[Lazarus] "Select another LCL Widget Set"

[Mark Morgan Lloyd]

Michael Schnell wrote:
> On 01/28/2011 12:41 AM, Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote:
>> Not a primary goal. IMO embedded systems and platform independent 
>> applications are somewhat contrary, resource wise.
>>
> Quite obviously, Linux is getting stronger in the embedded world. This 
> is possible because of  to cheaper memory and CPU resources and driven 
> by the great success of Linux with mobile devices. So using Lazarus for 
> mobile and industrial embedded projects is not a bad idea. OTOH the 
> cheaper memory and CPU resources often allow for implementing a local 
> GUI even if same is useless for the productive use of the software.

Agreed, and I'm wary about having a UI- in particular a GUI- on 
something that should run silently and reliably: far better to have two 
programs. However with Linux it's possible to boot a system with the 
dummy X driver, and it's also possible to run GUI apps in a VNC session 
which in my experience is reliable.

I wonder whether I could ask a silly question: is there any feasible way 
that an app using the LCL can "re-skin" itself, i.e. switch to a 
different widget set such as nogui, without restarting?

-- 
Mark Morgan Lloyd
markMLl .AT. telemetry.co .DOT. uk

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