[dundee] X11 Programming in C

[Nicholas Walker]

It seems that this only allows me to write to my desktop, not "above"
everything. is this the case, as that's what im trying to achieve.

On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 9:18 AM, Robert Ladyman <it at file-away.co.uk> wrote:

> > > Hey guys,
> > >
> > >
> > > this is somewhat complicated (and very much above my paygrade) but out
> of
> > > interest im trying out some X11 programming in C.
> > >
> > > I've managed to attach to the running X11 Display, and am able to probe
> > > it for information using the following code:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > #include<X11/Xlib.h>
> > > #include<X11/Xutil.h>
> > > #include<stdio.h>
> >
> > Nick,
> >
> > Have a look at the source-code for root-tail, here:
> >
> > http://oldhome.schmorp.de/marc/root-tail.html
> >
> > root-tail.c is the code to look at, particularly the refresh() function.
> >
> I meant to add, it might not be possible in the latest KDE (or Krappy
> Desktop
> Environment) - plasma controls the whole thing and, I think, rejects
> attempts
> to do what is documented.
>
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Nick Walker
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