Re: [PLUG] [OT] freely available windows dvd decoder and xwin client?

["J. McConnell" <mmcconn1@swarthmore.edu>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "sean finney" <seanius@seanius.net>
To: <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [PLUG] [OT] freely available windows dvd decoder and xwin
client?

>unfortunately i don't think cygwin will be able to do
>what i want to do wrt x--you can run xfree86, but it will show up in its
>own window and applications will be sub-windows within that window, where
>i want them to show up on the desktop-proper just like other apps.  I

Yeah...that sucks...I didn't know of another free x server...though I have
been able to download trials of professional servers, even though there is
kind of an application process...I'm pretty sure you could get a month out
of them though.

>*have* however heard rumors that you can replace explorer with any
>other program, so i'm wondering if i can just find some way to hack
>my mom's box to start up under fvwm :)

I don't know about replacing explorer, but I wouldn't be surprised.
However, I do know that Windows allows you to create private desktops, and
it would be entirely possible to code up a program that would create a
private desktop, switch to it, and start an x server running your fvwm
session...The code to create a desktop is pretty small too...you could find
more in this (or last?) month's Dr. Dobb's Journal...or they probably have
it online...if your interested.


- J.



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