[Xquartz-dev] starting xquartz within a java process

Jeremy Huddleston jeremyhu at apple.com
Mon Dec 8 11:57:15 PST 2008


>>> I'm working on a feasibility to start xquartz from a java process  
>>> with
>>> JNI. My goal would be to keep the X server in the same process as my
>>> java application so this way I can manipulate the X windows itself
>>> (mainly reparent, resize and show/hide). To able to do the window
>>> manipulation I have to keep X and java in the same process.
>>
>> That's not really possible... I think what you want to do is write  
>> a window manager in java (in which case you don't actually need the  
>> server to be in the same process).
>
> Actually, CrossOver seems to do this, though not in Java... I'm  
> pretty sure they have a heavily customised X server though, they  
> probably started with X11.app and built their interfaces around it  
> (don't take my word for it, I'm just guessing).
>
> Maybe if you really want this you can take the same approach.  
> Instead of embedding X11 in your app, customize X11.app to load your  
> java code. It's probably quite a bit of work though...

It's not that much of a mystery.  They use quartz-wm, just like  
X11.app does ;)

Like I said, what you're looking for is the functionality of a window  
manager, not the X server itself.

--Jeremy



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