On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 11:34:21AM +0200, Loïc Minier wrote:
Is there a X11 server which can run (perhaps windowed) under QWS? This would be great for compatibility with X apps. Something like Xephyr/Xnest perhaps?
The GUI part of all applications that run under QWS must be written in pure Qt. Unfortunately, I don't know of such an X11 server.
The whole Qt/QWS environment is really targeted for special purpose systems with strict memory constraints that run dedicated UIs. It is not designed to be able to interact with other GUI toolkits and applications.
There is a very old (but still relevant) discussion about this issue:
http://lists.trolltech.com/qt-embedded-interest/2002-10/msg00117.html
The bottom line is that if there is a need for both Qt and general X11 support in a resource-constrained environment, the only feasible way is to use Qt/X11 over a lightweight X11 server (eg KDrive).
Thanks, Alexandros