Re: Building multiple backends on on same system

[Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>]

On Mon, 2010-12-06 at 10:31 -0800, Kevin Fox wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-12-06 at 10:19 -0800, Behdad Esfahbod wrote:
> > On 12/06/10 13:12, Kevin Fox wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2010-12-06 at 09:53 -0800, Behdad Esfahbod wrote:
> > >> On 12/05/10 17:14, Alexander Larsson wrote:
> > >>> Then we add a GdkBackend type that each backend implements. This is a
> > >>> singleton created at init to hang global stuff off. Its also useful for
> > >>> backend specific code.
> > >>
> > >> Would it be possible to allow multiple backends at runtime?  Imagine, moving
> > >> your app currently running on your desktop to running on broadway without
> > >> restarting it...
> > > 
> > > Even nicer, moving from one backend to a new instance of the same at
> > > runtime. For example, moving an app from X11 on display :0 to X11 on
> > > display :13
> > 
> > This, I believe, is already possible.  Owen was demoing it years ago...
> 
> It was in the past, but I have not been able to ever make it work
> outside of a few gpe apps. I'd love to be able to use it with Evolution.

I think the gtk+/X side of it works as well as ever, its just that real
apps use more than an X display these days. Like dbus connections, etc.

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