+1 for shell access, not sure why security should be an issue if its sandboxed. I bought two SL-5000D at J1 back in 2002 and the first thing people started talking about was the bash shell prompt, 2nd as I recall was the wifi card.
Shane On Thu, Oct 2, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Bill Zimmerly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > Thanks Ludwig ... I knew about "adb" and the emulator's "-shell" > parameter, but was hoping to see shell access from the GUI - much like > the Zaurus had. Oh well, sigh, if the machine doesn't have what I > want, it's time to "roll up the sleeves" and write it. :) > - Bill > > On Oct 2, 5:53 am, Ludwig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you are after a development tool, running adb shell > > from the tools directory will give you a shell with a limited amount of > > functionality. Android applications do not have (for obvious security > > reasons) shell access. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

