Yes it is a commercial product, I was really highlighting this as an illustration that Opera seem commited to adding features to the browser that make it suitable for output to TV/driven by remote control
> -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Benson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 12 January 2004 10:06 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Firebird.py update. > > > Isn't the opera iTV browser a comercial product? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Parker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 9:56 AM > Subject: RE: [Freevo-users] Firebird.py update. > > > > This may be a bit off-thread but Opera browser has a > "kiosk" mode that > runs without any window decoration (and uses "spatial nagivation" i.e. > shift+cursorKey movement jumps to the nearest hyperlink in that chosen > direction). Could Opera be launched from freevo and do what you want ? > > > > Opera seem quite keen on the TV/browser combination (see their iTV > > link) > ..... > > > > Robert > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Mark Benson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 12 January 2004 09:37 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Firebird.py update. > > > > > > > > > I am looking at using firebird too. I have worked on various 'TV' > > > based systems and the most common solution I have seen to this > > > problem is (and this is what I am attempting when I have > the time) > > > is to run the browser (firebird in our case) without > borders or any > > > menu bars and simply have it load up a HTML interface that is TV > > > Safe and that allows you to navigate (i.e. provides a URL > bar at the > > > very least and can include anything else you need or want > for fast > > > browsing). > > > > > > Mark > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Paul Sijben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 9:14 AM > > > Subject: Re: [Freevo-users] Firebird.py update. > > > > > > > > > > David, > > > > > > > > I am playing around with this plugin. I have fixed the > > > window size by > > > > making mozilla-firebird a script that executes the real binary > > > > with the -with and -height parameters. > > > > > > > > now I have just two isses that I hope you or someone else > > > on the list > > > > can help me with. > > > > > > > > 1) I start freevo from inittab with freevo --fs, and now I > > > can not get > > > > the keystrokes into firbird > > > > 2) My screen is on overscan so the edges of the fullscreen > > > window are > > > > actually outside my TV viewing area. I am looking to center the > > > > firbird window so I can see all the edges (like the menu and > > > > scroll > > > > bars) > > > > > > > > do you have any ideas about how to solve these? > > > > > > > > hope you can help me > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > David Irvine wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > I've put an update to firebird.py at > > > www.irvined.co.uk/freevo.shtml > > > > > > > > > > This fixes the mouse, so you can actually type into > > > firebird. It has > > > > > 2 problems still remaining: > > > > > > > > > > 1. When firebird exits, the display isnt updated. > > > > > 2. I need to add some paramaters to start firebird at > the right > > > > > size. You can do this manually with some hacking > about, but its > > > > > easier to do it on the command line. > > > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > This SF.net email is sponsored by: SF.net Giveback > Program. Does > > > > > SourceForge.net help you be more productive? Does it > help you > > > > > create better code? 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