THE CONCEPT:
It's quite simple. manipulate the underlying LUA structure of the kindle (Touch and newer) window manager to allow for
most applications to be run without recoding.
SAFETY:
It's all done in a bindmount so no harm is done should something go horribly wrong.
COPYRIGHT:
I can't distribute Amazon code.. So I don't - we make a copy of the EXISTING code and then
patch that
DO I NEED THIS???
err. probably not unless you are looking to run some stuff from debian/other sources that uses X and hasnt been title patched. Some devs may note that FRONTER is required to run a release.
DOES IT WORK ALL THE TIME???
meh. mostly.
WHAT IS EXPECTED OPERATION????
You run the KUAL button, Awesome will restart...
after that any apps you start that dont have correct titles (L:Blah...) will be automagically renamed on-the-fly until you reboot.
ANYTHING ELSE??? or
ARGH! I CAN'T EXIT 'whatever-name' APPLICATION
Yes, If you GET STUCK (some apps may launch window that are WAY too big for the screen and you can't exit or fail to render properly etc...) then you can always place TWO FINGERS on the screen and then release one. This will
CLOSE THE APPLICATION. Currently this is ANYWHERE on the screen AT ANY TIME and won't ask you if you are sure... That is something that will probably be improved upon in the next version.
TODO:
add "are you sure" dialog.
Allow for keyboard toggling.
Well that's it. enjoy
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