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From: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
To: u-boot@lists.denx.de
Subject: [U-Boot] U-Boot Graphics Library?
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:17:15 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAPnjgZ12psS6sOnsuMU-VrrXWxS04Zb+grqqGUKNw2DTzBupag@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

Hi,

We are currently using a very rudimentary graphics features attached
to U-Boot. It can only display bitmap images. We use this in Chromium
to composite a display for the various screens we need to display in
U-Boot. Unfortunately the graphics screens get quite large when using
multiple languages since they are pre-rendered.

Is there any interest in a simply graphics library in U-Boot, that can
display things on the screen? We already have bitmap support, but
could perhaps add outline font support (e.g. freetype) as well. This
might allow display of simple boot menus or booting information. A
board could create a structure containing a list of things to display
(text, bitmaps) and pass it to the graphics library for rendering
using existing functions and the new font support.

If we do this, rather than re-invent the wheel, does anyone have any
suggestions on a very small and simple existing library that we could
bring in to do this?

Regards,
Simon

             reply	other threads:[~2013-01-16 15:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-01-16 15:17 Simon Glass [this message]
2013-01-16 19:46 ` [U-Boot] U-Boot Graphics Library? Wolfgang Denk
2013-01-16 21:46   ` Simon Glass
2013-01-16 22:40     ` Wolfgang Denk
2013-01-16 22:54       ` Simon Glass
2013-01-17  7:05         ` Dirk Behme
2013-01-17  7:53           ` James W.
2013-01-17 12:56           ` Wolfgang Denk
2013-01-17 12:48         ` Wolfgang Denk
2013-01-18  9:18     ` Stefano Babic
2013-01-18 13:23       ` Simon Glass
     [not found]         ` <CAGrmWbzMM33kvQjvDEn66e_XO+GrV+UYb9uVxqUv0iHAnKm3Vg@mail.gmail.com>
2013-01-18 20:57           ` Simon Glass
2013-01-21  1:29             ` Alexander Holler
2013-01-22 11:29               ` Alexander Holler
2013-01-18  0:50   ` Alexander Holler
2013-01-18  1:22     ` [U-Boot] cc-list modified? Alexander Holler
2013-01-18  3:17       ` Scott Wood
2013-01-18 16:32         ` Alexander Holler
2013-01-21  2:53           ` Alexander Holler
2013-01-21 18:19             ` Scott Wood
2013-01-21 18:32               ` Alexander Holler
2013-01-18  8:49     ` [U-Boot] U-Boot Graphics Library? Albert ARIBAUD
2013-01-16 22:42 ` Andre Renaud
2013-01-16 22:57   ` Simon Glass

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