looking for recommendation for lightweight GUI lib

[Henning Heinold]

On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 10:18:57AM +0200, Peter Haijen wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I am working on an openembedded based image for use in a small-footprint
> device with an lcd.
> I need to implement a very simple GUI on this.
> Full support for an X server seems overkill, I think something more
> lightweight would be appropriate, because memory is very limited and this
> will be a one-application kind of device anyway.
> Framebuffer support is available, I think (Tux smiles at me and kernel boot
> messages are displayed).
> 
> Which would be the fastest path towards having an open library available on
> my device which I could use to implement a simple "hello world"-style GUI
> program on this setup?
> Is there a recommended image.bb file available which would build the
> required software (and not too much more) which I can use?
> I am working on a proof-of-concept, and need to prove something first, time
> is very important right now, so am favoring the quickest solution toward a
> "hello world" GUI app at this moment, and would prefer using something
> already well supported by openembedded.
> 
> Any hints are appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Peter

Hm,

you did not mentioned how much ram/flash you have. But maybee it is
enough for qt-extended(formerly known as qtopia), which is easy to program, but a little bit
harder to build.

Bye henning