Re: [RULE] kdrive (a.k.a. tinyx) with other keyboards

[Richard Kweskin]

On Wednesday 25 June 2003 6:38 pm, Richard Kweskin wrote:
> On Wednesday 25 June 2003 6:03 am, Michael Fratoni wrote:
> > I'll have to look into it. TinyX doesn't currently use the xkb extension.
> > I'll have to see if I can change that at build time.
> >
> > It appears their may be some function in the kdrive servers to handle
> > this, but it isn't documented, I'll need to peek at the code. From the
> > Xvesa man page:
> >
> > KEYBOARD
> >        To be written.
> >
> > Not very helpful, I'm afraid. ;)
> >
> > - --
> > - -Michael
>
> I think I remember an exchange of messages someone else had with Keith. The
> reply was that it is possible to compile in. I was wondering if it wouldn't
> make for too big a binary (i.e. about as big as xfree86.)
>
> Richard

Sorry, it was with Juliusz Chroboczek, not Keith and it was a while ago...

 From: Juliusz Chroboczek (address@hidden)
Subject: Re: TinyX with a nested full X 
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.x
Date: 2001-06-27 13:13:17 PST 

TB>  I would like to use TinyX and, when an application needs the full X,

Thierry,

Tiny X (kdrive) is a full implementation of X11.

I have been using kdrive (the Xvesa server) as the only X server on my
laptop for two years now.  I have never had a problem.

By default, Tiny X doesn't support certain font formats, but you can
compile them in if you need them -- my copy has Type 1 and TrueType
compiled in.  Tiny X also doesn't support certain extensions to X11
(notably XKB and GLX).  Again, there should be no problems compiling
them in if you need them.

If you tell us what you're trying to achieve, we might be able to help
you.

Regards,

                                        Juliusz