nanogui: Thread: Suggestion for microwindows controls

Hi guys,

	I came across a library similar in some ways to microwindows. This thing is 
called MiniGUI, and it's a library that tries to implement the Win32 API for 
svgalib. After some tweaking, I sucessfully compiled the whole thing and the 
demos programs. One thing I can say is, pretty good! The first I noticed is 
that theres a lot of already avalaible controls with it, like buttons, list 
box, combo box, and stuff like that... but, this thing is still alpha 
software (I guess), and the guys that wrote it speaks chinese, so some 
default texts are in chinese.
	I think that this could be a good starting point for adding various 
controls to microwindows, so some "real" apps can actually be written :) I 
looked at the code of both microwindows and MiniGUI, and would have liked to 
be able to port the MiniGUI stuff to microwindows myself, but I just don't 
have enough knowledge on how it works. Maybe in the future I'll be able to 
help :)
	So here's the address for MiniGUI:
	http://minigui.aka.citf.net/

	You can download the source in the 'Snapshots' section. If I remember well, 
I needed to install newt, post and gettext rpms to get this thing to work.
	Anyways, just tell me what you think, I'd be interested in knowing if this 
library could be useful to us.

Simon
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:	I came across a library similar in some ways to 
:microwindows. This thing is 
:called MiniGUI, and it's a library that tries to implement the 
:Win32 API for 
:svgalib. After some tweaking, I sucessfully compiled the whole 
:thing and the 
:demos programs. One thing I can say is, pretty good! The first 
:I noticed is 
:that theres a lot of already avalaible controls with it, like 
:buttons, list 
:box, combo box, and stuff like that... but, this thing is still alpha 
:software (I guess), and the guys that wrote it speaks chinese, so some 
:default texts are in chinese.

I'm already ahead of you.  I recently spent 4 days and completely
ported Mr WEI's MiniGUI, which depends on a modified
version of SVGAlib, to Microwindows graphics engine, using
Linux framebuffer.  He will be releasing another cut soon
that will incorporate much more closely with Microwindows,
which he has now chosen to use as his base graphics
platform, since Microwindows can run on both SVGAlib
and framebuffer.



:	I think that this could be a good starting point for 
:adding various 
:controls to microwindows, so some "real" apps can actually be 
:written :) I 
:looked at the code of both microwindows and MiniGUI,

Yes, Mr WEI has done a great job in building the upper
level sides of a win32 api by including the basic custom controls.
I am currently working with Mr WEI to get him to allow me
to include the custom controls in Microwindows.  Currently,
MiniGUI is GPL only, and we are MPL & GPL.  He says
that it won't be a problem, especially since I have converted
his project to run on framebuffer, one of his key desires.  There
are a number of small issues regarding painting non-client
areas, but I don't think will be too much a problem.

I have extensively studied the MiniGUI implementation, and
think that many of the custom controls will be useful.  The base
windowing system requires pthreads, and is built around a
different architecture.  Also, MiniGUI will ONLY run on 8bpp.
My plan is to port all the controls shortly.  In addition, Mr WEI
will contribute multi-byte enhancements to Microwindows,
as well as getting chinese fonts running.

Regards,

Greg

:

That's just perfect :) I just can't wait to write some true apps using
microwindows... just keep us updated about all this please :)

Simon


> : I came across a library similar in some ways to
> :microwindows. This thing is
> :called MiniGUI, and it's a library that tries to implement the
> :Win32 API for
> :svgalib. After some tweaking, I sucessfully compiled the whole
> :thing and the
> :demos programs. One thing I can say is, pretty good! The first
> :I noticed is
> :that theres a lot of already avalaible controls with it, like
> :buttons, list
> :box, combo box, and stuff like that... but, this thing is still alpha
> :software (I guess), and the guys that wrote it speaks chinese, so some
> :default texts are in chinese.
>
> I'm already ahead of you.  I recently spent 4 days and completely
> ported Mr WEI's MiniGUI, which depends on a modified
> version of SVGAlib, to Microwindows graphics engine, using
> Linux framebuffer.  He will be releasing another cut soon
> that will incorporate much more closely with Microwindows,
> which he has now chosen to use as his base graphics
> platform, since Microwindows can run on both SVGAlib
> and framebuffer.
>
>
>
> : I think that this could be a good starting point for
> :adding various
> :controls to microwindows, so some "real" apps can actually be
> :written :) I
> :looked at the code of both microwindows and MiniGUI,
>
> Yes, Mr WEI has done a great job in building the upper
> level sides of a win32 api by including the basic custom controls.
> I am currently working with Mr WEI to get him to allow me
> to include the custom controls in Microwindows.  Currently,
> MiniGUI is GPL only, and we are MPL & GPL.  He says
> that it won't be a problem, especially since I have converted
> his project to run on framebuffer, one of his key desires.  There
> are a number of small issues regarding painting non-client
> areas, but I don't think will be too much a problem.
>
> I have extensively studied the MiniGUI implementation, and
> think that many of the custom controls will be useful.  The base
> windowing system requires pthreads, and is built around a
> different architecture.  Also, MiniGUI will ONLY run on 8bpp.
> My plan is to port all the controls shortly.  In addition, Mr WEI
> will contribute multi-byte enhancements to Microwindows,
> as well as getting chinese fonts running.
>
> Regards,
>
> Greg
>
> :
>
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