Re: Ion on Mac -- status?

I'm using an old version of ion3 (ion-3ds-20060317)
which I compiled from source on Mac OS 10.4 (PPC)
and it works just fine. Haven't tried any newer versions.

To run it satisfactorily, you really need a full screen
X session. I have used both Apple's xquartz and
the xorg that is currently in Fink. I use xorg now.
You will probably need to fiddle with your xmodmap and
your key bindings to get comfortable keyboard
control. I could send you mine but the chances are
the key codes will be different on your computer anyway.
I like to use the 'command' keys as mod1 under ion,
and you can use xev to find out what key codes are
generated by each key.

Running more than one X session appears to be possible
(I've done it by accident) but is probably not a good idea.

Samer.


On 28 Aug 2009, at 17:25, Timandahaf wrote:

> What is the status of ion3 on Mac? I don't know much about Macs, but I
> have a friend who wants to install ion on their Mac, and it'd be  
> nice to
> point them to an easy way to do it. I don't see any recent messages  
> that
> talk about this.
>
> Specifically, these are my questions:
>
> 1. Is there a simple, easy, and straightforward way to install ion3 on
> the Mac? If not, is there some nicely written documentation  
> somewhere on
> the steps required for a Mac install?
>
> 2. Is there a way a user could run ion on their Mac in conjunction  
> with
> Aqua or whatever Mac's window manager is? I assume one could always  
> run
> an additional X session with ion -- is this right, and is it as
> straightforward as it is on Linux? Also, is there a way to run ion  
> under
> the same X session in conjunction with Aqua?
>
> Any pointers much appreciated. Thanks!