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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: KConfig again - "resident in memory" format discussions
From:       Holger Thon <devel_ht () unidui ! uni-duisburg ! de>
Date:       1999-05-18 17:26:41
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pbrown@redhat.com wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 16 May 1999, Andreas Pour wrote:
> 
> > Another problem with using the server is, what if several different
> > users are using the same X server?  Whose kderc properties are used?
> > I guess you could create a different XAtom for each user@hostname.
> > But I think XAtoms on the root window aren't destroyed until the root
> > window is, this might lead to memory leaks.
> 
> I see your point on this.  I'm not sure about XAtoms and their
> destruction, I'll have to research it a bit more.  But I don't see many
> cases of multiple users using the same display.  About the only one I can
> think of is the regular user and any super users sessions he or she might
> use.
> 

Maybe also software running on other machines invoked via rsh or ssh.

Regards,
  Holger

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