I highly recommend against this. A window manager should be around to manage windows, since a lot of functionality to applications is provided by the WM. Having it missing could cause strange bugs. Please just use a lightweight window manager like Matchbox or metacity. On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 9:33 PM, Göran Hasse <gorhas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This is quite simple. > > You have to send in the geometry to the GTK application so that is self > can decide its geometry. > > You don't need any window manager. > > I run a lot of FreeBSD computers this way. > > In rc.local you run something like > > ------------------------------- > #!/usr/local/bin/bash > > /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s 0.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org > > DISPLAY=:0.0 > export DISPLAY > > /usr/local/bin/X -ac & > > # Let the x-server have time to start > sleep 20 > > # Connect from any IP > /usr/local/bin/xhost + & > > # Remove the cursor from the screen, turn off screensaver > /usr/local/bin/unclutter -root -idle 1 & > /usr/local/bin/xset -dpms & > /usr/local/bin/xset s off & > > # set background > # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X11_color_names > /usr/local/bin/xsetroot -solid Grey & > > # show local time > TZ=CEST > export TZ > > # Startscript for infotable at LEV > DISPLAY=192.168.37.88:0.0 ./draw-text -x 0 -y 0 -X 896 -Y 307 -g logo -L "" -f 100 & > ... > > ---------------------------------------------------- > > Note that the gtk-widget have to "resize" itself. So you must program it to > read its own "geometry". x , y , X Y (and some other stuff). > > /gh > > Den 2016-03-18 kl. 01:30, skrev Anatol Pomozov: >> Hi >> >> I am trying to implement a simple Kiosk-like web application. The >> application will run fullscreen all the time and show web pages. I my >> case it will be project's build status. I want to use a simple >> computer like a RaspberryPi. And I want to avoid starting heavy >> environments like KDE or Gnome. >> >> Is there any good example/tutorial on this topic? >> >> In fact I already have a simple GTK application that uses WebKit >> engine. I can run it both in Gnome and without it by using xinit. I >> have a few questions about it: >> >> - gtk_window_fullscreen() works fine with Gnome but with xinit it does >> not expand the window. Does it mean that fullscreen is actually a DE >> feature? What is the best way to make fullscreen app in XWindow? Right >> now I use gdk_screen_get_width/height and then set default size. >> >> - If I run webkit in XWindows it shows pages with horrible fonts. How >> to make the browser fonts similar to what I see in my Gnome desktop? >> Where to start reading about font handling in the modern Linux >> graphical stack? >> >> - It looks like Kodi player at RaspberryPi does not not use xinit at >> all. It looks like RaspberryPi has a direct framebuffer feature. Is it >> possible to do it with my webkit-centric application? I can't find any >> details on this topic. >> >> Did anybody make something similar? I would love to hear the >> experience in making DE-less applications. >> _______________________________________________ >> gtk-list mailing list >> gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx >> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list >> > > -- > Göran Hasse > Raditex Control AB > http://www.rscada.se > OrgNr: 556611-8773 > email: gorhas@xxxxxxxxxx > tel: 019-450105 > mob: 070-5530148 > _______________________________________________ > gtk-list mailing list > gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list -- Jasper _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
