Re: Building multiple backends on on same system

[Kevin Fox <Kevin Fox pnl gov>]

On Mon, 2010-12-06 at 10:19 -0800, Behdad Esfahbod wrote:
> On 12/06/10 13:12, Kevin Fox wrote:
> > On Mon, 2010-12-06 at 09:53 -0800, Behdad Esfahbod wrote:
> >> On 12/05/10 17:14, Alexander Larsson wrote:
> >>> Then we add a GdkBackend type that each backend implements. This is a
> >>> singleton created at init to hang global stuff off. Its also useful for
> >>> backend specific code.
> >>
> >> Would it be possible to allow multiple backends at runtime?  Imagine, moving
> >> your app currently running on your desktop to running on broadway without
> >> restarting it...
> > 
> > Even nicer, moving from one backend to a new instance of the same at
> > runtime. For example, moving an app from X11 on display :0 to X11 on
> > display :13
> 
> This, I believe, is already possible.  Owen was demoing it years ago...

It was in the past, but I have not been able to ever make it work
outside of a few gpe apps. I'd love to be able to use it with Evolution.

Kevin

> 
> behdad