Re: [Xpert]Hooking onto Xserver

2002-12-12 Thread Anurag Palsule
I configured my X server to use the frame buffer devices. Now how do I make sure that the X server that is running on my system is actually the framebuffer X server, and is using the fb device that I have specified in the FRAMEBUFFER environment variable. Also when I remove the frame buffer

Re: [Xpert]Hooking onto Xserver

2002-11-12 Thread Anurag Palsule
Any idea how to implement such kind of approach. Anurag --- Ricardo Baratto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: that'd definitely depend on your code. afaik (conceptually) there's nothing there that's specific to any kind of machine. ricardo At some point in the past you (Anurag Palsule [EMAIL

Re: [Xpert]Hooking onto Xserver

2002-11-12 Thread Havoc Pennington
On Tue, Nov 12, 2002 at 12:05:34AM -0800, Anurag Palsule wrote: Any idea how to implement such kind of approach. You said in the archives: Actually, what my requirement is to get the coordinates of the rectangular portion on the desktop that has changed. Comparing the screens would be a

Re: [Xpert]Hooking onto Xserver

2002-11-04 Thread Ricardo Baratto
that'd definitely depend on your code. afaik (conceptually) there's nothing there that's specific to any kind of machine. ricardo At some point in the past you (Anurag Palsule [EMAIL PROTECTED]) said: But will such an approach won't be portable across different platforms, hardware and

Re: [Xpert]Hooking onto Xserver

2002-10-24 Thread Ricardo Baratto
Hooking onto the Xserver might affect the performance, Can I go one level below the x server, sit somewhere in between the X server and the display driver ? yes, look at what xf4vnc does (xf4vnc.sourceforge.net). For what you want it's probably the best approach. You'll probably want to read

Re: [Xpert]Hooking onto Xserver

2002-10-24 Thread Anurag Palsule
But will such an approach won't be portable across different platforms, hardware and flavours of linux ?? - Anurag --- Ricardo Baratto [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hooking onto the Xserver might affect the performance, Can I go one level below the x server, sit somewhere in between the X

Re: [Xpert]Hooking onto Xserver

2002-10-23 Thread Anurag Palsule
Thanks for that information, Actually, what my requirement is to get the coordinates of the rectangular portion on the desktop that has changed. Comparing the screens would be a heavy task. So I am looking for an approach that will keep giving me the coordinates of the changed rectangles.

[Xpert]Hooking onto Xserver

2002-10-22 Thread Anurag Palsule
Hello, Is it possible for me to write a wrapper or a hook to the Xserver,so that all the X calls, instead of going to Xserver, will land into my application and my application will inturn pass them to the X server for further processing. If yes, how ? thanks, Anurag

Re: [Xpert]Hooking onto Xserver

2002-10-22 Thread John Tapsell
On Tue, Oct 22, 2002 at 01:20:05AM -0700, Anurag Palsule wrote: Hello, Is it possible for me to write a wrapper or a hook to the Xserver,so that all the X calls, instead of going to Xserver, will land into my application and my application will inturn pass them to the X server for further

Re: [Xpert]Hooking onto Xserver

2002-10-22 Thread Scott Long
I think the easiest way to do what you are suggesting would be to run a proxy (your hook) that listens on the usual X socket (either TCP or UNIX). Then, run the X server on a non-standard port, and forward all the packets in both directions through your proxy. This assumes, first of all, that

Re: [Xpert]Hooking onto Xserver

2002-10-22 Thread Chuck Slivkoff
Search on xscope. There was a thread on this not long ago. On Tuesday, Oct 22, 2002, at 04:20 US/Eastern, Anurag Palsule wrote: Is it possible for me to write a wrapper or a hook to the Xserver,so that all the X calls, instead of going to Xserver, will land into my application and my