Re: non-x window manager

[Rogelio M . Serrano Jr .]

On 2003-10-22 09:25:17 +0800 Chris B. Vetter <chrisv@web4inc.com> 
wrote:

> On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 09:08:01 +0800
> "Rogelio M.Serrano Jr." <rogelio@smsglobal.net> wrote:
> [...]
> > That means an x backend will have an integrated x window manager and 
> > a
> > directfb backend will also have its integrated window manager? How 
> > would 
> > legacy x11 programs with direct dependencies on x work on a direcfb 
> > system?
>
> You would have to ask someone with experience using or programming
> directfb. As far as I know, directfb still uses/needs/relies on X11. 
> But
> I could be wrong.

Directfb can work without X now and it has an integrated window 
manager. I wonder if someone is writing a backend for directfb.

I used to work with xdirectfb. Alpha blended windows is cool!

> Generally, the problem would be that you will have to somehow "map" a
> legacy window (one created XCreateSimpleWindow() for example) to a
> window that GNUstep knows/understands, ie. NSWindow.
>
> The AppKit (-gui) doesn't provide anything like that, so you will have
> to go to a lower level, which is -back.

How about extending AppKit?

> I'm not sure if anything like it exists, that could already be used, 
> but
> if not, you would have to write your own conversion.
> In the end you'd probably have to write a complete backend (or "hack 
> up"
> an already existing one).

Dont know much about gnusteb-back but it would be a good start to 
"hack up" an existing backend.