Re: [linas linas org: Re: Linux Terminal Server Project need for thinXwindows]

[Charles Iliya Krempeaux <tnt linux ca>]

Hello,

On Mon, 2002-01-28 at 07:10, Linas Vepstas wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> If one wanted to have a really high-performance, low-bandwidth
> remote X11 desktop, the best way to do this would be to not
> use the drawing part of the X11 protocol directly, but instead 
> create an X11 extension that knew about the gnome widget set.
> Handling things like slider redraws, or menu draws could be done
> in the extension.    Anyone ever started anything like this
> for gnome? 

That sounds a bit like Berlin:

     http://www.berlin-consortium.org/

Although Berlin has nothing to do with X11 or GNOME.

See ya

     Charles Iliya Krempeaux
     tnt @ linux.ca
     ckrempea @ alumni.sfu.ca