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Explanation needed

It would be really great if this page would explain if X Windows system allows for a X application to show up on the Mac desktop just like any other "native" application. Or, is this a septate desktop? What I am getting at is, how does this work from the users perspective? Dfeig 18:35, 13 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Download

where do you download x11 for mac os x 10.4.4? they say it's on the CD, but I don't have that cd anymore.. nowhere to download it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Conchis (talk • contribs) 22:53, 17 December 2005

First, sign your posts, Conchis. Second, Wikipedia talk pages are not supposed to be help forums. Third, I will help you anyway, by leaving a message on your talk page. BDWill Talk Contribs 08:23, 29 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Download it from here: http://cjmart.in/2006/12/01/install-x11-on-tiger-without-the-tiger-install-dvd/ --192.58.221.248 16:51, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

X11.app required

Certain applications require X11.app (or other X Window compatibility) to run on Mac OS X. Some examples include:

Are there other notable examples? Should a list like this be included in the article? —204.42.24.75 04:39, 14 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Possssssssssssssibly. OTOH, the next version of GTK+ will apparently be Quartz-native, meaning OOo and Gimp won't need X11. (The Quartz code is alpha-to-early-beta at present, meaning apps using it will sometimes actually start before crashing ;-) - David Gerard 13:50, 21 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
imo including a list like that is opening a can of worms.. there are lots of X apps. —Preceding unsigned comment added by A plague of rainbows (talk • contribs) 16:14, 13 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Categories

I took out Category:Compatibility layers - it isn't anything of the sort, it's just an X server with some funky hooks into MacOS X - David Gerard 13:50, 21 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

X.org?

The general trend for other distros is to move away from XFree86 towards X.org, mostly because that is where all the active extension development is occurring. What are Apple's future plans for X11.app? --IanOsgood 03:18, 18 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Name change

I disagree with the articles current title. Putting .app at the end of the application's title usually leads to a redirect to application name (application) or application name (software) (for example Safari.app or Address Book.app), therefore I say the article should be moved to X11 (application) or X11 (software).

If no one has any objections I'll make the move myself on 20 October, 2008. stevenrasnick 10:02 (UTC) 19 October, 2008

I'd move it to XQuartz, X11.app no longer exists as of Mountain Lion. Mauro Bieg (talk) 21:45, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
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