nanogui: NanoX version 0.3 released
Subject:
RE: NanoX version 0.3 released
From:
Greg Haerr ####@####.####
Date:
10 May 1999 18:47:46 -0000
Message-Id: <01BE9AE3.955FCD90.greg@censoft.com>
I used MSC v5.10 for DOS, but most anything would do. There's currently
no assembly language, but that may change...
I'd like to see both an int 0x33 driver as well as one that works with mouse.com.
Greg
On Monday, May 10, 1999 12:29 PM, Louis P. Santillan ####@####.#### wrote:
> Thanks. I think I can wait. Keep up the good work. I can write a
> driver for the mouse in DOS if you'd like (to grab the coordinates
> and stuff but not to do the draw/undraw stuff) or I could write one
> that use the standard INT 0x33 calls. BTW, what compiler are you
> using for DOS? Once I see the API, I should be able to write it
> fairly quickly.
>
> Louis
>
> On Mon, 10 May 1999, Greg Haerr wrote:
>
> > It should be on http://www.linuxhacker.org/pub/nanogui/nano-X/ shortly.
> >
> > If you can't wait, ask and I'll mail it to you (200k)
> >
> > Greg
> >
> >
> >
> > On Monday, May 10, 1999 12:02 PM, Louis P. Santillan ####@####.#### wrote:
> > > COOL!!! Where can I find the source? I checked LHO but it only has
> > > 0.2 for dl...
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Louis
> > >
> > > On Mon, 10 May 1999, Greg Haerr wrote:
> > >
> > > > Fellow NanoX interested parties:
> > > >
> > > > I have today finished work on nanoX version 0.3, which includes the following features:
> > > >
> > > > o completely seperate driver api and drivers for screen, mouse and keyboard.
> > > > All drivers are in a drivers/ subdirectory. It's really easy to write a driver set for some
> > > > strange box, providing you know how the strange box's low-level graphics code should
> > > > work.
> > > >
> > > > o low level screen driver doesn't need to know anything about clipping, and
> > > > can run with as little as DrawPixel implemented. All common code, such
> > > > as Bresenham line draws and circles, ellipses, etc and clipping is in the common
> > > > mid level nanoX code.
> > > >
> > > > o Linux drivers include support for BOGL screen libraries, GPM mouse
> > > > and /dev/tty keyboard support. (we still can't use unmodified BOGL libraries, I'm working
> > > > with Ben on this)
> > > >
> > > > o MSDOS driver support. I wrote a 640x480x16 color driver in about 45 minutes.
> > > > NanoX now runs on DOS! (OK, I did this only to see how portable nanoX is, and the
> > > > mouse driver still isn't written) This still uses MSC graphics library. I'll have the bios
> > > > int10 version driver done shortly, which will allow nanoX to run on ELKS! We should
> > > > have an ELKS version shortly... BTW, the nanoX kernel is around 20k on DOS...
> > > >
> > > > o Full cursor clipping is now working, which makes cursor
> > > > movement over graphical output work well. (This version still doesn't quite
> > > > draw rectangles properly, more on coordinate systems in another email...)
> > > >
> > > > o Many bug fixes
> > > >
> > > > Greg
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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