Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] Embed QEmu screen on a custom window

[Miguel Angel Fraile <mianfrar@gmail.com>]

Christian MICHON wrote:
> yes, but this is only for windows hosts, and you must install
> visual basic.

Yes, this is only for windows hosts, but you don't need VB at all, as
there are other frontend not written on VB that would benefit from
this patch (like QEMU Manager: http://www.davereyn.co.uk/qemu ).

> wouldnt' it be better to add an extra sdl "console" (today we've
> main window, control, serial, parallel) where we could set parameters
> graphically ? or at least as a text form to read a cfg file ?

I would like to see an integrated frontend, but there are some
problems as written on this thread.

> this would pay more than to have 1 frontend for windows, 1 for linux,
> 1 for sparc, 1 for mac, etc...
>
> what's your opinion on this ?

I would add a modular frontend on QEmu. I mean, there should be one
general module that creates the GUI itself (frontend.c) using
functions written on a system-specific module (frontend-<system>.h).

In example:
frontend.c
frontend-windows.h
frontend-linux.h
frontend-macos.h