[cairo] Pure Cairo UI ?

Mike Emmel mike.emmel at gmail.com
Mon Oct 17 09:00:53 PDT 2005


If you want to target embedded use then checkout the cairo directfb
support and backends.
It can use SDL as a target if needed.
It already has the basic multi application window support etc. All you
need to do is write widgets.

http://www.directfb.org

http://www.directfb.org/index.php/viewcvs.cgi/cairodfb/

Mike


On 10/17/05, dirk.schoenberger at sz-online.de
<dirk.schoenberger at sz-online.de> wrote:
> >
> > Well, it really seems the "thing" I'm after does not (yet) exist, and I'm
> > okay
> > with that. Just wanted to make sure, before starting to Do It.  Gn978-970-3862uStep,
> > or any
> > other existing all-whistles GUI is way over the top for my need.  It's
> > basically
> > an OS-transparent, scriptable system (all applications in a dynamic
> > language)
> > that'd use Cairo and SDL as the "canvas" to draw to.  Targetting the
> > Embedded
> > world makes a much slimmer requirement than what either Gtk+ or GNUstep
> > would be.
> >
> > Anyone wanting to contribute (now, or in next 2 year) please take
> > contact...
> > -ak
>
> Is this conceptionally similar to a "desktop widget" system, i.e.
> something like Konfabulator / Dashboard (Mac) / DesktopX (Windows) /
> Karamba / SuperKaramba / Plasma (Linux/KDE)
>
> Regards
> Dirk
>
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