X and Windows extern window inside sdl sdl

SDL Development
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hello all :slight_smile:

iam new to sdl and would like to use it for a small program with my friends :slight_smile:

iam trying to open a file manager ( dolphin - the kde4 file manager and file explorer) inside a parent sdl window

however, how can that be done ? do i have to use xcb/xlib or is it already implemented into sdl ?

i have googled and found nothing :frowning: so i hope you guys can help

thanks :slight_smile:

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You mean for it to be rendered within a pre-existing SDL window? I don’t think so, at least not with SDL alone.

However, you could start it then grab its XWindow and convert it into an SDL_WindowID for use by an SDL application (SDL 1.3 only), but I’m not sure how much you can do with it once you’ve done that.

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yes to be rendered into an existing sdl window and then i can just work with it normally insdide the parent sdl window

but what do you mean by " you could start it then grab its XWindow and convert it into an SDL_WindowID for use by an SDL application "

would please show me an example or something ?

btw , is that possible on windows too ?