AFAIK the sources for the browser UI (not the engine) are public: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/browser/
I even managed to compile them once (didn't run though). I would think that having own browser UI that launches fullscreen for your needs would be good enough solution for a kiosk mode project. Br, --jakub >It is possible to compile a small App that sends the keyboard >function key (F6 I think) to x windows that is equivalent to >the hardware fullscreen button being pressed (someone pointed >me in that direction a while ago on the list). Far from the >best solution but it can work. > >The downside is it is hard to be sure which application is in >front (I believe there is a util that can tell an app to go to >the front, but not exactly fool proof). I am told it is >possible to disable the hardware key but I am not quite sure >how you would do this (change the key mappings file?). If you >can't do that they can take it out of fullscreen, they can >also press the home button. > >The browser crashes an enormous amount (one person mentions it >is linked to the number of additional windows you open, most >others think it is memory related), so you need a way to >detect it crashed and reopen it. (I managed to do this in Rh9 >really easily, so if browser or x-windows crash it restarts, >can't seem to crack it on the nokia). > >Sleep mode (and also power off when charger plugged in) don't >tend cause a proper boot up (it is already up) so startup >scripts to start the browser don't get fired. > >Ideally I'd want to uninstall all non useful applications >(e.g. games, email etc). Has anyone written anything to do that? > >I have not found any way to cut everything back to just the >desktop and the web browser (i.e. >remove the window manager) if someone can provide more info on >that then I can probably knock up a proper kiosk mode for the >Nokia and release it back and then we could have a basic kiosk >and everyone can chip in to fix the other issues. > >There are so many fab web apps for a kiosk tablet >- e.g. Museum guide (so much better than the talk in your ear ones). > >Kind Regards >Simon > > >At 07:15 20/03/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>That's right. The fullscreen browser launching is not implemented but >>it is planned in future (not too soon). >> >>Br, >> >>--jakub >> >> >There is no way to open the opera browser into fullscreen, i spent >> >quite a bit of time trying various solutions and even tried >> >implementing the "open embedded browser" via dbus, however these >> >calls are deprecated. >> >The only hope is to use a different browser solution as a base. >> > >> >Andrew >> > >> >Tomàs Jiménez Lozano wrote: >> >> As a first step to achieve some kind of kiosk mode I am >> >trying to open >> >> maemo browser at startup in fullscreen mode. >> >> >> >> I've found that, dislike desktop opera browser, maemo browser has >> >> no command line switch option (--fullscreen) to do this. >> >> >> >> I am trying now to launch browser via dbus rpc capabilities. I've >> >> found some "osso-browser-interface.h" document where it says >> >the only >> >> methods available for remote calling are for opening a new window >> >> or opening a url. >> >> There is another collection of methods but they seem to >be intended >> >> for embedded browser windows within a main application window. >> >> One of this "embedded-only" methods allows you to send a HW Key >> >> code to the browser, that is just what I am trying to do. >> >> Disgracefully I assume it only works for this "embedded browsers". >> >> >> >> Does anyone know if there is a way to open maemo browser in >> >fullscreen? >> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> >> >> Tomàs Jiménez >> >> oranginalab >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 >> > >>_______________________________________________ >>maemo-developers mailing list >>maemo-developers@maemo.org >>https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers >> >> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.14/727 >>- Release Date: 19/03/2007 11:49 > > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.14/727 - Release >Date: 19/03/2007 11:49 > > > _______________________________________________ maemo-developers mailing list maemo-developers@maemo.org https://maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-developers
