What's New in the Solaris 9 9/04 Operating Environment

X11 Windowing Features

The Solaris software includes the following X11 windowing enhancements from prior Solaris 9 releases.

Xscreensaver Program

This feature is new in the Solaris 9 8/03 release.

The Xscreensaver program locks your monitor screen after a period of inactivity in order to prevent others from gaining access to your system session. Xscreensaver supports a variety of animation displays that can be used while the screen is locked. This program is used in the GNOME 2.0 desktop.

X Event Interception Extension (XEvIE)

This feature is new in the Solaris 9 4/03 release.

XEvIE is a low-level interface that intercepts all the keyboard and mouse events so that these events can be read, consumed, or modified as needed. This X extension enables better integration of assistive technologies, including those technologies in the GNOME 2.0 desktop.

FreeType 2.1.x

This feature is new in the Solaris 9 4/03 release.

FreeType 2.1.x is an open source library that provides a simple application programming interface (API). This API can access font content in a uniform way, independently of the file format. Additionally, some format-specific APIs can be used to access special data in the font file.

Xserver Virtual Screen Enhancement

This feature is new in the Solaris 9 12/02 release.

The Xserver Virtual Screen enhancement provides accessibility support for the GNOME 2.0 desktop for the Solaris software. This capability enables support of magnification software on systems that have just one frame buffer.

Xrender Extension

This feature is new in the Solaris 9 12/02 release.

The new Xrender feature increases performance for applications, such as the StarOffice software suite, that run on the Solaris software. The Xrender feature provides a modern appearance for these applications. Xrender uses hardware processing for alpha-blending and transparency effects.