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Subject: Re: [9front] Display graphics by writing to /dev/<device>
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that is exactly how devdraw works. you write messages to a file in
/dev, and stuff happens on the screen (http://man.9front.org/3/draw).
see http://man.9front.org/2/draw for a higher level interface.

On Thu, Jul 1, 2021 at 12:43 PM Alexander Shendi
<Alexander.Shendi@web.de> wrote:
>
> Dear list,
>
> I'm determined to program under 9front. I would like to ask, if I could d=
isplay (bitmap) graphics in a window by writing stuff to some /dev/<devicen=
ame>. I think this is definitely possible, but am unsure which device to us=
e snd where the process is documented.
>
> I'm sorry if this is a Frequently Asked Stupid Question (FASQ).
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Alexander Shendi
> --
> Ceci n'est pas un courriel.