nanogui: Images resolution
Subject:
RE: Images resolution
From:
Rosimildo daSilva ####@####.####
Date:
28 Jan 2000 15:36:45 -0000
Message-Id: <200001281525.HAA03798@www2.xoommail.com>
Greg Haerr wrote:
> : How about Linux Frame Buffer ( FB ) ?
> : Is there any advantage of it over SVGA ?
>
> Heck yes! That's what Microwindows and Nano-X are all about!
>
> The fb drivers allow simple cool code to be written that can draw
> directly on the display surface. This display surface is still linear
> even in the smaller Linux PDAs. SVGAlib is a library that handles
> all the horrors (non-linear aspects) of the VGA cards, and programs
> that use it can't touch the screen directly.
>
Greg,
Thanks for your straight answer. This was the type of answer
that i was looking for. I trust your knowledge of graphics
stuff. I guess FB is the right answer for RTEMS in the long
run.
Rosimildo.
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