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XFree86 4.X is now default, update the chapter about that

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<para>A familiar focus policy is called <quote>click-to-focus</quote>.
This is the model utilized by Microsoft Windows, in which a window
becomes active upon receiving a mouse click.
becomes active upon receiving a mouse click.</para>
<para>X does not support any particular focus policy. Instead, the
window manager controls which window has the focus at any one time.
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new features such as better support for fonts and
anti-aliasing. Unfortunately this new architecture requires
that the video drivers be rewritten, and some of the older
cards that were supported in 3.X are not yet supported in 4.X.</para>
cards that were supported in 3.X are not yet supported in 4.X. As all
new developments and support for new graphics cards are done on that
branch, <application>XFree86 4.X</application> is now the default
version of the X Window System on FreeBSD.</para>
<para>The FreeBSD setup program offers users the opportunity to install
and configure XFree86 3.3.6 during installation (covered in
<xref linkend="x-server">). To run
<application>XFree86 4.X</application>, wait until after the base
and configure XFree86 4.X during installation (covered in
<xref linkend="x-server">). To install and run
<application>XFree86 3.X</application>, wait until after the base
FreeBSD system is installed, and then install XFree86. For example,
to build and install <application>XFree86 4.X</application> from the
to build and install <application>XFree86 3.X</application> from the
ports collection:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86-4</userinput>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/x11/XFree86</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make all install clean</userinput></screen>
<para>Alternatively, <application>XFree86 4.X</application> can be
installed from a binary package with the
<command>pkg_add</command> tool or directly from the FreeBSD
<para>Alternatively, either version of <application>XFree86</application> can be
installed
directly from the FreeBSD
binaries provided on the <ulink
url="http://www.XFree86.org/">XFree86 web site</ulink>.</para>
url="http://www.XFree86.org/">XFree86 web site</ulink>. A binary
package to use with &man.pkg.add.1; tool is also available for
<application>XFree86 4.X</application>.</para>
<para>The rest of this chapter will explain how to configure
XFree86, and how to setup a productive desktop environment.</para>
<!-- Easiest way is from sysinstall for XFree86 3.X -->
<!-- Easiest way is from sysinstall for XFree86 4.X -->
</sect1>