Re: HOW - Support GUI Apps over FB driver?

mukund jampala wrote:

> Matthew,
>  
> Thanks again, I have a query now.
>  
> I am fine with using the X server but i just wanne know the memory 
> constraints.

You'd want to compile your own X and trim it down to bare minimum.
Get rid of the modules and library you don't need.  There will be trials 
and errors
to get it right.

> I wanne know when do we use the matchbox window manager.

Start the X server and then run matchbox.

> I was just thinking that X server comes with a default window manger 
> and we will not require matchbox when using X server.
> Can you please correct the misconceptions in the above statement?

That is truly a mis-conception.  X is a separate application.  You can 
choose
any window manager you want.  You might want to look into the startx script
and xinitrc.

>  
> Regards,
> Mukund Jampala
>  
> On 10/19/05, *Matthew Allum* <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>     Hi;
>
>     on Wed, Oct 19, 2005 at 08:22:15PM +0530, mukund jampala wrote:
>     > Mattew,
>     > Thanks for the immediate response.
>     > But I thought fb driver is there to avoid the bulkiness of X
>     server. right?
>     >  I do not want to use the X server in this case and what the
>     complete 2D
>     > accelaration support.
>
>     If you dont want to use an XServer your on the wrong mailing list ;)
>
>     -- Matthew
>
>
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