Re: [Fwd: RFP: Keyboard Configuration Registry over dbus]

["Sergey Udaltsov" <sergey udaltsov gmail com>]

Rodrigo

As I am thinking about it, there will appear
"gnome-control-center-devel" package, including the autogenerated
headers for DBUS access to g-s-d. So we'll need pkgconfig file for it,
don't we? The name would probably be "gnome-settings-daemon.pc", if it
is ok with you.

Sergey

On 5/29/06, Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org> wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-05-27 at 00:01 +0200, Sebastien Bacher wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just read your IRC reply from the other day when svu pinged me about
> > the subject again so I'm forwarding the mail now. Do you know if there
> > is a way to say to evolution to bounce a mail? Anyway you can probably
> > reply on the list without following on the previous mail, the traffic is
> > not that high and Sergey will probably notice it
> >
> ok, answering below
>
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Sebastien Bacher
> >
> >
> > -------- Message transféré --------
> > > De: Sergey Udaltsov <sergey udaltsov gmail com>
> > > À: gnomecc-list gnome org
> > > Sujet: RFP: Keyboard Configuration Registry over dbus
> > > Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 23:54:26 +0100
> > >
> > > Hello people
> > >
> > > I already sent request to d-d-l and g-d-l but, since there was no
> > > reply, I had a quick chat with Sebastian on IRC and would like to ask
> > > here.
> > >
> > > So, the problem is how to keep and provide the XKB configuration
> > > registry. It is a large XML file which should not be parsed more than
> > > once per GNOME session (or may be even per system?).
> > >
> > > For a moment, every application which needs it - loads and parses it.
> > > For example, one copy is loaded by gnome-keyboard-indicator applet,
> > > one copy loaded by gnome-keyboard-properties. Not nice, is it? Since
> > > there is a request to add layout indication to gnome-screensaver,
> > > there would be a third copy of the same stuff loaded. Which I think is
> > > a bad idea.
> > >
> > > So, the good idea is to provide this information over dbus from one
> > > "server" application. There can be 3 approaches:
> > >
> and how will the DBUS interface look like? That is, will it send over
> the bus the whole XML file?
>
> > > 1. DBUS interface to g-s-d.
> > >   Good:
> > >     - No extra processes
> > >   Bad:
> > >     - g-s-d would start slower, take more RAM
> > >
> this is probably the best option. We already are using bonobo for the
> activation, so we could replace that with DBUS and add the needed
> interface.
>
> This way, I don't think we'll use more RAM than what we use now.
>
> > > 2. Separate daemon (capplets/keyboard/gnome-xkb-config-registry)
> > > starting with the session
> > >   Good:
> > >     - g-s-d is not affected
> > >   Bad:
> > >     - Separate maintenance unit.
> > >     - Separate process requires even more RAM than #1, session startup
> > > still getting slower.
> > >
> > > 3. Separate daemon starting on demand (using dbus activation)
> > >   Good:
> > >     - g-s-d is not affected
> > >     - RAM is allocated only when necessary
> > >     - Session startup is not affected unless gnome-keyboard-indicator
> > > applet is loaded.
> > >   Bad:
> > >     - Separate maintenance unit.
> > >     - Separate process requires even more RAM than #1, session startup
> > > still getting slower.
> > >
> > > I would like to know your opinion on the subject (personally I think
> > > #3 is most viable solution)
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Sergey
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> Rodrigo Moya <rodrigo gnome-db org>