7.3 was released on 2007-09-06.
This is no longer the current release. For information about the current release, please see Releases/latest.
Features
- Xorg server 1.4 - see Server14Branch for more details. Highlights:
- RandR 1.2: RandR 1.2 offers output hotplug, as well as on-the-fly output reconfiguration and mode switching.
- Input hotplug: Input hotplug allows hotplugging of input devices, and also adds enhanced support for touchscreens and tablets, through either HAL or D-Bus.
- KDrive: Numerous enhancements have been made to the KDrive codebase, including better support for multiple input devices.
- DTrace: When running on OpenSolaris, DTrace support is available in the X server, allowing detailed accounting of operations inside the server.
- EXA: A great deal of work has been done on the EXA framework to make it more usable.
- New applications: xbacklight
- New drivers: xf86-video-glide, xf86-video-vermilion
- New man pages for API's: libXinerama, libXcomposite, XKB functions in libX11, Xtest functions in libXtst
- Support for font catalogue directories in font path
- xdm: Xft support added
Download
All source tarballs are available at http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/X11R7.3/src The release notes are available at http://xorg.freedesktop.org/archive/X11R7.3/doc/RELNOTES.txt
Security Fixes
- CVE-2007-1003/CVE-2007-1351/CVE-2007-1352/CVE-2007-1667: various integer overflow vulnerabilites in xserver, libX11 and libXfont
New/Updated modules
app
- bdftopcf 1.0.1
- iceauth 1.0.2
- ico 1.0.2
- mkfontdir 1.0.3
- setxkbmap 1.0.4
- sessreg 1.0.3
- xbacklight 1.1
- xcalc 1.0.2
- xclock 1.0.3
- xconsole 1.0.3
- xcursorgen 1.0.2
- xdm 1.1.6
- xdriinfo 1.0.2
- xgamma 1.0.2
- xhost 1.0.2
- xinit 1.0.5
- xload 1.0.2
- xmag 1.0.2
- xman 1.0.3
- xmessage 1.0.2
- xmodmap 1.0.3
- xprop 1.0.3
- xrandr 1.2.2
- xrdb 1.0.4
- xset 1.0.3
- xsetroot 1.0.2
- xvinfo 1.0.2
- xwininfo 1.0.3
driver
input
- xf86-input-acecad 1.2.0
- xf86-input-joystick 1.2.3
- xf86-input-keyboard 1.2.2
- xf86-input-mouse 1.2.2
- xf86-input-vmmouse 12.4.1
video
- xf86-video-glide 1.0.0
- xf86-video-intel 2.1.1
- xf86-video-nsc 2.8.3
- xf86-video-nv 2.1.3
- xf86-video-savage 2.1.3
- xf86-video-vermilion 1.0.0
doc
lib
- libICE 1.0.4
- libSM 1.0.3
- libX11 1.1.3
- libXaw 1.0.4
- libXcomposite 0.4.0
- libXcursor 1.1.9
- libXdamage 1.1
- libXfont 1.3.1
- libXi 1.1.3
- libXinerama 1.0.2
- libXpm 3.5.7
- libXrandr 1.2.2
- libXrender 0.9.4
- libXtst 1.0.3
- libXxf86dga 1.0.2
- xtrans 1.0.4
proto
- compositeproto 0.4
- damageproto 1.1.0
- inputproto 1.4.2.1
- randrproto 1.2.1
- renderproto 0.9.3
- xf86dgaproto 2.0.3