[ale] how do I run, and control, X11 server on android tablet?

[JD]

On 12/29/2012 05:06 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
> Hi Sam,
> 
> Thanks for that.  I got SO close.  Using the X Server app from the Google
> Play store by Darkside Technologies, I am able to get firefox to display on
> the tablet when I launch it from the pc.  However, while I can move the mouse
> by touching the screen, I cannot get any mouse clicks or keyboard input to
> affect the firefox program in any way from the tablet.  Not sure why.


X11 is huge. I cannot see a full implementation being hacked together on
Android by an individual.  It is too big for a small software shop to tackle, IMHO.

X11 is amazing, but not very efficient.  That is why VNC and RDP and Citrix/ICA
and NX protocols were created.  Basically, X11 has extremely bad performance
over anything less than 10Mbps connections.

I was trained and worked as a professional X/Windows developer. There are
different layers Xlib, Xt, Xm and others.  Today, I think most developers work
at higher levels using Qt or GTK libraries, so the code can run on Windows, OSX
AND UNIX systems.  Why write for just 1 platform when these libraries exist and
do not prevent using native extensions if absolutely necessary?

If anyone is trying to implement a remote desktop/remote program protocol, then
RDP, VNC or NX really should be where they start, again IMHO.    None of these
are weekend projects.

This blog article
http://blog.jdpfu.com/2010/09/07/running-remote-desktops-and-remote-applications
 might help anyone trying to figure out the _best_ way to run applications
remotely.  There are many choices and each has a place.