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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: Neat interface or Bloat you decide
From:       Richard Moore <rich () ipso-facto ! freeserve ! co ! uk>
Date:       2001-10-23 20:13:46
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ian reinhart geiser wrote:
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> On Tuesday 23 October 2001 09:32 am, Richard Moore wrote:
> > Yeah this is a nice idea - it's similar to a plan I have to use
> > libvncserver and QPixmap::grabWindow to allow you to publish your desktop
> > via VNC.
> >
> > Rich.
> 
> you want the patch? ;)
> 
> it is really buggy and will not show tool tips, or child dialogs, but i
> should have it cleaned up in a few weeks.
> 
> i need to figure out a way of how to show child dialogs without killing the
> parent window.  it is really only useful for things like koffce now, if
> there are no dialogs.

It's easy - you get the rect of the window then grab that region of
the desktop. See the window snapshot stuff in kicker/taskmanager for
an example.

Rich.


> 
> i am also not really sure about the amount of overhead it will add. it is an
> absolute hack currently, but I hope to make it better
> 
> i am going to start a rewrite once things settle down this winter.
> 
> - -ian reinhart geiser
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