Hi!
This week I started implementing the multiple foci stuff. I thought I was going to finish it this week, but I found a few problems I was not expecting, so I didn't finish it.
The problems were:
I was sure I was going to use Xlib-only, but then I saw I had to use gdk. Spent a lot more time than expected trying to understand metacity's source code, and also spent a little time learning gdk XInput functions. Something that I noted is that these gdk XInput functions will really have to be changed if gnome applications want to deal with MPX. Since this is not my SoC proposal, I'm not planning to do this so soon. Maybe after SoC? (or maybe when I realize I will need it...).
Another problem was a little bug in MPX, which I tried to solve/workaround but had only partial success. I already reported it, so maybe soon we'll have that part fixed.
So, what has changed? Well, now metacity knows which pointer is clicking its frames. Now all we need to do is to send the correct DeviceFocus and keep structures in the code to know which keyboard is focusing which window.
As I already said, after I implement the multiple foci, I'll create a metacity branch and start adding code there (my local patches are reeealy ugly).
Cheers,
Paulo!
This week I started implementing the multiple foci stuff. I thought I was going to finish it this week, but I found a few problems I was not expecting, so I didn't finish it.
The problems were:
I was sure I was going to use Xlib-only, but then I saw I had to use gdk. Spent a lot more time than expected trying to understand metacity's source code, and also spent a little time learning gdk XInput functions. Something that I noted is that these gdk XInput functions will really have to be changed if gnome applications want to deal with MPX. Since this is not my SoC proposal, I'm not planning to do this so soon. Maybe after SoC? (or maybe when I realize I will need it...).
Another problem was a little bug in MPX, which I tried to solve/workaround but had only partial success. I already reported it, so maybe soon we'll have that part fixed.
So, what has changed? Well, now metacity knows which pointer is clicking its frames. Now all we need to do is to send the correct DeviceFocus and keep structures in the code to know which keyboard is focusing which window.
As I already said, after I implement the multiple foci, I'll create a metacity branch and start adding code there (my local patches are reeealy ugly).
Cheers,
Paulo!
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