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fbui

Framebuffer-based graphical environment
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      2 Greetings,
      3 
      4 This is FBUI, whose purpose is to implement an in-kernel 
      5 GUI that offers minimal functionality within a tiny space;
      6 and FBUI Library, which exists to make using FBUI's ioctls
      7 simpler. Why in-kernel? To put a limit on GUI bloat.
      8 
      9 FBUI is not intended to satisfy all users' needs.
     10 For instance, the typical home computer user will not want 
     11 to use it since it doesn't support overlapping windows,
     12 which are a bad idea anyway.
     13 
     14 However for those of us who accept its limitations
     15 and requirements, and see virtue in its simplicity and
     16 lack of bloat, it may be preferable.
     17 
     18 Enjoy,
     19 
     20 Zack Smith
     21 fbui@comcast.net
     22 
     23 =====================================================
     24 
     25 Installation Instructions
     26 
     27 1.
     28 Before trying to compile, don't forget to replace 
     29 	/usr/include/linux with a symlink to 
     30 	/usr/src/linux/include/linux.
     31 
     32 2.
     33 To make all, run ./makeall.sh in the libfbui directory.
     34 
     35 3.
     36 To run most of the FBUI applications and tools
     37 in the 5th virtual console, along with the panel manager,
     38 	run ./start2.sh 4
     39 then press Alt-F5.
     40 
     41 -end-
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