https://github.com/gothack/javascript-x-server

JavaScript X Server (current protocol prototyping in Node.js, hoping to port to HTML5 for graphics)
https://github.com/gothack/javascript-x-server

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JavaScript X Server (current protocol prototyping in Node.js, hoping to port to HTML5 for graphics)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/gothack/javascript-x-server
• Owner: GothAck
• License: other
• Created: 2012-12-30T14:28:15.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-12-23T05:32:44.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-08-03T05:03:29.271Z (3 months ago)
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 2.23 MB
• Stars: 127
• Watchers: 20
• Forks: 17
• Open Issues: 13
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: readme.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# JavaScript X Server

## Concept

### Now

This is currently very much a work in progress, with me learning about how an X11 server operates and it's underlying protocol.

A subset of the protocol is now working within Chromium with output to canvas and div elements.

Both xlogo and xeyes are 100% functional, with work currently being done to support xfn (with bitmap fonts)!

### Future

The project may eventually have both server and client side X processing, 

allowing for optimisation of the X protocol and compression of Pixmaps before transferring to the client allowing 

for lightweight remote desktop connections in a web browser.

It'd also be great to experiement with GLX and WebGL to see if there is enough crossover to allow 3d rendering via the browser!

## Loose Requirements

* A basic window manager or application (we're talking blackbox wm, xlogo, xeyes, xfd, more complex apps are more likely to hit bugs / unknown features / unimplemented opcodes).

* Developed on Mac, but should also work on Ilnux boxes

## Getting started

1. `git clone https://github.com/GothAck/javascript-x-server.git xserver; cd xserver`

2. `npm install`

3. Edit proxy.js:

   Change line:

   `  var proxy = new X11Proxy(screen, req.accept('x11-proxy', req.origin));`

   To contain the desired wm/application:

   `  var proxy = new X11Proxy(screen, req.accept('x11-proxy', req.origin), 'xeyes');`

4. In one terminal: `grunt; grunt watch` (you can just run `grunt`)

5. In another: `npm start`

6. Open http://localhost:3000 in a decent browser (currently only Chrome is tested working)