nanogui: Cannot Compile 0.89pre5
Subject:
Re: Cannot Compile 0.89pre5
From:
Ibrahim Shaame ####@####.####
Date:
4 Dec 2000 14:21:01 -0000
Message-Id: <3A2BAA60.6362266F@yahoo.com>
Alex Holden wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, Ibrahim Shaame wrote:
> > Does this mean that I should have X11 (a sort of, as this library is usually
> > installed with it) installed ?
>
> No and no (you don't need X11, and svgalib isn't part of X11). Your best
> bet is to use framebuffer mode. Try the VGA16 driver to start with.
OK, I will try this evening. But why doesn't it work on my box with complete X11
>
>
> BTW, what somebody else said earlier is correct. At the moment Nano-X
> isn't really suitable for much other than web browsing, playing Tetris
> Minesweeper or slider, viewing images, watching an on screen clock or a
> world map, doing some basic shell commands via a very limited terminal
> impementation, accessing remote machines via VNC, and developing or
> porting new Nano-X applications. If you want a tiny windowing system for a
> custom embedded system where you intend to write the application yourself, it's
> great. Soon hopefully it'll be able to compete with PalmOS, EPOC32and Wince in
> the palmtop space too (it'll need a lot more PDA type applications writing first
> though).
That's exactly what I am looking to; write my applications for microwindows-nano-X
and, hopefully, using the gtk+ port (or eventually fltk)
Ibrahim
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