Table 2-4 describes new and enhanced features of the Solaris 2.4 release.
Table 2-4 New Features in Solaris 2.4| 
 Features  | 
 Description  | 
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 Installation  | 
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 Motif Installation GUI  | 
 A new GUI--used to install Solaris software.  | 
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 OpenWindows  | 
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 Expanded Localization (OpenWindows 3.4)  | 
 Added to the operating system are four European languages and four Asian languages, as well as Latin American Spanish and U.S. English, for desktop and workgroup server product configurations.  | 
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 Graphics  | 
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 Transparent Overlays  | 
 A graphics API that enables temporary graphical imagery in application windows.  | 
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 A foundation imaging library, suitable for libraries or applications requiring imaging or digital video, such as document imaging, color prepress, or digital video generation and playback.  | 
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 An API that provides application portability across platforms and 3-D graphics rendering on local and remote displays.  | 
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 A 2-D and 3-D immediate-mode API that provides portability across hardware platforms and optimal performance from graphics acceleration.  | 
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 A graphics application that uses the DGA Drawable Interface and supports systems with multiple frame buffers. Provides modified versions of the standard X11 libraries to accelerate Xlib rendering performance.  | 
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 Hardware  | 
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 Enhanced Hardware Support  | 
 A wider range of new hardware configurations are supported.  | 
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 Miscellaneous  | 
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 AccessX Enabling Technology  | 
 Provides people with disabilities with a variety of keyboard modifications.  | 
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 Used to run Motif applications.  | 
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 Functionality was enhanced so the user can read Kodak images from a PhotoCD disc using Image Tool.  | 
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