Window Screensaver in Wine

Dmitry Timoshkov dmitry at codeweavers.com
Mon Oct 13 03:38:42 CDT 2008


"slawek" <omega496 at wp.pl> wrote:

> I'm working on wrapper(app) which enabled to embed Windows window into
> xscreensaver-demo window and in screensaver window.
> 
> In last time I have worried about project state. I was starting it three
> months ago, but I really programme it since two-three weeks. The most
> weight reason is that, I don't know how prevents mouse messages and
> keyboard to be received by Windows app. At early state of project I have
> noticed, that I can give Window app /P <desktop window id received by
> CreateWindowEx hwnd, nor 0> instead of /S, but I guess some Windows
> screen saver don't like to show preview.

Perhaps it's a good idea to find out more info how screen savers are
supposed to work first:
http://www.google.com/search?q=screen+saver+command+line+parameters+site%3Amicrosoft.com

> I don't know, what I could do in this state, so I have decided to show
> somebody my code. Is a good think, to public my wrapper on your
> site(http://www.winehq.org), but it's not good point to get it inside
> the Wine. It's not reason to do that if Wine don't use my app in any
> way. Another think is that, my app depend on xlib and xscreensaver, so
> it's necesary to run it on Unix like systems(Wine are in the Windows
> too).
> 
> Somebody are interested in my app? Maybe some user need them and it can
> be good place to make some experiments(ex. making Window flash to work
> under Linux version of Firefox)? What I should to do?

How is this all related to Wine project?

-- 
Dmitry.



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