Re: [dwm] window manager design for embedded systems

Hi!

Sorry, but Matchbox as it supports window switching. It can run nearly any
X-App whicht supports resizing. Look at the GPE project.
http://gpe.linuxtogo.org/ for most interaction with a embedded devices,
Matchbox is quite enough.

Greetz||Gottox

2007/2/13, pancake <pancake_AT_youterm.com>:
>
> I've been thinking about usability designs for a wimp-free window
> manager for embedded devices like mobiles, pda's or tablet pcs.
>
> I would like to be able to use something similar to dwm or wmii
> on such devices, but they're not designed for touch screens or
> pointer use. And of course, not for small screens.
>
> Nowadays the most wm used for embedded devices is 'matchbox'. On
> the maemo platform is used as a fullscreen wm, but it does not
> provides any window switching method. So all applications must be
> modified to be registered by the maemo. That's almost innecessary
> and bloated design.
>
> I think that having such environments on embedded devices forces
> the creation of more satelite applications (like floating keyboard,
> dmenu adapted for touchscreens...) So, I understand that current
> projects are ok for desktops, but don't know if would be good to
> insert this changes into the current projects or create some new
> ones. (I prefer create new ones).
>
> So, back to the design.. What an embedded device user needs is:
>
> - most of windows in fullscreen
> - a way to switch between applications
> - group windows by application (not necessary at all)
> - menu for launching applications
>
> What would be really cool to have is a way to split the view to
> view 1, 2 or 3 applications in stack, this way you can switch
> fastly between the last applications (alt+click = zoom/unzoom
> for example). Or just as tabbed windows on statusbar.
>
> The window switcher can be implemented as an scrollable vertical
> combobox (like dmenu, but in vertical), and program launcher can
> be implemented in a similar way. (maybe adding nested dmenu's for
> categories/applications)
>
> Some concept-ascii-mockups of my ideas O:)
>
> status bar + fullscreen window
>
> [w]------[date]-.
> | |
> | |
> | |
> | |
> | |
> |_______________|
>
>
> splitted window
>
> [w]------[date]-.
> | |
> | mail app |
> | |
> |_______________|
> | $ shell |
> |_______________|
>
>
> vertical dmenu: (click arrow to scroll)
>
> [w]------[date]-.
> |__________| |
> |__________| |
> |__________| |
> |__________| |
> |__________| |
> |____v_____|____|
>
>
> I'm just throwing ideas, but I would like to know your opinions
> about this.
>
> Thanks
>
> --pancake
>
>

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