Hiding the status bar? (for a home automation project)

jnjitkoff · 03-09-2013, 03:44 PM

Greetings folks, apologies if this has been asked before, but:

I'm working on a home automation system, and am using kindles as the controllers (using a WAF to show a centralized web ui designed for e-ink displays—see below).

Is there any way to either temporarily (or permanently) hide the top black status bar?
These stay plugged in all the time, so network status and power aren't critical.

Thanks for any advice!

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twobob · 03-09-2013, 04:02 PM

See my Kindle Touch management bundle post...

All files. and instructions are on there.

eureka · 03-09-2013, 05:06 PM

Nice picture. Specially for you, (not only) titlebar switch commands:

Code:

# lipc-set-prop com.lab126.pillow disableEnablePillow disable
# lipc-set-prop com.lab126.pillow disableEnablePillow enable

twobob · 03-09-2013, 05:12 PM

Thats so much less fun!

and much more elegant

NOTE: that also will nerf the search, menu and stuff

Hmm.. let me screenie that.

twobob · 03-09-2013, 05:38 PM

wmctrl -r L:C_N:titleBar_ID:system -e '0,0,0,600,1'
wmctrl -r L:C_N:titleBar_ID:system -e '0,0,0,600,1' (twice since Awesome is a bit funny that way)

and to restore: wmctrl -r L:C_N:titleBar_ID:system -e '0,0,0,600,30'

gives us: (pictured) in your case Eurekas solution is probably tidiest and least effort as it is native.

However. you asked to hide the status bar... so I am answering that request

jnjitkoff · 03-09-2013, 06:16 PM

Thank you both for the quick response! I'll give Eureka's a try since it a bit simpler to start with (and works in my case since I hide the toolbar too).

Since I've got your ear, the only other thing I was trying to do was override the action when you press the menu button at the bottom of the screen. Any clean way to intercept that?

ixtab · 03-09-2013, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jnjitkoff

Thank you both for the quick response! I'll give Eureka's a try since it a bit simpler to start with (and works in my case since I hide the toolbar too).

Since I've got your ear, the only other thing I was trying to do was override the action when you press the menu button at the bottom of the screen. Any clean way to intercept that?

No "clean" way that I know of. It's all hard-coded in /etc/xdg/awesome/rc.lua, but since you're completely customizing the Kindle anyway, you can just as well hack that file, too

BTW, interesting project, and nice-looking, too! I'm sure some folks here would appreciate the source code

eureka · 03-09-2013, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jnjitkoff

Thank you both for the quick response! I'll give Eureka's a try since it a bit simpler to start with (and works in my case since I hide the toolbar too).

Since I've got your ear, the only other thing I was trying to do was override the action when you press the menu button at the bottom of the screen. Any clean way to intercept that?

Do you mean hardware Home button? It's handled by Awesome window manager, check /etc/xdg/awesome/rc.lua.

You can intercept X Window System event of Home button press (and do not pass it further to Awesome) taking baf's untouchable.c as example.

jnjitkoff · 03-09-2013, 06:57 PM

Excellent. I'll have a go at that.

Updated with the new working state and hidden status bar:

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If anyone is interested, here is the code for my WAF:

automaton.zip

To be fair, it is a dead-simple time-delayed forwarder that just loads a web page (the same I'd load on a phone or computer). What I really wanted was the purest canvas to draw on. All the heavy lifting for the home control is handled by http://route.io. I'm happy to explain further if anyone is interested.

Thanks for all the advice!

twobob · 03-09-2013, 10:33 PM

untouchable would be my choice too.

Eureka and Ixtab have come up with the goods there.

aditya3098 · 03-10-2013, 08:08 AM

@jnjitkoff: You are not using the latest firmware, right? 5.0 or 5.1 maybe, althought 5.0.x is best for wafs. 5.1.x has some memory management crap and 5.3 does not even use waf (mesquite, is that how it's spelled?)

eureka · 03-10-2013, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by aditya3098

5.3 does not even use waf (mesquite, is that how it's spelled?)

mesquite subsystem is just the renamed waf subsystem.

aditya3098 · 03-10-2013, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by eureka

mesquite subsystem is just the renamed waf subsystem.

So technically, a waf would work unchanged as long as mesquite is used instead on wafapp in the database?

eureka · 03-10-2013, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by aditya3098

So technically, a waf would work unchanged as long as mesquite is used instead on wafapp in the database?

It should.

twobob · 03-10-2013, 10:29 AM

seems like a bulk rename script would be a long way then if that is indeed the case.

03-09-2013, 03:44 PM	#1
jnjitkoff Member Posts: 14 Karma: 5554 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle	Hiding the status bar? (for a home automation project) Greetings folks, apologies if this has been asked before, but: I'm working on a home automation system, and am using kindles as the controllers (using a WAF to show a centralized web ui designed for e-ink displays—see below). Is there any way to either temporarily (or permanently) hide the top black status bar? These stay plugged in all the time, so network status and power aren't critical. Thanks for any advice! [Image violates Posting Guidelines for size - MODERATOR] Last edited by Dr. Drib; 03-30-2017 at 12:28 PM.

03-09-2013, 05:06 PM	#3
eureka but forgot what it's like Posts: 741 Karma: 2345678 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: north (by northwest) Device: Kindle Touch	Nice picture. Specially for you, (not only) titlebar switch commands: Code: # lipc-set-prop com.lab126.pillow disableEnablePillow disable # lipc-set-prop com.lab126.pillow disableEnablePillow enable

03-09-2013, 05:12 PM	#4
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299993 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	Thats so much less fun! and much more elegant NOTE: that also will nerf the search, menu and stuff Hmm.. let me screenie that. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by twobob; 03-09-2013 at 05:24 PM.

03-09-2013, 05:38 PM	#5
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299993 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	wmctrl -r L:C_N:titleBar_ID:system -e '0,0,0,600,1' wmctrl -r L:C_N:titleBar_ID:system -e '0,0,0,600,1' (twice since Awesome is a bit funny that way) and to restore: wmctrl -r L:C_N:titleBar_ID:system -e '0,0,0,600,30' gives us: (pictured) in your case Eurekas solution is probably tidiest and least effort as it is native. However. you asked to hide the status bar... so I am answering that request Attached Thumbnails Last edited by twobob; 03-09-2013 at 05:40 PM.

03-09-2013, 06:57 PM	#9
jnjitkoff Member Posts: 14 Karma: 5554 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle	Excellent. I'll have a go at that. Updated with the new working state and hidden status bar: If anyone is interested, here is the code for my WAF: automaton.zip To be fair, it is a dead-simple time-delayed forwarder that just loads a web page (the same I'd load on a phone or computer). What I really wanted was the purest canvas to draw on. All the heavy lifting for the home control is handled by http://route.io. I'm happy to explain further if anyone is interested. Thanks for all the advice!

03-09-2013, 04:02 PM	#2
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299993 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	See my Kindle Touch management bundle post... All files. and instructions are on there.

03-09-2013, 06:16 PM	#6
jnjitkoff Member Posts: 14 Karma: 5554 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: Kindle	Thank you both for the quick response! I'll give Eureka's a try since it a bit simpler to start with (and works in my case since I hide the toolbar too). Since I've got your ear, the only other thing I was trying to do was override the action when you press the menu button at the bottom of the screen. Any clean way to intercept that?

03-09-2013, 10:33 PM	#10
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299993 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	untouchable would be my choice too. Eureka and Ixtab have come up with the goods there.

03-10-2013, 08:08 AM	#11
aditya3098 Guru Posts: 608 Karma: 1588610 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle Scribe	@jnjitkoff: You are not using the latest firmware, right? 5.0 or 5.1 maybe, althought 5.0.x is best for wafs. 5.1.x has some memory management crap and 5.3 does not even use waf (mesquite, is that how it's spelled?)

03-10-2013, 10:29 AM	#15
twobob ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°){ʇlnɐɟ ƃǝs}Týr Posts: 6,586 Karma: 6299993 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uti gratia usura (Yao ying da ying; Mo ying da yieng) Device: PW-WIFI\|K5-3G+WIFI\| K4\|K3-3G\|DXG\|K2\| Rooted Nook Touch	seems like a bulk rename script would be a long way then if that is indeed the case.

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