Minutes of the HelenOS hangout 2023-01-12
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Attending:
JJ - Jakub Jermář
JS - Jiří Svoboda
JZr - Jiří Zarevúcky
Scribe: JS
JJ
- released 0.12.1 Cathode (thanks again!)
JZr
- implemented kernel timer improvement (JJ merged)
- no need to periodically update timers
- TODO: change all timer APIs to deadlines?
- PR: SPDX license tags
discussion
no current agreement to implement these
- finds it useful to be reminded 1 d before hangout
JS
- window minimization
- highlight active window(s) in taskbar
- window switching fixes
- protocol library fixes (these could be detected by static analysis :-,)
- Multi-seat support (WIP)
- multiple mice and keyboards can be used with a single desktop
- Q: What is a seat?
- A: A seat object consists of a cursor and a set of associated devices
(mice, keyboards)
- Q: What are the actual use cases for multiple seats?
- A:
1. Multiple users sharing a big screen (e.g. conference room,
mission control room)
2. Multi-monitor setup - similar to multi-head, but allowing windows
to be occasionally moved from one monitor to another.
3. When sharing desktop (e.g. with tech support) - better to see a
new cursor appear, than to have your own cursor hijacked
4. A single user can work with two windows alternately by using two
keyboards instead of switching focus
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