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Window manager showing split view of home (left) and of turbine cam (right).

Architecture of Qt Embedded Systems: Single vs. Multiple GUI Applications

2021/06/012021/06/19Burkhard Stubert

Our quest for a successful architecture of a harvester terminal continues. In this episode, we discuss when a system with a single application is good enough and when a system with multiple applications and a window manager is the better choice. Sometimes, a single-application system with a window manager is just the right choice.

Burkhard on Qt Embedded Systems: No. 15

2021/02/282021/06/15Burkhard Stubert

The February issue of my newsletter went out to 313 people. Please sign up here, if you want to enjoy the full contents. The last three episodes are complimentary for your sign-up. My Blog Posts Showing Wayland Compositor Fullscreen in Portrait Orientation. News Call for Presentations for 2021 Qt Webinars and Events Now Open! The...

Application on monitor in portait orientation powered by Verdin i.MX8M Mini.

Showing Wayland Compositor Fullscreen in Portrait Orientation

2021/02/132021/02/13Burkhard Stubert

Our Qt embedded system is displayed on a monitor mounted in portrait orientation. The system runs the Wayland compositor Weston as a window manager. HMI applications are shown rotated by 90 degrees – in landscape orientation. The system toolbar of Weston is visible. How can we configure Weston so that the applications are shown in...