Re: Help needed to get the application work for native linuxeditors

[saravanan]

Hi,

Can you tell me where I can get the help on X APIs. I am very new to
Linux programming.
I feel that replacing windows GetFocus API & Postmessage API with that of
Linux APIs might work.

Saravanan
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Shearman 
To: 
Cc: 
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: Help needed to get the application work for native linuxeditors
> Hi,
>
> I can't really give you any advice on using the X API,
> but I can tell you that the Win32 and X API are
> completely different. If you want to support native X
> apps then you will have to either completely rewrite
> your Windows program in Linux or you will have to
> compile the Linux editor as a Winelib app and run it
> under Wine.
> I suggest you find a good book on the X API and/or
> contact the appropriate mailing lists to find out
> which functions you should use.
>
> Rob
> > > > "saravanan"  02/26/04 11:17 AM >>>
>
> Hai friends,
> I successfully ran a script manager(keyboard Manager/driver) developed

for windows (using VC++) in Linux using wine.  Its working in the wordpad
application called using wine.I want to make it work in Linux editors.
> The technical details about the working of the keyboard driver is as

follows.
> - The keyboard driver is a keyboard hooker program. The keyboard driver

will trap all the keystrokes from the keyboard and  convert the Ascii value
to the appropriate native language Character code.
> - First we have to get the handle of the window/control where the cursor

is currently located, for that the GetFocus API is used.
> - Virtual-key code of the key that generated the keystroke message is

converted to appropriate another code for making the keyboard Inscript or
phonetic and send using Postmessage API.
> I have some doubts. Do these APIs written for  windows work in linux. In

linux , How could i get the handle of  the window where the cursor is
currently located. What are the changes that i should make in the source
code to make it work for linux editors.
> Looking for your suggessions. Thanks in advance .

Saravanan
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