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From: oppenhei@umd5.umd.edu (Richard Oppenheimer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.os2
Subject: Re: X Server for OS/2?
Message-ID: <6119@umd5.umd.edu>
Date: 13 Feb 90 21:54:39 GMT
References: <NEATH.90Feb12153058@solar-1.stars.flab.Fujitsu.JUNET>
Reply-To: oppenhei@umd5.umd.edu (Richard Oppenheimer)
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In article <NEATH.90Feb12153058@solar-1.stars.flab.Fujitsu.JUNET> neath@solar-1.stars.flab.Fujitsu.JUNET writes:
>Has anyone heard of an X server that will run under PM for OS/2?
C
This seems a little awkward. Kind of like watching a television show on
a TV on a TV but worse. Both X Server and PM (albiet very different) are
windowing servers of a sort. The differences are greater. X is truely a
server, for which front ends must be made. PM is both server and interface 
combined. The function and server calls for each system are very different
from each other. The only thing I could see happening is that a toolkit
could be written (maybe) for X that would simulate PM calls and
provide the same interface. For PM, I suppose you might be able
to have somekind of porting tool, but I don't think you would be able
to have X or X apps run under PM. Also it would defeat the purpose of
X since your apps would assume the PM interface and you would lose the
ability to create your own front end. Of course if Motif is your front
end, then it would be pretty close.

I could be wrong here, but this is my understanding of these two systems
at least in a basic sense. If anyone wishes to correct me or get more 
complex, be my guest.

Richard Oppenheimer		oppenhei@umd5.umd.edu