Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2014 11:21:42 +0100 From: Jan Beich <jbeich@vfemail.net> To: Mayuresh Kathe <mayuresh@kathe.in> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: any non-x11 'gui' systems like qt/embedded? Message-ID: <r3vm-btjd-wny@vfemail.net> References: <20141218161352.GA1006@aio.kathe.in>
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Mayuresh Kathe <mayuresh@kathe.in> 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? <sys/fbio.h> 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!
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