > > CHR --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
