nanogui: Widgits and wonders
Subject:
Re: [nanogui] Widgits and wonders
From:
Jordan Crouse ####@####.####
Date:
5 Dec 2001 15:09:51 -0000
Message-Id: <E16Bdfr-0008WV-00@ns.censoft.com>
> The thing that's holding it
> back is the lack of wxImage support under MicroWindows, which could
> probably be rectified quite easily by someone with the relevant knowledge.
> The widgets use XPM images quite extensively.
Julian -
Check the new GrImageFromBuffer() functions in the latest version of
Microwindows, and see if that helps your XPM situation any. It wouldn't be
very tough to write a function that handled compiled XPMs as well as XPM's
loaded from a file.
Jordan
On Wednesday 05 December 2001 07:17, Julian Smart mentioned:
> At 04:31 AM 12/5/01 +0000, Darran D. Rimron-Molloy wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I've downloaded the source, played tetris and scared the roaches, looked
> > at VNC and rdesktop and a few other bits and bobs... and wondered, with
> > the limited number of X ports that have happened, has there been any FAQ
> > on "how to port from X" or similar hacked up...
> >
> >Additionally, what's the score on a widgit-set for NanoX now, I see that
> >Pixil seems to use its own, is there anything out there or am I about to
> >write my own for the start of my super-slim desktop suite :)
>
> I thought I may as well mention another possibility for the record, which
> is the wxWindows 'Universal' port, an extensive set of widgets that should
> work on most platforms. I've done about 80% of a 'wxWindows for
> MicroWindows' port of this (WIN32 API only). The thing that's holding it
> back is the lack of wxImage support under MicroWindows, which could
> probably be rectified quite easily by someone with the relevant knowledge.
> The widgets use XPM images quite extensively.
>
> See:
>
> http://www.wxwindows.org/wxuniv.htm
> ftp://www.remstar.com/pub/wxwin/binary/univ/wxmicrowin01.jpg
>
> and also latest CVS source which as of a few days ago compiles the minimal
> sample in wxMicroWindows mode (uses some of the wxWindows for Windows port
> + the Universal widgets).
>
> Since wxMicroWindows is currently a WIN32 API port, this limits its
> usefulness in a multiple-app environment, but the generic widgets are also
> applicable to an X-based port, which could steal quite a lot of code from
> the wxWindows for Motif port.
>
> Regards,
>
> Julian
