X client wrapper for Win apps?

[Nicholas Wourms]

--- Stuart Adamson <stuart.adamson@evolution.net> wrote:
> > 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).

Now if we could only get the MingW/W32api folks to provide DDK import
libraries, headers, and means to build vxd's, we'd be all set :-).

Cheers,
Nicholas

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