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From: der Mouse  <convex!shamash.mcrcim.mcgill.edu!mouse>
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To: roell@lan.informatik.tu-muenchen.dbp.de
Subject: Re: VGA X11R4 server problems
Cc: xpert@expo.lcs.mit.edu

>>> But what for do you need switching to virtual terminals ??? I saw
>>> the posibility for switch to another terminal from the beginning,
>>> but I cann't guess who will need such a feature.

>> Here's a reason.  In case X hangs for some reason [...]

> Perhaps I didn't mention it in the doc's to the server, but if you
> press CTRL+ALT+DEL [...] the server will shut down.

> The big question is: Do you need virtual terminals only for escape
> (i.e in one direction) or for switching perhaps between multible X
> sessions (i.e. in both directions, form and to) ?

> I personally think that the escape via CRTL+ALT+DEL is sufficient
> enougth for escaping X.  But for real switching between terminals
> there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON.

Tell you what.  Don't tell me what I do and don't want to do with my X
server and I won't tell you what you do and don't want to do with
yours.

I have a reason for wanting real switching among X sessions.

There are two people in my office: me and one other.  There is only one
X screen in the office.

It would be very nice if we could each have our own X session going,
with the ability to switch between sessions at the tap of a key.  There
have been various programs produced which give a rooms-like effect by
iconifying and uniconifying windows, but this isn't good enough: the
switch must also switch window managers, should switch xhost and xset
settings, everything - just as though there were two entirely different
machines.  (The console window might be an acceptable exception; xhost
and xset settings *might* be another.)

Now.  Tell me again how there is ABSOLUTELY NO REASON to want real
switching between terminals?

(Okay, so I should have said I have a reason for wanting real switching
*between* X sessions.  Don't quibble.)

					der Mouse

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