[GLLUG] X in a desktop window

[Jonathan Billings]

On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 08:08:33PM -0400, Michael George wrote:
> A couple years ago I remember reading about an X application that was an
> Xserver running in a window of another X session.  It's intention was to
> be able to develop or configure a different desktop while running one's
> main desktop.
> 
> I can't remember what it is or was and googling hasn't found it for me
> yet.  If anyone here knows of this software, please let me know what it
> is. 

You probably heard about Xnest, athough these days you'd probably be
better off using Xephyr
(http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/Xephyr/), which supports
modern X extensions like compositing, even if your native X driver
doesn't. 

-- 
Jonathan Billings <billings at negate.org>