Release Notes for XFree86[tm] 4.0.1

The XFree86 Project, Inc

3 July 2000


This document contains some information about the features present in XFree86 4.0.1 and their status.

1. Introduction to the 4.x Release Series

2. Summary of new features in 4.0.1.

2.1. X server
2.2. X libraries and clients.
2.3. Fonts and Internationalisation
2.4. Miscellaneous

3. The new X server

3.1. Loader and Modules
3.2. Configuration File
3.3. Command Line Options
3.4. XAA
3.5. Multi-head
3.6. Xinerama
3.7. DGA version 2
3.8. DDC
3.9. GLX and the Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI)
3.10. X-Video Extension (Xv)
3.11. Other extensions
3.12. Drivers

4. X libraries and clients

4.1. Xaw
4.2. Xpm
4.3. xterm
4.4. xedit

5. Fonts and Internationalisation

5.1. TrueType support
5.2. CID font support
5.3. Internationalisation of the scalable font backends
5.4. Large font optimisation
5.5. Unicode/ISO 10646 support
5.6. Lucidux fonts from Bigelow and Holmes

6. Miscellaneous

6.1. Directory rearrangements

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