[cairo] Pure Cairo UI ?

[dirk.schoenberger at sz-online.de]

>
> Well, it really seems the "thing" I'm after does not (yet) exist, and I'm
> okay
> with that. Just wanted to make sure, before starting to Do It.  GnuStep,
> or any
> other existing all-whistles GUI is way over the top for my need.  It's
> basically
> an OS-transparent, scriptable system (all applications in a dynamic
> language)
> that'd use Cairo and SDL as the "canvas" to draw to.  Targetting the
> Embedded
> world makes a much slimmer requirement than what either Gtk+ or GNUstep
> would be.
>
> Anyone wanting to contribute (now, or in next 2 year) please take
> contact...
> -ak

Is this conceptionally similar to a "desktop widget" system, i.e.
something like Konfabulator / Dashboard (Mac) / DesktopX (Windows) /
Karamba / SuperKaramba / Plasma (Linux/KDE)

Regards
Dirk