It's worth noting the XRandR change in the release notes.

libsdl-org · Dec 30, 2011 · 1c2d092 · 1c2d092
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@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ <H3> Unix Notes </H3>
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 	Use the OpenGL GLX_EXT_swap_control extension if available
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+	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>
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 <H3> Windows Notes </H3>
@@ -62,10 +65,10 @@ <H3> Windows Notes </H3>
 	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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-	Fixed application state handling with ALT-Tab
+	Fixed occasional crash handling WM_ACTIVATEAPP in Direct X code
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 	Fixed UTF-8 decoding of Russian characters