#!/usr/bin/python import os import random import shutil import signal import subprocess import sys import tempfile import time from launcher import Launcher launcher = Launcher() # GL_EXT_texture_from_pixmap doesn't work in Xepyhr launcher.set_use_tfp(False) # Temporary directory to hold our X credentials tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp("", "gnome-shell.") try: display = ":" + str(random.randint(10, 99)) xauth_file = os.path.join(tmpdir, "database") # Create a random 128-byte key and format it as hex f = open("/dev/urandom", "r") key = f.read(16) f.close() hexkey = "".join(("%02x" % ord(byte) for byte in key)) # Store that in an xauthority file as the key for connecting to our Xephyr retcode = subprocess.call(["xauth", "-f", xauth_file, "add", display, "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1", hexkey]) if retcode != 0: raise RuntimeError("xauth failed") # Launch Xephyr xephyr = subprocess.Popen(["Xephyr", display, "-auth", xauth_file, "-screen", "800x600", "-host-cursor"]) os.environ['DISPLAY'] = display os.environ['XAUTHORITY'] = xauth_file # Wait for server to get going: LAME time.sleep(1) # Start xterm to have some window in our session subprocess.Popen(["xterm"]) subprocess.Popen(["xlogo"]) subprocess.Popen(["xeyes"]) # Now launch metacity-clutter with our plugin shell = launcher.start_shell() # Wait for Xephyr to exit try: retcode = xephyr.wait() except KeyboardInterrupt, e: os.kill(xephyr.pid, signal.SIGKILL) finally: shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)