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reply Trevor Parscal <Trevor_member pathlink.com> writes:
I am working on a Linux Port for Terra, and was hoping to find some D headers
for X Windows.

I am planning on using X because I want the most low level / native interface to
the OS as possible, since I need allot of speed and nothing more than a basic
resizable OpenGL window, mouse, and keyboard.

Any ideas where I could find these kinds of headers?

Thanks,
Trevor Parscal
Oct 01 2005
next sibling parent reply John Reimer <terminal.node gmail.com> writes:
Trevor Parscal wrote:

 I am working on a Linux Port for Terra, and was hoping to find some D headers
 for X Windows.
 
 I am planning on using X because I want the most low level / native interface
to
 the OS as possible, since I need allot of speed and nothing more than a basic
 resizable OpenGL window, mouse, and keyboard.
 
 Any ideas where I could find these kinds of headers?
 
 Thanks,
 Trevor Parscal


Have a look at Ben Hinkles MinWin project.  The link should be available 
on dsource.org in the forum of the same name... I can't remember the 
link of hand.  He has a minimal X Windows header for D available within 
the project.  I started adding to them for another project, but didn't 
get too much further.  His perhaps is enough for your purposes.

-JJR
Oct 01 2005
parent "Ben Hinkle" <ben.hinkle gmail.com> writes:
"John Reimer" <terminal.node gmail.com> wrote in message 
news:dhn4d0$1mme$1 digitaldaemon.com...

 Trevor Parscal wrote:

 I am working on a Linux Port for Terra, and was hoping to find some D 
 headers
 for X Windows.

 I am planning on using X because I want the most low level / native 
 interface to
 the OS as possible, since I need allot of speed and nothing more than a 
 basic
 resizable OpenGL window, mouse, and keyboard.

 Any ideas where I could find these kinds of headers?

 Thanks,
 Trevor Parscal


 Have a look at Ben Hinkles MinWin project.  The link should be available 
 on dsource.org in the forum of the same name... I can't remember the link 
 of hand.  He has a minimal X Windows header for D available within the 
 project.  I started adding to them for another project, but didn't get too 
 much further.  His perhaps is enough for your purposes.

 -JJR


http://home.comcast.net/~benhinkle/minwin/
There's enough of X11/Xt/Motif in there to get basic graphical apps like 
empire running. It should get you started.
Oct 02 2005
prev sibling parent reply Wolfgang Draxinger <wdraxinger darkstargames.de> writes:
Trevor Parscal wrote:


 I am working on a Linux Port for Terra, and was hoping to find
 some D headers for X Windows.
 
 I am planning on using X because I want the most low level /
 native interface to the OS as possible, since I need allot of
 speed and nothing more than a basic resizable OpenGL window,
 mouse, and keyboard.


Why not use SDL? It's cross plattform, fast and widely used, also
in a few commercial game engines. The most prominent is probably
the Unreal Engine.

-- 
Wolfgang Draxinger
Oct 01 2005
parent Trevor Parscal <Trevor_member pathlink.com> writes:
In article <dhn888$1qhq$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Wolfgang Draxinger says...

Trevor Parscal wrote:


 I am working on a Linux Port for Terra, and was hoping to find
 some D headers for X Windows.
 
 I am planning on using X because I want the most low level /
 native interface to the OS as possible, since I need allot of
 speed and nothing more than a basic resizable OpenGL window,
 mouse, and keyboard.


Why not use SDL? It's cross plattform, fast and widely used, also
in a few commercial game engines. The most prominent is probably
the Unreal Engine.

-- 
Wolfgang Draxinger


Because I need to use the headers for my D project, which one might use INSTEAD
of SDL... 

See what I mean...
http://www.sequenceartworks.com/labs/terra

And here...
http://www.dsource.org/projects/terra

Thanks for the suggestion nonetheless, hope that answers the question. :)

Thanks,
Trevor Parscal
Oct 01 2005