[Solved] Kiosk 3.1 - window manager suggestions
Posted: 28 May 2014, 12:47
First, congratulations for excellent work with Porteus Kiosk 3.1. It works great on most of computers. Nevertheless it has problems with certain specific types of hardware, especially designed for kiosk-type applications : for example: Foxconnn AT-5250, HP Thin Client t510….
Porteus Kiosk starts with HD resolution, instead of default - maximum available resolution. Kiosk with manually preset ( via wizard) resolution 1920 x 1080 exhibits 1024 × 768 kiosk window at top left on the screen.
Comments:
I had possibility to observe similar problem in detail for Fatdog64 software and Foxconnn AT-5250,Intel Dual Core Atom D2550 1.86GHz, Chipset Intel NM10 , VGA Graphics Intel GMA 3650, external monitor LG tv, max resolution 1920x1080. I have discovered that windows manager jwm does not allow to open the full screen windows larger than 1024 × 768, while using other windows managers like OpenBox or ICEWM resolves problem.
On the other hand Fatdogb 64 and Foxconnn nT-i2847 (Intel Dual Core Celeron 1.1GHz, Chipset NM70, VGA Graphics Intel HD GraphicStorage Interface) doesn’t have problems with jwm.
Suggestion:
I would suggest to check how Porteus software behaves with other window managers. It may appear that use one of managers other than installed in Kiosk 3.1 at present make Kiosk much more versatile in combination with untypical hardware. Maybe users could choose different managers via wizard.
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Porteus Kiosk starts with HD resolution, instead of default - maximum available resolution. Kiosk with manually preset ( via wizard) resolution 1920 x 1080 exhibits 1024 × 768 kiosk window at top left on the screen.
Comments:
I had possibility to observe similar problem in detail for Fatdog64 software and Foxconnn AT-5250,Intel Dual Core Atom D2550 1.86GHz, Chipset Intel NM10 , VGA Graphics Intel GMA 3650, external monitor LG tv, max resolution 1920x1080. I have discovered that windows manager jwm does not allow to open the full screen windows larger than 1024 × 768, while using other windows managers like OpenBox or ICEWM resolves problem.
On the other hand Fatdogb 64 and Foxconnn nT-i2847 (Intel Dual Core Celeron 1.1GHz, Chipset NM70, VGA Graphics Intel HD GraphicStorage Interface) doesn’t have problems with jwm.
Suggestion:
I would suggest to check how Porteus software behaves with other window managers. It may appear that use one of managers other than installed in Kiosk 3.1 at present make Kiosk much more versatile in combination with untypical hardware. Maybe users could choose different managers via wizard.
gmc