From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:37633) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UFocC-0004RC-LB for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:33:21 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UFoc7-0002pd-JX for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:33:20 -0400 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:7900) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UFoc7-0002pJ-Ci for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:33:15 -0400 Message-ID: <5140AA47.5020209@redhat.com> Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:33:11 +0100 From: Gerd Hoffmann MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1363169922-24335-1-git-send-email-kraxel@redhat.com> <87k3pbiiur.fsf@codemonkey.ws> <51408C70.7010603@redhat.com> <87wqtbnvd7.fsf@codemonkey.ws> In-Reply-To: <87wqtbnvd7.fsf@codemonkey.ws> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] chardev: add vte chardev List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: Anthony Liguori Cc: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Hi, >> Also: Once I'm done with the console cleanup it will be easy to make >> 'vc' actually work with gtk. > > Please no. 'vc' needs to die. I don't want anyone using it... Likewise easy. >>> 'vc' is a graphical chardev and it should be up to what UI layer to >>> decide how to express it >> >> No. >> >> 'vc' is a DisplaySurface filled by the qemu terminal emulation. It's >> generic and works with any UI. > > QEMU shouldn't be in the terminal emulation business. Well, it already is. Not that I want extend it or would recommend using it if there are better options. But there is no reason to break it, and it is useful to me now and then. cheers, Gerd