[squeak-dev] Re: Virtual System Window

Gary Dunn osp at aloha.com
Tue Feb 9 02:07:00 UTC 2010


On Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:06:59 -0800 Andreas Raab <andreas.raab at gmx.de> wrote:
> Gary Dunn wrote:
>> Does Squeak have a class that provides a window with content coming from
> a host GUI
> systcm app such as Firefox? I see something like that in Cobalt. I found a
> simple shell
> capability but nothing that can display a windowed app.
> 
> I think what you've seen in Cobalt was based on VNC access to a remote 
> machine. If that's what you're looking for check out the RFB package 
> which implements the VNC protocol.

Thanks, Andreas. I will do that. Remember how Windows when it was new could overcome missing functionality by running apps like MultiMate and Lotus 1-2-3 in a window? That's what I want for Squeak except extended to support X.
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