Re: questions

[Brian Genisio <briangenisio at yahoo dot com>]

Thats correct, what he is looking for is a "Rootless" X server.  There are many
commercial X servers out there that do it, but XFree with Cygwin does not. 
There are some works going on by some very generous programmers to get the X
Server working with the Windows Native GDI, but it will be some time before
that is working, and the Rootless mode will not be a first priority.

The problem is that in it's current state, the X server uses a basic frame
buffer approach, and draws the frame buffer to the windows display.  In order
to go to rootless mode, all draw commands need to be done with the GDI.

Brian


--- Darko.Palic@gmx.de wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> your first question could be answerd easily, AFAIK there is no way to do it
> with XFree. On the list have been some discussions about the native MS window
> support for X windows, but it seems to be a greater problem to realize this.
> Maybe a developer could explain the problems.
> 
> Your second question: take a look at
> http://xfree86.cygwin.com/devel/xwinclip/
> 
> regards,
> Darko
> 
> > Hello!
> > 
> > 1. How can I start XFree.exe so the Cygnus/XFree window doesn't appear,
> >    not even when I start an X client (e.g xterm). I'd like X clients'
> >    toplevel windows appear as normal, `native' Windows(R) windows.
> > 
> > 2. How can I transfer the selection between X11 and Windows? (So I can
> >    select the URL in Internet Explorer, and start wget inside an xterm
> >    inside XFree.exe without typing the URL again.)
> > 
> > I'm not a member of the mailing list, so please also reply personally.
> > 
> > pts
> > 
> 
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