Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-02-24 Thread Ron F.
castalla wrote: > I thought this browser would run on boot ... can't seem to achieve that. > Any tips? I am running Android 10 on a Pixel 3a, so your mileage might vary... Fully Kiosk can be configured to start on boot, see Settings / Device Management / Launch on Boot. The issue of course is

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-02-21 Thread castalla
I thought this browser would run on boot ... can't seem to achieve that. Any tips? LMS server: Pi Zero Amp: Denon PMA-50 Players/Speakers: Touch, Logitech Radios, Sonos Play 1s & Beam, Libratone Zipp, GGMM E2 & E3, Yamaha WXAD-010, Loewe Airspeaker, Google Chromecast Audio, Home Mini &

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-02-21 Thread Ron F.
waldo wrote: > Hi Ron, > it took me so long to find some time that v1.4 was already released > LOL > > Just two words: AWESOME and THANKS!! > it works exactly as the Touch used to do and I'm really happy :) > (screensaver clock keeps working even when wifi is down) > > I don't discard yet

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-02-17 Thread waldo
Ron F. wrote: > Hi Waldo, > > The material skin will include a screensaver feature in it's next > release, v1.4. It is available now for testing. > > See the thread 'Announce: Material Skin' > (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109624-Announce-Material-Skin/page312). > >

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-02-13 Thread slartibartfast
cpd73 wrote: > Must admit I have not yet played enough to really know - but they seem > pretty similar to me. Kiwi seems to launch about 0.5-1 second faster. I > have noticed that when adding to homescreen, Fully Kiosk does not seem > to use the manifest file and gets the text from the page

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-02-12 Thread cpd73
slartibartfast wrote: > It seems to me that the Fully Kiosk app is snappier than the Kiwi > browser. Do you get the same impression? Must admit I have not yet played enough to really know - but they seem pretty similar to me. Kiwi seems to launch about 0.5-1 second faster. I have noticed that

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-02-12 Thread slartibartfast
cpd73 wrote: > Wow! That app's great! I was going to complain about it not supporting > the android media controls in notification or lockscreen - but, even > better, it appears over the lockscreen. Think I might use this instead > of Kiwi...It seems to me that the Fully Kiosk app is snappier

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-02-11 Thread cpd73
slartibartfast wrote: > One thing it doesn't allow in the free version is viewing text files > from the music folder. Not something I ever use. But perhaps Material could show these in an iframe - this would work-around this, and look more integrated. *Material debug:* 1. Launch via http:

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-02-10 Thread slartibartfast
cpd73 wrote: > For me, the Material notifications and lock screen dont work. But, this > is not required - as the whole of Material shows aboce the lock screen. > So, I could interact with Material, but if I tried to go to the > homescreen I had to unlock the phone first. IMHO, this is

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-02-10 Thread cpd73
slartibartfast wrote: > How did you get the notifications to work? Or do they only appear over > the lock screen? For me, the Material notifications and lock screen dont work. But, this is not required - as the whole of Material shows aboce the lock screen. So, I could interact with Material,

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-02-10 Thread slartibartfast
cpd73 wrote: > Wow! That app's great! I was going to complain about it not supporting > the android media controls in notification or lockscreen - but, even > better, it appears over the lockscreen. Think I might use this instead > of Kiwi...How did you get the notifications to work? Or do they

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-02-10 Thread Ron F.
cpd73 wrote: > Wow! That app's great! I was going to complain about it not supporting > the android media controls in notification or lockscreen - but, even > better, it appears over the lockscreen. Think I might use this instead > of Kiwi... Yup ... and Material's new screensaver feature

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-02-10 Thread cpd73
waldo wrote: > So far I've tried using android App Fully kiosk-browser > (https://www.ozerov.de/fully-kiosk-browser/). Wow! That app's great! I was going to complain about it not supporting the android media controls in notification or lockscreen - but, even better, it appears over the

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-02-10 Thread Ron F.
Hi Waldo, The Material skin is advancing rapidly with the version in development - v1.4, will contain a black theme, and a color selection tool for widgets. The new black theme with the new screensaver feature looks great on a display that is to be left on permanently. I am looking around for

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-02-10 Thread waldo
Ron F. wrote: > Hi Waldo, > > The material skin will include a screensaver feature in it's next > release, v1.4. It is available now for testing. > > See the thread 'Announce: Material Skin' > (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109624-Announce-Material-Skin/page312). > >

Re: [SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-01-25 Thread Ron F.
Hi Waldo, The material skin will include a screensaver feature in it's next release, v1.4. It is available now for testing. See the thread 'Announce: Material Skin' (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?109624-Announce-Material-Skin/page312). Additionally, thanks to your suggestion,

[SlimDevices: Plugins] Android Tablet like SB Touch (2)

2020-01-20 Thread waldo
Opening new thread as previous one was hijacked. Goal: control squeezebox player (Raspberry Pi running server and player) from an android tablet (a cheap Amazon Fire 8HD from Black Friday) and have the same display experience as it is with a SB Touch - show the SB Now Playing (or whatever)