MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - iLiad It is iReX turn to open the machine

arivero · 07-26-2006, 07:53 AM

OK, I have been trapped into 2.5 and most users will. The first set of developing hacks do not work anymore.

Now, we know that the machine is designed around a dispatched and that a single resource/configuration file let one to install new readers. Again, OK, if this is the standard way, we can follow it. Give us an option to install a shell dispatcher, or even to install arbitrary applications.

In ten days, the iReX user community has shown knowledge of the machine. We have shown working examples of utilities currently lacking. Between them

-playing of MP3 audio
-rotation of the display
-WWW navigation

Other users had already setup compilation environments, and even executed the iLiad system inside the standard emulator "scratchbox". We were ready to do open source development in paralell to iRex efforts. There was a .djvu reading and some image manipulation things alreasy in the queue. And perhaps USB keyboards and some bluetooth thingies.

We could try to crack again 2.5, and then 2.6 and then... But it could be easier if simply an access to the instalation of "readers" were provided.

So, is iRex hearing?

07-26-2006, 07:53 AM	#1
arivero Guru Posts: 607 Karma: 2157 Join Date: Oct 2005 Device: NCR3125, Nokia 770,...	It is iReX turn to open the machine OK, I have been trapped into 2.5 and most users will. The first set of developing hacks do not work anymore. Now, we know that the machine is designed around a dispatched and that a single resource/configuration file let one to install new readers. Again, OK, if this is the standard way, we can follow it. Give us an option to install a shell dispatcher, or even to install arbitrary applications. In ten days, the iReX user community has shown knowledge of the machine. We have shown working examples of utilities currently lacking. Between them -playing of MP3 audio -rotation of the display -WWW navigation Other users had already setup compilation environments, and even executed the iLiad system inside the standard emulator "scratchbox". We were ready to do open source development in paralell to iRex efforts. There was a .djvu reading and some image manipulation things alreasy in the queue. And perhaps USB keyboards and some bluetooth thingies. We could try to crack again 2.5, and then 2.6 and then... But it could be easier if simply an access to the instalation of "readers" were provided. So, is iRex hearing?