FVWM: "Pseudo" X display

From: Mark Powell <medp_at_primag.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1996 10:02:45 GMT

> Date: Wed, 13 Mar 96 13:37:44 EST
> From: "Paul D. Smith" <psmith_at_BayNetworks.com>
>
> PS. Someone mentioned a way to create a "pseudo display" on your normal
> display that you can use to start and debug another FVWM process; I
> looked at ftp.x.org and found xpseudoroot-1.04 which looks
> promising....

X11R6 has a server called Xnest which is implemented using Xlib calls
(wierd!!). This has the effect that if you run it you get a window which
is itself another X server you can connect to and a start new sessions
etc. without losing your main session.

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Mark Powell, Senior Software Engineer <medp_at_primag.co.uk>
Primagraphics Limited, Graphics Court, Melbourn Science Park,
Melbourn, Royston, Herts SG8 6EJ, England. Tel. +44 1763 262041
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Received on Thu Mar 14 1996 - 05:34:02 GMT