Re: GUI applications in Forth

On Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:26:01 +0000, LIT wrote:

Since the new computers don't have real text mode presently,
and because Linux kernels have KMS by default - nowadays
you can do graphics... yes, in console, no X Window needed:
http://raspberrycompote.blogspot.com/2012/12/low-level-graphics-on-raspberry-pi-part_9509.html
(no, not just on Raspberry Pi; try that on your desktop)
And note, that ncurses offer semi-graphics capabilities.
Depending on your needs it may be quite enough.

That raspberry you quote talks about very low-level graphics hardware
details, still far removed from drawing, e.g., a simple line or point
with a single command. Apparently one needs to use a manager built on
top of KMS/DRM.
I found
https://events.static.linuxfound.org/sites/events/files/slides/brezillon-drm-kms.pdf,
but that does not promise an easy route either.
Do you have an ncurses link for what you think is good for graphics?
-marcel