On 29/06/11 4:26 PM, Mark Rogers wrote:
I need to also provide a screen and keyboard/mouse for local use. Basically that means providing a mechanism for running a web browser. I don't *have* to limit the GUI to only running the browser, but it seems like that wouldn't be a bad idea (in which case the browser needs to stay running, ie be restarted if it dies for any reason).
Hi Mark, There was a talk at the last Cambridge Geek Night from the maintainer of the Webian Shell project, that provides a browser-only UI: http://webian.org/ It's still in early stages of development, but might be worth getting in touch for some ideas. My other not completely helpful suggestion would be to hack xinit or GDM/GNOME config to spawn any old browser instead of the panel, etc. I'd guess using a lightweight window manager instead of a full desktop environment like GNOME would actually make this easier. Cheers, Rob. -- Robert Waldie | VP Business Development UK & Europe | Opengear robert.waldie@opengear.com | +44 (0)7766 866159 | http://opengear.com/uk Opengear Ltd. Herschel House, 58 Herschel St, Slough, Berkshire, England, SL1 1PG Registered in England, No. 07413660