Question about making programs for sony

Tibor · 02-06-2009, 03:01 PM

Hi,
I have same knowledge about programming in general, and havehave a few questions. What exactly is need to port a linux application, which have graphics and keyboard interface, into the sony ereader.
I have seen many people have ported a lot of software for iliad like chess, Xmahjongg, .....
I have seen somebody has ported a sudoku. How keyboard input is supposed to run?
thank

ashadocat · 02-21-2009, 02:56 PM

It doesn't have support for that kind of thing. from what i've seen all the apps so far have have been glorified shell scripts. it doesn't have any sort of window system. try talking to the openinkpot guys. if they get finished it will just be a matter of recompiling, probably.

02-06-2009, 03:01 PM	#1
Tibor Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Sony PRS-505	Question about making programs for sony Hi, I have same knowledge about programming in general, and havehave a few questions. What exactly is need to port a linux application, which have graphics and keyboard interface, into the sony ereader. I have seen many people have ported a lot of software for iliad like chess, Xmahjongg, ..... I have seen somebody has ported a sudoku. How keyboard input is supposed to run? thank

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02-21-2009, 02:56 PM	#2
ashadocat Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: sony 505	It doesn't have support for that kind of thing. from what i've seen all the apps so far have have been glorified shell scripts. it doesn't have any sort of window system. try talking to the openinkpot guys. if they get finished it will just be a matter of recompiling, probably.

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