Workspace Files - In order to properly take advantage of RenderMan Studio's new asset management methodology, users will need to remove any and all RATWorkspace.ws files from their workspace. These files will override the internally generated asset management settings. For more information, please consult the Asset Management documentation.

Environment Lights - MTOR and RfM environment lights are not interchangeable. Due to changes made to take advantage of RSL 2.0 (which are supported by RfM environment lights), users should use the MTOR environment light with MTOR shaders adn the RfM environment light with RfM/RMS shaders. Additionally, the interface for the RfM environment light has changed. Users who have written shaders using the previous versions of the environment light will need to update their shaders; see components.slim (in $RMSTREE/lib/slim) for an example.

Hot Key Behavior - On Macintosh OS X 10.5.x (Leopard), an issue with X11 prevents hot keys in Slim and "it" from behaving as expected, regarding pan and virtual slider actions. Users can restore the expected hot key behavior via the following modification:

1. In the user's home directory - ~/ - find or create a file named .Xmodmap.
2. Add the following to said file:

clear mod1
clear mod2
keycode 66 = Meta_L
keycode 63 = Mode_switch
add mod1 = Meta_L
add mod2 = Mode_switch

If the .Xmodmap exists, the preceding should be appended, and users should confirm that there are no conflicts with the exisiting contents.

3. Save the file.

On OS X, certain "occasional" issues with the X11 persist. Usually, quitting and restarting X will fix the problem.