[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] Non-gtk application integration

[From: Tapani Pälli]

Hello,

ext Günter Geiger wrote:
> Hi there, 
>
> I am new to maemo, and just trying to find my way around. I am currently
> looking for a away to integrate a tcl/tk application with maemo. I am
> specifically interested in pointers on howto integrate with the task
> manager. 
>
> Some questions that arise:
>
> * How can I create an entry in the task manager for the running
> application ?
>
>   

You have to install a .desktop file, see
http://maemo.org/platform/docs/tutorials/Maemo_tutorial.html#Maemo-desktopfile

> * How can I bring the application back on top, once minimized ?
>
>   
TN and window manager take care of this part.

> * How can I trigger the keyboard when doing text entry ?
>
>   
This will be the hard part for you, but should be possible to accomplish
to some extent with tcl/tk. Maybe IM guys can give you hints about this ...

> Would be greatful for any pointers to documents, source code, or 
> whatever which could help me solving these problems. 
>
> Thanks, 
>
> Günter
>
>
>   

// Tapani