20 Jun
2006
20 Jun
'06
11:37 a.m.
Brad Parker wrote:
Jules Richardson wrote:
Hmm, interesting.
I'm trying to pack OS + enough of X to display pixel data into 32MB, but for
the application in mind I'll need to source data externally anyway - so it
might be possible to NFS-mount a remote drive with extra goodies on.
(I'm looking at other possibilities too, such as using SVGALib rather than X -
but I like X for its portability and remote display abilities)
cheers
J.
urgh, a software question :-) I need to write
some X Windows code (X11R5, so
it makes the ten year rule!). Nothing fancy - no GUI needed, just pixel ops on
the root window.
Does anyone have any pointers to good online tutorials / other resources?
I think the last time I coded anything specifically for X was around the time
R5 was released, so memory is rather hazy, and I don't think I've got any
paper-based info here at home.
It might not help, but I've been using SDL lately. It eliminates the
need to get caught up in X and allows you to be cross platform (win32,
mac & linux).