[PATCH] Add NonDesktop output property and behaviors.

[Giuseppe Bilotta]

On Fri, Oct 20, 2017 at 6:08 PM, Keith Packard <keithp at keithp.com> wrote:
> Giuseppe Bilotta <giuseppe.bilotta at gmail.com> writes:
>
>> (I actually wish I had some free time to put my coding hands where my
>> mouth is 8-P).
>
> I'd say it's more about waiting until we find a situation that actually
> requires the additional work. Right now, the goal is to make a leased
> output never part of the desktop, and that's where the current design is
> focused. If we find a real use for doing something more complicated
> later, we'll figure it out then.

I see. From Aaron's clarification I got that the idea is to either not
use the output via X (and thus only use X to get the lease), or if
it's to be used via X it should be done via the standard RANDR
management. Basically, the usage I was thinking of (using the output
from within X, but outside of the default X Screen), isn't being
contemplated.

> X has a long history of having systems designed in advance of their need
> and having that make things harder in the future, rather than easier...

I'll trust you on that 8-)

(Still, I've been fancying the idea of dynamic X Screens for a while
now, and the use case I mentioned seemed to fit the bill pretty
nicely.)

-- 
Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta