In process VNC

[Sandip Chitale]

> Folks,
>
> Is it possible to have in-process vnc server and client communicating with
> each other using shared memory instead of socket?
>
> I know this is a strange request (or may be not)...however the scenario is
> somewhat like this. I have an application with say two windows - say A and B
> - both inside the same OS process. I want the VNC server to capture window A
> (or some sub area thereof) and the VNC client display the same in window B
> (or some sub area thereof). This should handle showing the cursor as well as
> blinking caret. The keyboard and mouse interaction with window A should work
> through window B. Lastly this should should work even if the window A is
> offscreen.
>
> I am interested in in-process aspect of this because I want
> programatically access other aspects of window A?
>
> Is such a thing possible with existing VNC architecture? Can the VNC
> client be a Java VNC client which uses a lightweight Swing component?
>
> thanks in advance,
> Sandip