[xougen] Re: xouvert-general Digest, Vol 1, Issue 13

[chris]

On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 07:13  AM, 
address@hidden wrote:

> Almost all of these graphical applications depend on the X server and
> the X server needs to work for all of these applications.
> Surely you can write it as an extension, and maybe that is possible for
> the toolkits to do themselves once there's some better modularity in
> Xouvert
> .
> But right now, writing an extension for this is, in my opinion, not
> really Xouvert's concern.

i think it is of Xouvert's concern. if i understand what you are 
talking about correctly, heres the senario:

once xouvert's api starts pulling away from XFree86's, normal X apps 
wont compile under xouvert. shouldn't compatability with xfree86 apps 
be at least a concern? a loadable module for xouvert, like 
"xf86-compat" or something like, would make simple x apps, all the way 
up to glib, gtk, etc, compile and be able torun under xouvert, while 
native xouvert apps can run alongside and use xouvert specific routines 
happily.

if im thinking clearly, then i think an xfree86 compatability module is 
essential, and i'd be willing to work on/manage that if it's desired.

tell me if im crazy
-chris