Using HAL for X Server Config Properties?

[Johnson, Charles F]

I admit that the idea to use HAL for X config properies & option itself
did seem to fit well, but I'm new to the X server and HAL so I wanted to
spur some discussion.  This is great stuff guys!!

Thanks.

--Charles Johnson
Intel Corporation
charles.f.johnson at intel.com

>-----Original Message-----
>From: xorg-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org [mailto:xorg-
>bounces at lists.freedesktop.org] On Behalf Of Daniel Stone
>Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 9:07 AM
>To: Xavier Bestel
>Cc: Richard Hughes; xorg at freedesktop.org; hal at lists.freedesktop.org;
>Discuss issues related to the xorg tree
>Subject: Re: Using HAL for X Server Config Properties?
>
>On Fri, Oct 07, 2005 at 05:41:41PM +0200, Xavier Bestel wrote:
>> On Fri, 2005-10-07 at 16:56, David Zeuthen wrote:
>> > t looks for X servers that are not yet configured
>> >
>> >  3. A suitable unconfigured X server is configured. The settings
(e.g.
>> >     resolution, color depth, multiple monitors etc.) is read from
the
>> >     users settings (e.g. gconf).
>>
>> Users settings, even with good UI to manage them, are still a pain
for
>> newbies. When plugging a new gfx card, the X server should instantly
>> extend its display to it, and then perhaps the desktop should propose
to
>> change the configuration.
>
>Absolutely, but the user needs to be able to change it anyway.