Hi Rob --
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"Robert" m("...","robert");"><> wrote:
>
> Hey guys,
>
> In general, is it more fruitful to program apps to operate in the
Xorg
> environment or is it better to program apps to run over the Linux
OS.
(I assume here you mean how your application runs, and not what tools
*you* use as a programmer). It depends completely on the target
{audience, function} of your program & embedded board.
If you need a complex GUI, to present graphical or image data, etc,
then by all means go for the X environment. If your target system is
an embedded control system, reacting to pushbuttons, doing PID
calculations, reducing A/D data, etc, then I'd stay away from a Xorg,
as it's just another layer of complexity and learning curves.
But, realize that:
* The number of Xorg-equipped embedded boards (of any manufacturer) is
a very minute percentage of the population,
* Most Xorg programming today is done with toolkits like Qt, etc.
Some toolkits (WxPython for example), make GUI programming
embarrassingly simple, but getting the toolkit ported to your target
board could be a lot of work.
* Eclipse is a graphical IDE for development, not a GUI toolkit for
the target system.
I'd suggest you start with standard POSIX programming, and graduate to
GUI systems as you see a need.
One other approach (again depending on your target), would be to
interact with your app via http ....
regards, ....... Charlie
>
> I'm not familiar with Eclipse yet so i'm not sure what's available
in
> snipets or examples from Eclipse. I'm assuming that graphic objects
> can be used within the Xorg, or is it starting from scratch.
>
> I realize my questions may sound a little naive, but i'm just
trying
> to shorten my Linux learning curve as much as possible.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Rob
>