DBus server for keyboard layouts

Sergey Udaltsov sergey.udaltsov at gmail.com
Sun Oct 7 03:54:04 PDT 2007


> the problem is you ask for a specific language - but this modifies an x
> property (key layout) and both local and remote apps will want/need to do this
> - they should work the same way as far as the user goes. so dbus still is the
> wrong place :)
Well, that make sense. Remote apps should have access to it as well.

> you don't even need an extension - setting up a daemon that has an invisible x
> window that listens for x client messages and can advertise state with
> properties on its invisible window (which other apps can find) will do all your
Why root window is not good for it?

Thanks for the interesting ideas,

Sergey


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