[question] Is there any tool that I am looking for?

Robin Hill robin "at" robinhill.me.uk
Mon Sep 8 14:50:02 2008


On Mon Sep 08, 2008 at 07:35:43PM +0900, Jeong Ho Lee wrote:

> Dear, all. This is Jeong-ho, Lee from Korea.
> I have a question that might be heard stupid. I am looking for a tool like ...
> (hard to describe)
> 
> What I want to do is to make a new application that consists of functions from
> other applications by pulling only GUIs out from those applications. The new
> application does not have any functional module but only have GUIs. VNC
> allows us to control a remote computer by its GUI. What I looking for is
> similar. In stead of showing whole GUI of a computer, is it possible that only
> an application or a port of its GUI can be shown by any VNC-like tool?
> 
> If the VNC-like tool exists, don't you think it is possible to build a new
> application by putting simply other applications' GUI together?
> 
> What do you think? Do you think my dream has a chance to come true?
> is there any one knows that The VNC-like tool exits? Or, it is just dream?
> I would like to hear any comments from you.
> 
TightVNC (on Windows anyway) allows you to export parts of the screen
(individual  application windows or rectangular areas).  I've not played
with this myself so I don't know how well this works, but it sounds
similar to what you're thinking of though.

Cheers,
    Robin
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