[maemo-developers] Launch maemo browser in fullscreen mode

[From: Antonio Gomes]

Hi,

These are not UI packages/sources. Browser eal (engine abstraction layer)
and maemo-browser-interface are respectively a layer for UI interoperability
between engines and an interfacing package for other apps to access/share
some browser stuff.

regards


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.
>
>
> >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, Jakub.Pavelek at nokia.com 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
> >> >>
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AFAIK the sources for the browser UI (not the engine) are public:



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