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From: mouse@LARRY.MCRCIM.MCGILL.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re:  maintaining keyed data in server?
Message-ID: <9010191010.AA02854@Larry.McRCIM.McGill.EDU>
Date: 19 Oct 90 10:10:02 GMT
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> I seem to recall that there's some way of associating arbitrary data
> with a key in an X server so that multiple client processes can get
> the value of some global variable.

The simplest way to do this that comes to mind is to stuff it in a
property of the root window.  (If you want a large amount of data, you
will probably need to use other methods.)

Note also that you have to be careful to specify the correct format so
the server can byteswap the data correctly, or else put it in a
portable format yourself before putting it in the property.

					der Mouse

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