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About GtkFB:
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The linux-fb port of Gtk+, also known as GtkFB is an implementation of
Hardware requirements:
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-You need a graphics card with an availible framebuffer driver that can
+You need a graphics card with an available framebuffer driver that can
run in 8, 16, 24 or 32 bpp. I use the matroxfb driver, but i.e. vesafb
should work too. You also need a supported mouse. Currently supported
is ps2 mouse, ms serial mouse and fidmour touchscreen.
Then configure Gtk by running configure (or autogen.sh if running from
cvs) with --with-gdktarget=linux-fb.
-Then compile as ususal: make; make install
+Then compile as usual: make; make install
Fonts:
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must add something like:
[PangoFT2]
-FontPath = /usr/share/fonts/default/TrueType
+FontPath = /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1:/usr/share/fonts/default/TrueType
To your $prefix/etc/pango/pangorc or ~/.pangorc.
You must also set up font aliases for the fonts Sans, Serif and Monotype.
This is done by creating a $prefix/etc/pango/pangoft2.aliases or
-~/.pangoft2.aliases file. You can also set the name of this file using the
+~/.pangoft2_aliases file. You can also set the name of this file using the
key AliasFiles in the PangoFT2 section in pangorc.
-An example of a font alias file is:
+An example of a font alias file for the urw fontset is:
+sans normal normal normal normal "urw gothic l"
+serif normal normal normal normal "urw palladio l"
+monospace normal normal normal normal "nimbus mono l"
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+And one using the Windows truetype fonts is:
sans normal normal normal normal "arial"
serif normal normal normal normal "times new roman"
monospace normal normal normal normal "courier new"
Default is ps2.
GDK_KEYBOARD_TYPE:
- Specify keyboard type. Currently suppored is
+ Specify keyboard type. Currently supported is
xlate - normal tty mode keyboard.
Quite limited, cannot detect key up/key down events. Doesn't
handle ctrl/alt/shift for all keys. This is the default driver,