[Mono-list] Desktop Silverlight applicaition for Linux

Danny dgortonii at gmail.com
Thu Aug 12 09:53:46 EDT 2010


FYI, that same Wikipedia page lists a link to Multi-Pointer X, and 
states that it was a project that eventually merged with X.org - 
exactly what you're looking for, I think.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-Pointer_X

Danny

On 08/12/2010 09:46 AM, Abe Gillespie wrote:
> As Bojun has alluded to, it seems like MultiPoint requires tight
> integration with the OS's windowing engine.  And for MultiPoint to
> work with Linux it would have to work with X Server.  It's possible it
> does although I'd be quite surprised.  If it doesn't support X Server
> then you'd either have to implement something yourself *if* MultiPoint
> has an API available or see how far you can get cobbling something
> together with something like VNC.  The good news is VNC is open source
> so you could use that to build something completely custom.
>
> Oh, here some more info:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_MultiPoint - looks like there's an SDK
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Terminal_Server_Project - this is
> probably your best option, IMO
>
> -Abe
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 4:31 AM, optimus_prime<author.blogger at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>> Initially, I had also dropped the idea about a Silverlight app on Linux but
>> then I encountered this page.
>>
>> http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cross-platform/monosugar.aspx
>> and came to know about Mono.
>> I have also seen an online Multi Point app built using Silverlight. But
>> still I am not sure, how it could be done or could it even be done on Linux.
>> And that is what I wanted the guidance for.
>> How could Multi Point be implemented in Linux? and if not, what can I do to
>> make it work?
>>
>> Quitting is not an option, please help!
>> Thanks!!
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