From owner-freebsd-libh@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 21 23:45:20 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-libh@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-libh@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 659D416A41F for ; Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:45:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from adewole@sympatico.ca) Received: from BAYC1-PASMTP04.bayc1.hotmail.com (bayc1-pasmtp04.bayc1.hotmail.com [65.54.191.164]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01B1943D53 for ; Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:45:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from adewole@sympatico.ca) Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [69.158.177.143] X-Originating-Email: [adewole@sympatico.ca] Received: from newton ([69.158.177.143]) by BAYC1-PASMTP04.bayc1.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:45:19 -0700 Message-ID: <000c01c5a6ab$83d83410$6501a8c0@newton> From: "Mike Adewole" To: "Allan Fields" References: <00d101c5a570$7b322050$6501a8c0@newton> <20050821215540.GC58723@afields.ca> Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 19:53:21 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1506 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 21 Aug 2005 23:45:19.0304 (UTC) FILETIME=[6372B480:01C5A6AA] Cc: freebsd-libh@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Project BSDVISION Wants To Develop Native *BSD Console Desktop X-BeenThere: freebsd-libh@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Dedicated to libh code development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:45:20 -0000 From: "Allan Fields" To: "Mike Adewole" Cc: ; Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 5:55 PM Subject: Re: Project BSDVISION Wants To Develop Native *BSD Console Desktop > On Sat, Aug 20, 2005 at 06:18:13AM -0400, Mike Adewole wrote: > > For many people who spend a lot of time on the *BSD console and would love > > to have a desktop environment comparable to KDE/GNOME, I'm starting a > > project called BSDVISION to develop such an environment. Please don't ask if > > such an environment is really needed or not; the important thing is that > > some people like me need it badly enough to want to develop it. > > And here I thought you were talking about a desktop for us vt220 fans. > There is already screen or emacs on that front. What about twin > for example? > > What exactly is meant by a "console" desktop anyway other than > something similar to early Windows that runs w/o X11? > > Can you also make a Unicode console for *BSD please? ;) > -- > Allan Fields > It's also for vt220 fans, actually, and quite similar to twin. "Console" desktop means a desktop for vt220 fans that can run on text terminals but also run on graphics hardware if available. Oh, and you'll be *pleased* to know the project supports unicode so we don't need a separate project for that :-) Cheers, Mike