On Sunday 22 September 2002 09:04 pm, you wrote: > The Linux framebuffer is a low-level abstraction of the > gfx hardware (or VESA 2.0) that provides programs uniform > access to linear video memory. DirectFB attempts to provide > a more full-featured API that also covers 2D acceleration. > A Linux framebuffer/DirectFB driver for SDL means that SDL > programs can work without having to run under X or use svgalib > (which has been long in the tooth for quite a while now).
Interesting. The less software layers, the better. mikol --- "There is no concept more closer to intellectual emancipation than free software. Freedom to responsibly code and share in its most free and pure form." -- Michael Peligro, September 24, 2002 _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
