Re: local and networked X connections
Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic(a)srce.hr> writes:
Didier Verna <verna(a)inf.enst.fr> writes:
> Chuck or Ben, could you explain to me exactly what represents a
> console (as opposed to a device) under X ?
I am not sure whether Ben reads thist list (Chuck does not), but I'll
try to answer. If I understand correctly, console is the place where
input is drawn from, which may encompass several devices. For
example, if you use a multi-headed X display, you may have more than
one device under just one console.
Yes, that's what I'd understood too, and that's the reason why I don't
understand how (find-console ":0") can return nil when I have a connection on
"metheny:0". Even if one connection is on a unix socket, and the other on a
TCP one, I thought both would share the same console.
However, in 99% cases, one console corresponds to one device. This
is
why I think the introduction of consoles was a mistake, because it
totally muddled the otherwise clear and well-thought-out concept of
devices.
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