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DirectFB

DirectFB is a thin library that provides hardware graphics acceleration, input device handling and abstraction, integrated windowing system with support for translucent windows and multiple display layers, not only on top of the Linux Framebuffer Device. It is a complete hardware abstraction layer with software fallbacks for every graphics operation that is not supported by the underlying hardware. DirectFB adds graphical power to embedded systems and sets a new standard for graphics under Linux.

2008-11-15 In Jail

Web Server process went to jail, "special" pages will be up again soon, only Wiki does yet, but other services are still functional behind the scenes.

dok

2008-11-11 Disko V1.5 is entering the dancefloor

It's done. The first release candidate of Disko V1.5 is now downloadable in our download-section. And like the version number already suggests, you may expect a lot of optimizing and new features all over the place.
First of all we have a very basic improvement referring to the performance with the conversion to the taff-file-format. The effect of this conversion is, that all pics and xml-files are parsed only once, which will save a lot of startup-time.

In addition Disko V1.5 comes along with an integrated basic flash-support based on swfdec 0.8, it supports the mySQL-interface, and it contains a basic implementation of a SIP-client. And of course all the results of our efforts in bug-fixing and performance-optimizing during the last month have been integrated.

Stay tuned for further informations, releases, and patches. Please also visit the new headquarter of the Disko team - Disko homepage.

bere

2008-09-29 DirectFB 1.3.0 - first development release with OpenGL based acceleration

The 1.3.x series will have development releases with a new stable DirectFB 1.4.x series within a few weeks. Some of the changes for DirectFB 2.0 are already in there, but most of them are being developed in a side branch and will first be released with the 1.5.x series before the final 2.0 release is made early next year.

Major improvements include:

OpenGL based acceleration with a new graphics driver and GLX surface pool in X11 system
Rotated layers and windows with 90°, 180° or 270° as seen on the screenshot to the right
Sub window support with each having its own buffer (one level only for DirectFB 1.4)...
Surface Pool Bridge[tm] technology to speed up transfer between pools

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dok

2008-09-29 DirectFB 1.2.6 - shutdown fix

Shutdown fixes for those who ever want to shutdown :)

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dok

2008-09-25 DirectFB 1.2.5 - just arrived

...with a few more fixes.

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dok

2008-09-19 DirectFB 1.2.4 - you've been waiting for

Again some fixes, but also optimizations and interesting new features like:

DWCAPS_NOFOCUS for easy on-screen-keyboard implementation in conjunction with DiVine
Min/max axis value reporting per event (allowing dynamic ranges for devices like WiiMote)
Initial support for Renesas SH7723 hardware acceleration

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dok

2008-08-19 DirectFB 1.2.3 - a minor fix

This is a minimal release fixing a remaining bug after recent fixes to the X11 system.

dok

2008-08-15 DirectFB 1.2.2 - a one week production

Another bug fixing release of the 1.2 series is available!

dok

2008-08-08 DirectFB 1.2.1 - the essential bug fix release!

The first real vacation after years - one week horse back riding and other recreational activities on and around a nice farm of the medieval Lilienbund - has brought fresh energy to make this essential release.

Major enhancements are in surface management, especially the displacement of (multiple) older allocations for a newer one, but also major bugs had to be fixed...

Click on the news header for more info!

dok

2008-07-13 Final DirectFB 1.2.0 release

This is the final release of the new stable 1.2 series!

We can focus on 2.0 now :-)

dok

2008-06-02 DirectFB 1.2.0-rc1

This is the first release candidate of the new stable 1.2 series

Major feature additions include blitting with a color or alpha mask using a third surface and ongoing affine transformation support in software & hardware.

There are also lots of other improvements for embedded chips such as Renesas SH7722 or TI Davinci and an exquisite X11 system module which gives PC based prototyping of embedded software a boost.

The screenshot shows three different processes, Firefox on GTK+ with two DirectFB example programs. All run in the same X11 window which is the screen of the multi application core DirectFB session.

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dok

2008-05-27 DirectFB Apparel and Gifts

As some of you might have already noticed by looking at the Main menu or by being subscribed to the users mailing list, we have opened our first merchandizing shop at spreadshirt.net.

So if you like DirectFB and want to propagate that, stop by at our shop and get some nice clothing, or a cup for your coffee. They look nice, help you stay awake to contribute to the project and you donate money to the community, since all the money we receive will be spent to buy hardware for DirectFB and Open Source Community programmers, or support them otherwise.

If you have special wishes about styles, or some nice graphics for our store, feel free to contact me.

nin

2008-05-21 CELF-Videos

Finally available on directfb.org:

The CELF-Keynote video from the conference held at the Computer Museum in Mountain View, CA, can be watched here.

To see the Renesas-Presentation on Writing DirectFB Graphics Drivers follow this link.

And last but not least the Disko Application Presentation.

nin

2008-05-13 Liaison Statement to DirectFB.org (SC 29 N 9423)

"
In accordance with Resolution 13.1.1 taken at the 84th 
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11 meeting, 2008-04-28/05-02, 
Archamps, France, I am pleased to send the following 
Liaison statement.

SC 29 N 9423 [SC 29/WG 11 N 9868] :
Liaison Statement from SC 29/WG 11 on 
MPEG Extensible Middleware (MXM) "

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dok

2008-05-02 Recent developments

While we're still working out our business plan, we're also looking for investors and other people willing to help. If you're interested, please send me a mail, preferably something with DirectFB in the subject to avoid me deleting it by accident :)

Furthermore, newer technologies will remain closed source until they can be fully used and would take a lot of time to be copied, especially regarding Water, which is already quite different from what you get in git!

I'm tired of companies using my ideas in their own closed source products...

dok

2008-04-25 Disko fever in Mountain View

ELC 2008 - we were there! This year we presented the disko framework on the ELC 2008 in Mountain View. You will find our presentation here.
Anything else?
Yes, we created an initial step by step tutorial, which can help you start writing your own Disko application/plugins. Check it out and share your experiences with us.

bere

2008-04-14 Just got married in San Francisco

How good to be here again. The actual plan was to attend the CE Linux Forum in San Jose. But how much more wonderful to combine the personal and work related success that come with the conference with declaring officially how much DoK and I love one another. Especially in the area we plan on living in the near future. Now we just have to relocate us and the business we are about to start up...

nin

2008-03-28 First screenshot of DirectVG (OpenVG API on old IDirectFBSurface)

First screenshot of Claudio's glorious work :)

dok

2008-03-14 Disko dancing on DaVinci

A video capture of a User Interface demonstrates that Disko performs well on a TI DaVinci chipset. The video shows a navigation caroussel that switches between different applications and plays TV.

A number of set-top boxes and internet appliances are running Linux and DirectFB. So the chance is good that Disko applications will run on a number of devices that come into the market.

If you consider using Disko for your own project, you can download and play with Morphine.TV, which is a media center system based on the Disko framework. Afterwards you should be able to implement Disko on your embedded hardware. We are looking forward to discuss bugs and feature requests in the Morphine.TV forums.

For more detailed benchmark information click on the news title...

bere

2008-03-13 Water - fresh and universal

First checkin of new rendering, acceleration (and media) architecture and API!

The new rendering architecture will be the optimal solution with best scalability for any graphics accelerator from most primitive (DMA copy/fill) to most advanced with/without OpenVG support.

There will always be hardware with only limited vector graphics support if at all and for these it is DirectFB's job to provide decent acceleration with breakdown of higher level or unsupported vector graphics operations down to the hardware primitives.

dok

2008-02-11 FusionSound 1.1.1

Released FusionSound 1.1.1.

klan

2008-02-08 This is Disko - makes disco (1.1.0)

Disko is a plugin based framework providing components to create media oriented applications with special user interfaces on embedded platforms. It is closely connected to the DirectFB hardware abstraction library and specialized in touchscreen and remote control navigation. There's a plugin based management component, which enables easy development, customization and extension of embedded applications.

Disko has been ported to the TI Davinci platform together with DirectFB and runs on x86 as well. The goal is to have Disko up and running on every single platform DirectFB is working on.

Disko is maintained by the Morphine.TV team but hosted on directfb.org. A complete API documentation can be found in the Morphine.TV Wiki.

dok

2008-01-18 FusionSound 1.1.0

Finally released FusionSound 1.1.0, bringing you DMA, Digital Surround (5:1) and Network support (Voodoo Sound).

klan