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What's new in MI/X 5.0 for Windows

New features in 5.0 Beta - 14 June 2007

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(Note, even the what's new for 5.0 is in beta)
  • Optional translucent backdrop in rootless mode.
  • Update to XFree86 4.6
  • Improved client scheduling algorithm
  • Option to snap windows to screen borders and other windows (rootless mode only)
  • Option to keep child windows above their parent windows (rootless mode)
  • MMX optimizations here and there
  • Built in some additional extensions
    • Composite
    • DPMS
    • MIT-SCREEN_SAVER
    • X-Resource
    • XFIXES
    • XInputExtension
  • Support for more pixmap types
  • Support for (most of) the Window Manager Specification 1.4 in rootless mode

Known issues in 5.0 Beta 1

  • Animated cursors in Gnome are messed up.
  • In Gnome, some icons which should have transparent backgrounds come out with black backgrounds instead. This seems to be machine-related. Maybe having to do with MMX? So far only reported on old PCs.
  • The option to keep child windows above their parent sometimes gets confused in the stacking order when a child window is closed.

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What's new in MI/X 4.2 for Windows

New features in 4.2 - 13 September 2004

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  • Update to XFree86 4.4
  • Improved keyboard support for non-English keyboard layouts
  • Many fixes to rootless mode window management.
  • Yes, your 4.0 licence will still allow you to run 4.2
  • Uninstalling will now leave your license file installed so that if you uninstall and reinstall you won't have to reenter your authorization code. Also, installing and update on top of an existing install won't overwrite your license file.
New features in 4.1 - 12 September 2003

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  • The Frame Buffer (FB) rendering code and the RENDER extension are now supported in rootless mode as well as fullscreen mode.
  • Added the SECURITY, XC-APPGROUP, and XINERAMA extensions.
  • Added an option to allow the Windows display driver to do ICM color matching.

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What was new in MI/X 4.0 for Windows

New features in 4.0 - 11 February 2003

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  • Rootless (a.k.a. "Windows Desktop") mode. You can optionally choose a new Windows Desktop mode. In this mode your current Microsoft Windows desktop is exposed. Each X window will appear and behave similar to the other Microsoft Windows you have open on your desktop.
  • OpenGL is now supported. OpenGL is now built into the X Server for direct use in your X client programs which can make use of it.
  • The RENDER extension is now supported. This extension is used mainly to to support anti-aliased text in X clients. The RENDER extension was invented by Keith Packard.
  • X Font servers are now supported. This allows a remote server to provide fonts not installed with MI/X. This is useful for remote systems like Solaris which use proprietarily fonts.
  • Now X11R6.6 The core of MI/X 4.0 is based on XFree86 4.2.1.

What was new in MI/X 3.0 for Windows

Feature Highlights

  • Automatic support for TrueType fonts. Any TrueType font that Windows knows about is available through MI/X.
  • Virtual desktop. In full screen mode, the desktop area can be set to larger than the actual screen. If you do this, the server window will have scroll bars and an optional workspace overview window.
  • Cut and paste between the Windows clipboard.
  • Will take advantage of MMX acceleration if your processor supports it.
  • Mouse wheel support. Scrolling the mouse wheel sends mouse Button 4 (up) and Button 5 (down) events.
  • Backing-store supported.

New features 10 September 2002

  • Included more fonts by default.

New features 10 January 2002

  • Mouse wheel support added! Scrolling the mouse wheel now sends mouse Button 4 (up) and Button 5 (down) events.
  • All supported extensions now have an enable/disable toggle on the "Other" panel of the preferences dialog.

New features  28 September 2001

  • Added a "Listen on all IP addresses for this machine" toggle to the Network tab of the Preferences dialog. This should help those with dynamic IP addresses.
  • Selecting which IP address to listen on should be less confusing now.

New features before September 2001

  • The Network tab on the preferences dialog is now available even if you only have one IP address. It will also let you specify that you want to listen on the 127.0.0.1 address (loopback), which is necessary if you use SSH tunneling.
  • Added some MMX acceleration for PCs that have MMX
  • Automatic support for TrueType fonts
  • Several built-in fallbacks for popular fonts. For example, if a client requests Helvetica and you don't have one, it will use Arial instead.
  • Support for remote login via XDM.
  • Now X11R6.4.
  • Now works with Gnome and KDE.
  • Now allows local clients such as cygwin.
  • Server window size can now be set to larger than full screen. If you do this, the server window will have scroll bars to let you scroll the virtual screen.
  • Virtual screen area with optional workspace overview window.
  • New and improved preferences panel.
  • Support for multi-homed (more than one IP address) systems. Lets you select which IP address (or addresses) to allow client connections from.
  • Cut and paste between the Windows clipboard.
  • Floating licenses can be served from Unix machines.
  • Improved online help.
  • Various optimizations to improve rendering speed.

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What was new in MI/X 2.0 for Windows

Easy setup

  • Single file to download and simple installation.

  • Uninstall available either from the Windows "Start" menu or from Add/Remove Programs on the Control Panel.

  • Integrated "Preferences" dialog to control server settings. It is no longer necessary to edit the tntserv.ini file to change settings.

  • Optionally displays IP address in title bar for use with dynamic IP assignment commonly used with dialup connections.

Compatible with more applications

  • Improved support for 24-bit TrueColor visuals for compatibility with more applications.

  • Now supports the shape extension used by many X applications.

Enhanced performance and reliability.

  • Faster drawing using optimized rendering algorithms.

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No Refunds.  MI/X for Windows is an inexpensive product with a free trial period.  Please test and verify that MI/X meets your requirements before making your purchase. MicroImages does not offer refunds on MI/X for Windows.
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