Ask HN: Why does Zoom Desktop examine all processes and arguments?

Re:Ask HN: Why does Zoom Desktop examine all processes and a... by twic on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @06:12PM (#28215429)

I run Zoom from flatpak, which runs it in a container, and sandboxes it to some extent [1]

This probably explains why, when i try to screenshare a single application window, not every application shows up! I can share my browser, file manager, and various other things, but not windows for games started by Steam.

[1] I followed these instructions https://www.mayrhofer.eu.org/post/zoom-flatpak-sandboxing/

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Re:Ask HN: Why does Zoom Desktop examine all processes and a... by heavyset_go on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @07:14PM (#28215866)

Are you using Wayland? That might be an artifact of Steam and games running via XWayland.

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Re:Ask HN: Why does Zoom Desktop examine all processes and a... by twic on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @05:26AM (#28219135)

As far as i know, no, it's all still pure X11. I would like to try Wayland, but i'm using Cinnamon as a desktop, and i'm not sure they work together.

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Re:Ask HN: Why does Zoom Desktop examine all processes and a... by ineedasername on Tuesday August 17, 2021 @09:09PM (#28216651)

Games always seem impacted in odd ways by remote desktop protocols. One game might run fine, while another is just a black screen, or an uncontrollable mouse.

It makes me wonder how Things like Steam streaming and Paperspace get around the issue.

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