Installation guide

TABLE 2–4 New Features in Solaris 2.4 (continued)
Features Description
Transparent Overlays A graphics API that enables temporary graphical imagery in application
windows.
XIL 1.2 Imaging Library
Runtime Environment
A foundation imaging library, suitable for libraries or applications requiring
imaging or digital video, such as document imaging, color prepress, or digital
video generation and playback.
PEX 2.2 Runtime
Environment
An API that provides application portability across platforms and 3-D graphics
rendering on local and remote displays.
XGL 3.1 Runtime
Environment
A 2-D and 3-D immediate-mode API that provides portability across hardware
platforms and optimal performance from graphics acceleration.
Direct Xlib
TM
3.1 A graphics application that uses the DGA Drawable Interface and supports
systems with multiple frame buffers. Provides modified versions of the standard
X11 libraries to accelerate Xlib rendering performance.
Hardware
Enhanced Hardware
Support
A wider range of new hardware configurations are supported.
Miscellaneous
AccessX Enabling
Technology
Provides people with disabilities with a variety of keyboard modifications.
OSF/Motif Runtime
Environment
Used to run Motif applications.
Image Tool Enhancements Functionality was enhanced so the user can read Kodak images from a PhotoCD
disc using Image Tool.
Solaris 2.3 Release
Table 2–5 lists the features that were added in the Solaris 2.3 release.
What’s New at a Glance 2-15