[Lazarus] 3D Window Manager / Desktop environment in Object Pascal

Zeljko zeljko at holobit.net
Wed Jan 27 15:26:47 CET 2016



On 01/27/2016 12:38 PM, Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 2016-01-27 11:16, Chavoux Luyt wrote:
>> Personally, I am very interested in developing a 3D Window Manager for
>> Linux using Object Pascal. I am still not sure if I would need to work
>> at the level of OpenGL (and if there are Object Pascal wrappers for
>> all OpenGL functions) or if there are higher-level tools in Lazarus
>> that could be used to write a true 3D Window Manager / Desktop
>> Environment for Linux? Any ideas?
>
> I suggest you take a look at XPde - a fully working window manager and
> desktop environment, with accompanied system tools (task manager,
> control panel, file manager, calculator, network monitor etc). XPde was
> developed in Object Pascal using Kylix. Here are some info and
> screenshots [http://xpde.holobit.net/shots.php]. For years I've been
> meaning to port this over to Free Pascal and fpGUI.

AFAIR, I've developed x11 part of wm :))) and some other modules like 
system viewer :) .... and yes, I have same thoughts about port but no 
free time to start that.

zeljko




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