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Old 03-20-2008, 12:53 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by Adam B. View Post
Refreshes, Refreshes, Refreshes. That alone is the biggest issue in porting applications to the iLiad.
One of the suggested tasks for OpenInkpot Google Summer of Code (GSoC) is an e-ink device emulator. This is characterized as "easy" for X11/C developers. Without such an emulator, I don't see any simple way out of the "can't do development without buying an expensive special purpose device" box. With an emulator, there is a chance that refresh issues can be addressed in mainstrean builds of common applications.

Note that OpenInkpot has been selected as a GSoC mentoring organization, but that does not necessarily mean any of its suggested tasks will get done. That depends on whether any students want to take them on.
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