On Feb 14, 06 14:50:06 -0500, Jim Gettys wrote: > Xtst is a local only "solution". As such, it doesn't help LTSP.
IMHO it is not a solution at all. It is an ugly workaround, a kludge. > There are (at least) two ways to solve this problem, that can/should be > discussed on the xdg list: > o use of a X property somewhere to communicate with a session > management daemon (or window manager) of this desire. > o use of an out of band mechanism like DBUS. > > Either is satisfactory from my perspective. Note that a proper solution > using DBUS will beg cross system issues (and making dbus secure across > the network); this ought to be done in any case (I know some work was > done to add security to dbus in the past; I don't know its current > status). Folks like LTSP (and others) really care about running over > the network, and this should be possible. I think something related to the X protocol (e.g. *no* DBUS) is much more convenient, because one wants to disable the screen saver on a particular display. Authorization and identification comes for free when done using the X protocol. Matthias -- Matthias Hopf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> __ __ __ Maxfeldstr. 5 / 90409 Nuernberg (_ | | (_ |__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone +49-911-74053-715 __) |_| __) |__ labs www.mshopf.de
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