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From: john@csplan9.rit.edu
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] Equis - coming soon...
Date: Sun,  4 May 2008 13:45:23 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <6e51bd3bff39d2c5a5fb7d0ca8f015c6@csplan9.rit.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <62d56aeef8a5a536f3bcfc2ef9162356@yourdomain.dom>

> Equis is the name I chose for my X server/port or however they call it.
> Basically, I ported tons of xlibs and wrote the DDX (Device Dependant X)
> part of the X for Plan 9, it supports 32 bits, some extensions, etc.
> And yes, it's a lot faster than vncv to a Xvnc under linuxemu.
>
> http://www.tip9ug.jp/who/fgb/equis.jpg (native twm and xmessage)
> http://www.tip9ug.jp/who/fgb/dwm.png (dillo under linuxemu + native dwm)
> http://www.maht0x0r.net/Xglenda.gif (equis on Plan 9, thunderbird in some lunix)
>
>
> there is catch, I'm not being able to get the keyboard stuff right, basically getting
> the structs right, this is what I'm using http://www.tip9ug.jp/who/fgb/keymap.h ,
> in case anyone wants to give me a hand, I'm possitive that I must be doing
> something really stupid, but I don't know what yet.
>
> As soon as I get this right I'll put it on sources.
>
> Federico G. Benavento
>

Congratulations!  This is quite cool; I look forward to seeing a
contrib package for it :)

John




  reply	other threads:[~2008-05-04 17:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-05-04 15:36 Federico G. Benavento
2008-05-04 17:45 ` john [this message]
2008-05-04 19:56 ` Steve Simon

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