Building a 3D graphic user interface in Linux

To compete in the market, apart from aesthetics, mobile devices are expected to provide simplicity, functionality and elegance. Customers prefer attractive mobile devices and expect new models to be even more attractive. For embedded devices, a graphic user interface (GUI) is essential as it enhances ease-of-use.

Customers expect the following qualities when they use a GUI:
? Quick and responsive feedback for user actions that clarifies what the device is doing;
? Natural animations;
? Provide cues, whenever appropriate, instead of lengthy textual descriptions;
? Quick in resolving distractions when the system is loading or processing;
? Elegant and beautiful UI design.

This application note provides an overview and a guide for creating a complex 3D User Interface (UI) in Linux for the embedded devices.

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