Nathaniel Smith wrote:
> You're a machine.
xpra really solves a problem for me. I mostly work on my laptop, but
when I'm at my desk I want to use the big screen and keyboard. My ideal
would be to have a synergy-like mouse/keyboard sharing that allows me to
drag windows from one display to another, but xpra is a very close
second. Without it, the transition loses so much work context that its
really only worthwhile making the switch at the beginning of the day;
now I can switch on whim.
That said, I have a blue-sky wishlist:
* Rather than using a Xvfb server, use the main server, with the
theory that you'd be able to use full hardware acceleration, esp
useful for 3D stuff. The downside is that I don't know how you'd
actually make it all fit together without being the window manager
(which I guess is what you're intending for parti).
* Mouse-keyboard sharing
* Cut'n'paste between xpra and desktop
* Using something like avahi to make the machines automatically hook
themselves up (or at least display a gui notification)
* What's the wire protocol for the image data? Would using vnc or
something be an improvement?
> Workaround added to mainline. (Real fix is to
> overhaul keyboard support; the X keyboard model *sucks*.)
>
Yeah, its always made me run away screaming.
>> I can simply restart the client and everything pops back.
>>
>
> I enjoy working on software with that kind of architectural
> robustness, though :-).
>
Yes, its very nice. "xpra upgrade" is a very nice touch too.
J
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