Fantasic news! Ratpoison 13.37 was one of my all time favorite distros. Can't wait to try the new release. Congrats!

Any benefit for Beta users to reinstall? In fact there is. Read the first post in this thread, it lists most of the changes. The menu has changed considerably too. If you know your way around, you can install the extra apps of course and you can copy the updated configuration files from skel, so yo...

Any benefit for Beta users to reinstall?

Just a couple of minor things, there was the "ssh -X" problem I mentioned above. That's not a problem. It was a problem for me . :( Another thing I've noticed is that C-t c console does not completely fill the screen, there is a border of about 5 pixels on the right-hand side of the scree...

Did you try the beta? Any issues? Any ideas? Just a couple of minor things, there was the "ssh -X" problem I mentioned above. Another thing I've noticed is that C-t c console does not completely fill the screen, there is a border of about 5 pixels on the right-hand side of the screen wher...

Any update on this? Anything I can do to help?

YES!!!! ssh -Y works where -X did not. Thanks for your help. I will read up on the difference between -X and -Y.

Aha! My first question/bug/issue with Salix Ratpoison Edition! When logged into Xfce, I can "ssh -X" no problem. In a Ratpoison session, I can't start X apps over the SSH connection. On SSH login I see: Warning: untrusted X11 forwarding setup failed: xauth key data not generated Warning: N...

I find myself using my Xfce "crutch" less and less as I learn my way around Ratpoison. It is a a bit of a learning curve, but is kind of addictive. :) I installed it in replacement of Ubuntu 11.04; the difference between Unity and Ratpoison is night and day! I'm slowly experimenting with c...

I'm giving this a test-drive on my Dell Mini netbook. I have never used Ratpoison before, but it seems like a great fit for a netbook. I must confess I've "cheated" a little by installing Xfce as an alternate environment while I'm learning my way around Ratpoison! Curious if there are any ...