You might want to keep the X layer and replace everything above (gtk, hildon, desktop) with other components. Perhaps the biggest challange is getting tablet-specific input methods to support those components.
MDK On Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 08:44:48AM +0300, ext Tapani P?lli wrote: > ext Ng, Cheon-woei wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I am new to Maemo and Linux programming in general. I have scanned > > through the archived developer mailing list but I did not see similar > > subject. > > > > I am wondering if I could adjust Maemo to boot to a different look like > > the picture link below: > > > > http://news.yahoo.com/photo/061026/480/f26319e8ffdb4d90b1c5b50cc077bc13# > > > > > > How difficult would it be to adjust Maemo to boot to a blank screen that > > filled with just application's icon buttons? Would it involve source > > code adjustment? Would booting to an application like a web browser > > with buttons solves my problem? Or may be I should not even use Maemo? > > > > > > Not that difficult. All you need is to modify the bootup scripts to > start only what's needed (check scripts in /etc/osso-af-init directory) > and make your own program that shows the icons. No source code changes > should be needed, just editing the shellscripts. I think there might > come some problems of not having maemo-af-desktop there but they are all > solvable. > > > Thanks in advance for any pointers/suggestions. > > > > Sincerely, > > Cheon-Woei Ng > > _______________________________________________ > > maemo-developers mailing list > > maemo-developers@maemo.org > > https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers > > > > > > // Tapani > > _______________________________________________ > maemo-developers mailing list > maemo-developers@maemo.org > https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
