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The
PiBox Launcher

Michael J. Hammel
http://www.graphics-muse.org
mjhammel@graphics-muse.org

Overview

Purpose

Build and Install

Features

Code

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Purpose

PiBox Media Center UI

ConsumerReadyInterface

ApplicationSelection

Rules for Applicationintegration

Drop inFront end!

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Consumer Ready Interace

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Build and Install

Build

Downloadhttps://gitlab.com/pibox/launcher.gitSet TC, SD and Opkg direxport TC=export SD=export OD=/usr/local/bin (usually)Build./cross.sh -o=$OD -s=$SD -t=$TDGenerates package in opkg directory

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Features

Application Package

Provides iconsIcon points to XML configXML config links to appLauncher calls appmgrApp runs on top!

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Code

Source Tree

Build files: autconf based

autoreconf -i

./configure

make

src: the C source files

data: XML, other config files, images

opkg: Handles generating packages

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Source Code

launcher.c: main, UI code

db.c: Read XML configs

cli.c: handle command line options

log.c: Debug library (replaced by libpnc's pncLogger() functions)

utils.c: Utility functions like string handling

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Launcher UI

Two screen areas: app icons and app splash

Both are Cairo-capable drawing areas

Callbacks for screen updates

Callback for keypress move from icon to icon

Notify function messages appmgr daemon

And that's it!

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XML Config

Network Configuration Michael J. Hammel mjhammel@graphics-muse.org /usr/bin/pibox-network-config -e icons/Wifi.png icons/Wifi-Splash.png Configure the network

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Icons and Splash

PNG only

Icons: 118 x 120

Splash: 390 x 390

Selected icon gets white border automatically

Icons can't be square on ARM due to Cairo bug!

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