It's worth noting the XRandR change in the release notes.
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@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
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Use the OpenGL GLX_EXT_swap_control extension if available
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+<P>
+ XRandR support is disabled by default because it causes desktop reconfiguring. It can be enabled with the SDL_VIDEO_X11_XRANDR=1 environment variable, or by applying this patch: <a href="http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL/raw-rev/8ec3036098df">http://hg.libsdl.org/SDL/raw-rev/8ec3036098df</a>
+</P>
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<H3> Windows Notes </H3>
@@ -62,10 +65,10 @@
Fixed SDL_GL_ACCELERATED_VISUAL handling
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- Fixed occasional crash handling WM_ACTIVATEAPP in Direct X code
+ Fixed application state handling with ALT-Tab
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<P>
- Fixed application state handling with ALT-Tab
+ Fixed occasional crash handling WM_ACTIVATEAPP in Direct X code
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<P>
Fixed UTF-8 decoding of Russian characters