Bernie wrote:
> True, but you will still need X to actually see
> the program.
Yes, X does the displaying, but it is Linux that is
executing the program.
> I can't see <g> much point in using a (graphical)
> program without being able to see it's output
True, there's not much point using a graphical program
without a VDU, but that doesn't mean the program is
running on the VDU.
> BTW: Can you make a script that executes things in X?
Sure. It's just an ordinary Linux script with the
display exported to X.
> It seems the "Linux world" would be suprissed to find
> out that most people out there are users not developers ;-)
For embedded devices, it is the developer who decides
which OS is used for the device. It makes sense to
target the developer.
> I don't care much for what the developers use, just as
> long as it works.
Exactly. If Linux is going to have a future on embedded
devices, it must convince the developers. The users
don't care.
> But in almost all cases the keyboard is a standard PC
> keyboard
Perhaps. I don't know. Linux runs on lots of non-PC
systems. Does the mac use a PC keyboard?
Cheers,
Steven
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