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2. Cocoa programs don't talk to X11

Reply to Aquavit (Original post)

Mon Nov 4, 2013, 01:03 AM

Nov 2013

You can get X11 programs to talk to Cocoa, but not vice versa. If you want to change the behavior of Aqua, there are apps for that, but it's still going to be Aqua.

If you're just going to be running stuff from Fink (or wherever you get your packages), just switch to root screen X11 and you'll be fine. If you need to run Aqua apps, you're stuck with Aqua's window manager AFAIK.

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Open source window managers on Mac OS 10.5.x? [View all] Aquavit Nov 2013 OP

It's not very simple, plus it turns OS X into BSD. sir pball Nov 2013 #1

Ick! Aquavit Nov 2013 #3

If you just want to run X11 alongside Aqua, it's already all set up and ready to roll. sir pball Nov 2013 #4

Cocoa programs don't talk to X11 Recursion Nov 2013 #2

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