Ian Burrell wrote: > > Alan Hourihane wrote: > > > > A lot of work. I've done most of the re-writing of the span > > functions into their native GDI counterparts. That's a good start. > > > > Where can I find the native GDI changes? Are they checked in? My > impression is that mode isn't included into the server by default. What > is needed to get it to compile. > > > We need to implement the rest of the server into native GDI calls, > > then we can start looking at 'rootless' modes. It's by no means > > a small task to do the conversion to native GDI first though. > > > > I wonder why native GDI is required for rootless modes. There would need > to be support for creating Win32 windows for each X window. Plus, > drawing (or blitting) into those Win32 windows instead of one single > window or full screen. An internal window manager would also be needed.
Aye, there's the rub. When the X application pops up a menu, it must grab the keyboard and the *whole* screen. In other words, a "system modal" window is required, which means one can't use an internal WM but must use MS-Windows as WM - while still being responsive to ICCM. > > - Ian -- Michel Bardiaux Peaktime Belgium S.A. Bd. du Souverain, 191 B-1160 Bruxelles Tel : +32 2 790.29.41
