Hi there Mark,

I am using NetBSD 1.3_Beta right now :) on a Quadra 610

>Hi Greg,
>
>Which X distribution are you using? Are you using 1.3x or 1.2x? 
>
>The reason why I ask is because, AFAIK, the 1.3x distribution is based on
>XFree86, whereas the 1.2x distribution is based on X11R6. I have never
>used WindowMaker, but I understand that it was created by Linux users for
>Linux users. And, I believe, Linux uses XFree86. I have read that there
>are a lot of problems getting WM working under X11R6 or on non-Linux
>platforms. If you are not using NetBSD 1.3, you might want to upgrade (I
>hear the official release is due out any time now). 

I plan on upgrading to the release as soon as it is out.

>
>Also, what type of Mac are you using?  

Quadra  610

>If you work through the WM
>homepage, while the screen shots look very cool, you will find that the
>windows manager itself does a lot of on the fly dithering and other
>graphic manipulations. The homepage mentions the P word (Pentium) an awful
>lot. Even with a Quadra, I would be worried.

Heh, yeah, like I was saying, it seems to have some internal problem with 
the X server

>> Windowmaker Warning: internal X error: Bad Draw Table
>> Request Code: 63 X_CopyPlane
>> Request mirror code: 0
>> Request ID 0x0
>> Error Serial 2281 <---Note this number changes each time this message 
>> comes up

....I dunno, maybe one of the X Guru's can figure it out....

>
>If you really like the NeXT look, you might want to try AfterStep instead.

I have tried Afterstep and while I like it, I just liked the feature list 
of WM Better ;)

>
>Mark
>
>On Sat, 3 Jan 1998, Krak wrote:

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