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Re: X on Wearables (Was Re: Is the New Mac OS/WinNT Unix based?)

On Wed, 5 Aug 1998, Pete Hardie wrote:

> Ansel Sermersheim wrote:
> > 
> > >>>>> "Pete" == Pete Hardie <> writes:
> > > Heck, the one complex thing about Linux is the one a wearable is
> > > most likely to not use - X.
> > 
> > Is there some reason for this?  I plan on using X with my wearable.
> > 
> > I assume this has something to do with power consumption?  I can't see
> > any other reason for it.
> 
> I was merely stating that the one thing of Linux installation that has
> real complexity (and hence difficulty) is X Windows, and that is one
> part
> that several of the designs for wearables plan to not use - because of
> the
> font size/clarity issues for their displays.

That's funny, I have been using X _because_ of the font size/clarity
issues. At the command line you can't change font types, and in X its easy
to change fonts on the fly or have various windows with different font
sizes.

The only reservation I have about using X is the amount of disk space and
memory needed to run it.

-Paul

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