X client wrapper for Win apps?

[Stuart Adamson]

> One method is to provide a 'mirror driver' to intercept the all calls
> from GDI to the display driver (this should be the method used by
> Netmeeting).

But that requires a device driver doesn't it?  (i.e. code that runs in
kernel mode). Hooking into user32.dll only requires code that runs in
user mode - so is a lot easier to get right.

> As the windwos sample code probably is limited by some licensing issues
> the driver probably has to be developed without this code - but IANAL.

The DDK is a free download (it does say you need VC 5 or 6 to compile
drivers - I've never tried with gcc).


Stuart