Re: [Visualpython-users] VPython / Leopard (again)

[Ruth C. <rwc...@nc...>]

Thank you for the suggestion.  I updated both of these things (Xquartz 
and libX11.6.dylib) and nothing changed.

I'm not sure what to try next.

     Ruth

Martin Costabel wrote:
> Ruth Chabay wrote:
>> I do (still) see problems with VPython on Leopard.  Here's the gory 
>> detail:
>>
>> My MacBook Pro (Intel core duo, 2.4 GHz, 2 GB of RAM, GeForce 8600M GT 
>> (256 MB VRAM)) came with Tiger (10.4).  I installed and ran VPython 24 
>> without problems (at least I think there were no problems; I didn't 
>> try every example program).
>>
>> I just did a clean install of Leopard (10.5).  I installed the version 
>> of X11 that came on the DVD; also XCode tools from the DVD.  I 
>> installed the newest Fink.  Using that, I installed VPython2.5, from 
>> source.
>>
>> After a struggle to reset X11 key/mouse preferences, and another 
>> struggle to reconfigure IDLE, mouse input *mostly* works okay. But:
> 
> While I don't see your problems here, so I have no idea where they come 
> from, there is something that you could test:
> 
> The Apple engineer maintaining X11 on Leopard is providing bug-fixed 
> versions of the X server Xquartz and of libX11.6.dylib here:
> <http://www.x.org/wiki/XDarwin>
> 
> Maybe installing these helps with some of your problems, too.
> 

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Ruth Chabay
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North Carolina State University

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