>  
> I just started learning about Jive, how far away is this gadget? 
> 
There are a lot of forum users currently beta testing the hardware but
there are still a few h/w and s/w bugs as well as feature development.


> 
> The author of Softsqueeze could surely modify it in a few days, if he
> so wishes.
> 
Slimserver creates the display and sends bitmaps to SB so it is not a
matter of changing Softsqueeze but also Slimserver.  You would have to
create a new class of device within Slimserver. The author of
SoftSqueeze is now developing for Jive.

> 
> It would be very strange if width and height were hard-coded.
> 
At the moment the main aim of Jive desktop is to help development of
Jive remote and Jive desktop has to be replicate the remote accurately
with its screen size. According to Wiki, Jive is intended to be a basis
for more devices 
> 
> The Squeezebox Jive software platform is designed to power the
> development of remote control applications for Squeezebox and
> Transporter. The key highlights of the Jive platform are: 
> Jive Browser, a resolution and color-depth independent renderer that
> allows us to power a wide range of display types, from monochrome VFDs
> to full color LCD screens.
> Jive UI, a new, Lua-based, scalable user interface that can be
> completely customized by anyone familiar with Lua, a powerful,
> open-source scripting language.
>


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