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Source: Juan Jose Garcia Ripoll (worm@arrakis.es)
Moderator: Trevor Smith (editor@os2ezine.com)
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Good news!

The second beta of XPMFB is out!!!

XPMFB is a full featured X Windows server that works on top of
Presentation Manager thanks to the use of the DIVE routines. DIVE
stands for Direct Interface Video Extensions and it's a library that
allows low level access to video hardware. XPMFB uses this library to
update a window where the output from any X Windows client comes out.

Features
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0) FREE!!!

1) Runs on OS/2 up from Warp 3.0

2) Uses DIVE and rather standard PM routines. No need of fullscreen
sessions.

3) Built on top of the XFreeOS/2 3.1 code with great care for
compatibility.

4) Implements both *direct* and *translated* output. The *direct*
output is made using low level access to video hardware and is
extremely fast. The *translated* output uses some high level routines
from DIVE and, at a reasonable speed, allows the server to run in
ficticious modes (i.e., using 256 colors on a 65535 colors mode).

5) Easy to install. You need not mess the XFree86 installation.

Requirements
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1) Video hardware that supports 256 colors or more.

2) XFreeOS/2 properly installed. (Look for XFreeOS/2 requirements
elsewhere.)

Fixed bugs
=========

1.- The server got too large when using truecolor modes.

2.- Doubled images when using DIVE translation to 8 bit color.

3.- Distorded colors in resolutions equal to or greater than 16bits
color depth.

4.- Unkillable server process at exit.

5.- When using DIVE translation screen is not automatically updated.

Where can I get it?
===============

Today I'm uploading it to Hobbes and Leo.

Hobbes: http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/
Leo: http://www.leo.org/archiv/os2/


Juan Jose Garcia Ripoll         Web: http://www.arrakis.es/~worm
c/Sierra Alcubierre, 8          Mail: worm@arrakis.es


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