[Spice-devel] Spice bug62033, Gnome bug 680195 rework: new inhibitors for desktop effects

[Hans de Goede]

Hi,

On 11/02/2013 05:50 PM, Fedor Lyakhov wrote:
> Bastein, Hans,
>
> We need an agreement on this topic so I can implement something - and
> have it accepted in both Spice and Gnome eventually.
>
> There are 2 possible approaches conflicting here:
> (i) (spice-proposed) DEs to export API for toggling effects
> (preferable inhibitor-styled). Spice to actively use this API as it
> sees fit.
> (ii) (gnome-proposed) Spice to export API about its internal state,
> DEs to recognize Spice and use that API as they want (e.g. disable
> effects).
>
> Both approaches can work, and second one seems to be easier to
> implement for Spice/Gnome stack.
> Main arguments pro (i):
> 1. It seems right for Spice to be in an active position, deciding what
> to do. DEs are merely environments providing APIs and means for
> applications to achieve their goals.
> 2. Spice aims to support many DEs, not only Gnome (mainly under
> freedesktop, ofc). Making other DEs to recognize Spice usage and
> implement appropriate logic seems to be incorrect approach, which may
> be not acceptable from their PoV.
>
> To address Bastein's concern about new inhibitors: we want them to be
> system ones, similar to existing idle and other inhibitors. Not
> something in the user space of Spice. They should be useful for other
> remoting applications like VNC, and maybe some other apps (cannot
> think up other real use cases right now).

Either way works for me, with a slight preferences for having inhibitors.

Regards,

Hans