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From: coutu@mnemax.zk3.dec.com (Dan Coutu UEG)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: PLAYBACK MECH. in X?
Keywords: playback, record, testing
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Date: 7 Mar 90 18:29:22 GMT
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I'd be interested in hearing what sort of requirements exist for
a record/playback mechanism within X. At the X technical conference
I gave a talk about some work my team has done in this area. I'm
particularly interested in the problem set that others have that
they intend to apply this capability to.

In particular I'm curious about answers to the following questions:

Do you need to have it running on an unmodified X Window System?

If not would you be willing to work with an X server containing an
extension?

Do you know about the Input Synthesis Extension work done by HP?

If so then why do/don't you use it? Does it meet your needs?

Would you like to see an application like this available on the net?

What types of X transport do you use? (TCP/IP, CHAOS, DECnet, etc.)

And, the million dollar question, if you had a tool like this what
would you do with it?

Thanks for any responses. Please send mail. If I get more than 5
responses I'll summarize to the net. (Well, maybe 4.) :-)

Please keep in mind that I'm just asking for some feedback here. I'm
not making promises to deliver such a thing, just trying to find
out where people stand.

Dan Coutu			coutu@decvax.dec.com
Open Systems Group (ULTRIX)	"'...he who will not risk, cannot win.' 
This is, of course, my own opinion.			- John Paul Jones"