On 02-12-11 23:21, [email protected] wrote:
Firstly, does the Matchbox Window manager require X?
I don't know, but it probably does. Without X all programs must be full screen, so a window manager doesn't make sense.
Secondly, there seem to be 2 paths to go with the Nanonote- with Xserver and without. Am I right?
It doesn't have to be the one or the other. There's no problem with doing both. But for the official image, you're probably right.
Thirdly, what does it mean to have an Xserver? Is having the X libraries installed enough to be "x" or are there other programs involved? Is it a single thing, or a group?
It's lots of executables and libraries, but in the end it's just a single package. You'll want some libraries as well (gtk+/gtkmm/pygtk and sdl, most notably).
and how is it possible to have graphics without an xserver?
Through the framebuffer. Both gtk+ and sdl have a framebuffer driver, so they can be used without X. Because most programs use one of those, the added value of running X isn't so big. All these programs can be run without X as well. With X, they can be run in a window. But with our screen size, that's not really usable anyway.
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