Title:	IMPLEMENTING COMPOSITING MANAGERS IN EMBEDDED SYSTEMS
Author(s):	Mirto Musci
ISBN:	978-972-8939-48-9
Editors:	Yingcai Xiao
Year:	2011
Edition:	Single
Keywords:	GUI, compositing managers, embedded systems
Type:	Reflection Paper
First Page:	327
Last Page:	330
Language:	English
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Paper Abstract:	This paper discusses the issues arising from the implementation of a graphical stack in embedded systems, to support the advanced features of GUI based on the compositing paradigm. Compositing managers allow the set up of flexible, fully-fledged GUIs that rely on 2D and 3D graphical effects. The underlining software architecture has specific characteristics that require careful implementation if the resources of the system are limited, as in the embedded case. The discussion is general, but it is focused on open platforms. The case of the soon-to-be-released MeeGo OS is used as a case instance, along with a specific device from ST-Ericsson.
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