Suggestions for properly abstracting multiple screens.

[JoJo jojo]

Hi Tiago

what is the status of your XAT project, what issues are you facing currently ?

-JoJo

On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 9:52 PM, Tiago Vignatti <vignatti at c3sl.ufpr.br> wrote:
> Maarten Maathuis escreveu:
>
> > Currently multiple screens are not handled in the prettiest way. I
>  > have some suggestions how it could handled in a sane way.
>  >
>  > Create a root window for every physical screen, with it's own
>  > framebuffer. In normal situations use that window and expose that to
>  > applications.
>  >
>  > Allow "fake" windows to superimposed over multiple root windows, this
>  > could be used if a user wants to treat two screens as one.
>  >
>  > Some "rules":
>  >
>  > - Don't try hacks like xinerama.
>  > - Only expose real screens to rendering backends.
>  > - Use screen coordinates in most of the server, only using the "fake"
>  > windows when deciding how to clip pictures, when communicating with
>  > clients, etc.
>  >
>  > Any thoughts on this?
>
>  http://www.c3sl.ufpr.br/multiseat/xat/
>
>  Maybe Xat is related-ish with this all.
>
>
>  Thanks,
>
>  --
>  Tiago Vignatti
>  C3SL - Centro de Computação Científica e Software Livre
>  www.c3sl.ufpr.br
>
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