RE: What GUI toolkit to use for an embedded system?
"Jim DeLisle" <[email protected]> Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:28:17 -0400
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> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marcin M. Jessa > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 3:35 AM > To: Magnus Eriksson > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: What GUI toolkit to use for an embedded system? > > Magnus Eriksson wrote: > > > > Does anyone here have any suggestions for a good GUI > toolkit (such as > > GTK, Qt, etc) suitable for an embedded system? > > > > > > Small size is obviously of interest, but the intended target is a > > prototype and we should have a fair bit of headroom. > > > > I've been thinking about using Python for the GUI bit at least for > > now, in order to get something up and running quickly, but > that could > > be negotiable. > > > > > > Already settled on py-qt, but it turned out not to work on > my desktop > > machine due to a missing dependency. That, in turn, has another > > dependency - which won't compile. That made me think that perhaps > > this is the place for something smaller and simpler with > fewer moving > > parts. > > > > > > [ I'm sure that GTK is worth the trouble for desktop apps, > but perhaps > > not if all you need are buttons for a user to push and some general > > status indicators. (Time and temperature readouts, and that sort of > > thing.) ] > > > > > > MAgnus > > > > > I'd take a look at the new Enlightenment - E17 code [1]. It's > portable, fast and looks awesome. It's better explained here [2]. > And here [3] you've some info of Enlightenment running on > embedded devices. > We have e17 in wip if you want to give it a try on your desktop. > > > [1]: http://www.enlightenment.org/ > [2]: http://www.enlightenment.org/p.php?p=about/efl&l=en > [3]: http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS7635920803.html > > > > Cheers, > Marcin. > > Hi Guys, Shameless plug: http://www.swellsoftware.com Cheers, Jim