Re: [dev] l9fb: Linux framebuffer over 9p server

2013-12-26 Thread Strake
On 26/12/2013, yy wrote: > You could maybe build such a thing on top of l9fb, but I don't think this > would be such an improvement over directly using the fb device. The reason for l9fb is to have a common interface whether it's the raw framebuffer, an aggregate surface of many framebuffers, a w

Re: [dev] l9fb: Linux framebuffer over 9p server

2013-12-26 Thread yy
On 26 December 2013 12:59, Jens Staal wrote: > Would it be possible to hook up the "devwsys" to this? I don't understand what you want to "hook up". devwsys gives you a 9P connection to a rio(1)-like window system on top of Xlib. It lets you to use an X window as a Plan 9 terminal. l9fb, as far a

Re: [dev] l9fb: Linux framebuffer over 9p server

2013-12-26 Thread Jens Staal
On Wednesday 25 December 2013 13:36:29 Strake wrote: > https://github.com/strake/l9fb > > Future goals: > * make a terminal emulator > * make a tiling window organizer with same interface > * make the X window system my ex-window system Very cool! Would it be possible to hook up the "devwsys" t

Re: [dev] l9fb: Linux framebuffer over 9p server

2013-12-25 Thread Strake
On 25/12/2013, Lee Fallat wrote: > Neat although maybe not so practical. There would be lots of latency > over a remote network, but locally I can see this being ok. Yes, this is meant to be local. Remote graphics likely ought to be vector rather than raster. > How could you make it so that you

Re: [dev] l9fb: Linux framebuffer over 9p server

2013-12-25 Thread Lee Fallat
Hey, Neat although maybe not so practical. There would be lots of latency over a remote network, but locally I can see this being ok. rio on plan 9 serves How could you make it so that you can compress the out-going video? Just curious! Regards, Lee On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Strake wrot

[dev] l9fb: Linux framebuffer over 9p server

2013-12-25 Thread Strake
https://github.com/strake/l9fb Future goals: * make a terminal emulator * make a tiling window organizer with same interface * make the X window system my ex-window system