From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 26 10:22:21 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D38C6328 for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2014 10:22:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vfemail.net (nine.vfemail.net [108.76.175.9]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 79E7464E57 for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2014 10:22:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 38493 invoked by uid 89); 26 Dec 2014 10:22:05 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO freequeue.vfemail.net) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 26 Dec 2014 10:22:05 -0000 Received: (qmail 38429 invoked by uid 89); 26 Dec 2014 10:21:48 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.3.1 ppid: 38425, pid: 38427, t: 0.1003s scanners:none Received: from unknown (HELO smtp102-2.vfemail.net) (172.16.100.62) by FreeQueue with SMTP; 26 Dec 2014 10:21:48 -0000 Received: (qmail 7975 invoked by uid 89); 26 Dec 2014 10:21:48 -0000 Received: by simscan 1.4.0 ppid: 7943, pid: 7968, t: 1.0335s scanners:none Received: from unknown (HELO nil) (amJlaWNoQHZmZW1haWwubmV0@172.16.100.27) by 172.16.100.62 with ESMTPA; 26 Dec 2014 10:21:47 -0000 From: Jan Beich To: Mayuresh Kathe Subject: Re: any non-x11 'gui' systems like qt/embedded? References: <20141218161352.GA1006@aio.kathe.in> Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 11:21:42 +0100 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 10:22:21 -0000 Mayuresh Kathe writes: > are there any non-x11 depending 'gui' systems available > for freebsd? something like qt/embedded which works off > the linux graphics framebuffer? svgalib, vgl(3) or use framebuffer on /dev/ttyv0 directly. Only svgalib supports both syscons(4) and vt(4). For high-level stuff try libggi or directfb (via sdl12+vgl). Wayland is probably "the" future for non-X11 embedded GUI. gtk3 and qt5 already support it. Porting status: https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics > if not, is there any specific documentation available > for using the graphics framebuffer used for showing the > boot splash screens? has no docs but a few examples: in ports: sysutils/jfbterm www/w3m x11/mlterm (--with-gui=fb not exposed) not in ports: ucimf fbshot, fbterm, vlc ported by Yusuke Baba > > also, may i know what that graphics framebuffer is > called in the freebsd world? > > thanks, > > ~mayuresh ------------------------------------------------- VFEmail.net - http://www.vfemail.net ONLY AT VFEmail! - Use our Metadata Mitigator to keep your email out of the NSA's hands! $24.95 ONETIME Lifetime accounts with Privacy Features! 15GB disk! No bandwidth quotas! Commercial and Bulk Mail Options!