> > My question: > > > > Will using the framebuffer (instead of X) make a better environment for > > LinuxCNC? > > For low spec. computers, not having the overhead of X, is a bonus. You'll > also boot faster into linuxcnc.
That's nice. > But, you won't be able to run other applications or utilities. ... Maybe I do not want to anyway. > need to write everything from scratch - X's OpenGL is used for the 3d. > > > ( I am ankle deep in FB programming now and wondering if I should get in > deeper or head for higher ground ) > > I played around with Qt and its option to use the framebuffer as the output > device (with the command line option '-platform linuxfb:fb=/dev/fb0'). > Theoretically, you can write 1 Qt program that would work with X or FB. That > proof of concept worked, but I didn't have time to take it further. Then maybe not to much extra work is required to get it working. But running in X work great so I do not care to much. _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
