WebLaunch - Fullscreen browser for web-applications

[knc1]

Originally Posted by lucasmpr

Yeah I managed to make it work to some extent.

Enough for what I'm making.

I couldn't make the statusbar go away, and for the moment there's no way to leave the application.
(except connecting by ssh and typing the commands.

I didn't put the prevent screen saver feature either, its really a barebone for the moment.

Do you intend to share?
We really like to insist on Open Source here.

[lucasmpr]

Originally Posted by knc1

Do you intend to share?
We really like to insist on Open Source here.

Well, I think it's not good enough for sharing. There's no way of getting out of the application without having usbnetwork on. I feel I would make some people really stuck, more harm than good.

I need to spend some more time on it. I'll try to make a version this weekend.

I didn't manage to acess the native bridge with interrogate pillow as the original project did. And it's using so much battery. I get from 100 to 0 in 3 days

[knc1]

Originally Posted by lucasmpr

Well, I think it's not good enough for sharing. There's no way of getting out of the application without having usbnetwork on. I feel I would make some people really stuck, more harm than good.

I need to spend some more time on it. I'll try to make a version this weekend.

I didn't manage to acess the native bridge with interrogate pillow as the original project did. And it's using so much battery. I get from 100 to 0 in 3 days

So put it in a public repository now, when people can help you.
They are still free at both bitbucket and github.

twobob had a few of those, look at how he used the detection of a double press of the power button to signal the application to exit.

[lucasmpr]

Here you go.

https://github.com/lucasmpr/WebLaunch

[knc1]

Originally Posted by lucasmpr

Here you go.

https://github.com/lucasmpr/WebLaunch

Thanks.

Now if we can get someone interested in working on it . . . . .

[lucasmpr]

Originally Posted by knc1

Thanks.

Now if we can get someone interested in working on it . . . . .

It is working for the moment

Next features I would like to see in it, but I don't have the time to reverse engineer it all.
- Hide the statusbar
- Bring back settings file
- prevent Screensaver inside waf instead of outside

I've tried for 1 week to hide the statusbar but I just can't find a way.

[Belkaar]

Hi there,

is there any way to rotate the browser to landscape?`

Thanks

[lucasmpr]

Originally Posted by Belkaar

Hi there,

is there any way to rotate the browser to landscape?`

Thanks

Yes there is.

In index.html

var orientation = "Portrait"

Switch to Landscape
Or
LandscapeLeft
Or
LandscapeRight

According to your preference

[Belkaar]

@lucatsmpr
Thanks for the answer, but I was actually asking about the original WebLaunch, since your fork doesn't seem to work on my (first generation) PW.
It shows a title bar with battery, clock and wifi and no content.
It also doesn't rotate the screen if I set orientation.
Is there a minium required kindle os version for this? Im on 5.3.1

[cepics]

Originally Posted by PaulFreund

# WebLaunch #

WebLaunch is an extension for the Kindle Touch ( and probably the Kindle PaperWhite too ) with JailBreak and the application launcher KUAL. It is designed to open a URL without the browser frame (the black status bar can be removed too) to make it look like a native application.

## Installation ##

* Make sure your Kindle Touch is already Jailbreaked
* Make sure you have KUAL installed and the "extensions" folder exists
* Copy the WebLaunch folder to the "extensions" folder ( don't rename it without changing bin/start.sh first )
* Copy the settings.example.js in the WebLaunch folder to settings.js and change its contents to fit your needs

## Background ##

WebLaunch is based on "mesquite" former WAF and utilizes the "Kindle" template library and a few system librarys based on it to bring as much native browser behaviour as possible.

## Notes ##

Special thanks go to the folks at mobileread.com for their great work opening up the Kindle.

## Link ##

https://github.com/PaulFreund/WebLaunch

Hi, I'm following all the steps, but when I launch the app from KUAL it says "The selected application could not be started. Please try again."

Could you help me out? I'm using a K5 B010 running fw 5.2.1.

this is the output of showlog -f when I launch WebLaunch

171114:231204 phd[1007]: E udp_tph:gethostbyname_error:host = pins.amazon.com, h_errno = 2:
171114:231204 phd[1007]: I udp_tph:restart_udp_tph_rcvr:ret = 5:
171114:231206 phd[1007]: E udp_tph:gethostbyname_error:host = pins.amazon.com, h_errno = 2:
171114:231206 phd[1007]: I udp_tph:restart_udp_tph_rcvr:ret = 5:
[!]171114:231212 root: CVM received X11 ButtonPress button=1 time=1510697532.393570
171114:231212 powerd[956]: I lipc:evts:name=t1TimerReset, origin=com.lab126.powerd:Event sent
[!]171114:231212 root: CVM received X11 ButtonRelease button=1 time=1510697532.549130
171114:231212 cvm[1328]: I defrint::CVM POINTER_CLICKED-gen btn=1 -> radius=4.0
171114:231212 cvm[1328]: I defrint::
171114:231213 phd[1007]: E udp_tph:gethostbyname_error:host = pins.amazon.com, h_errno = 2:
171114:231213 phd[1007]: I udp_tph:restart_udp_tph_rcvr:ret = 5:
171114:231215 phd[1007]: E udp_tph:gethostbyname_error:host = pins.amazon.com, h_errno = 2:
171114:231215 phd[1007]: I udp_tph:restart_udp_tph_rcvr:ret = 5:
171114:231217 phd[1007]: E udp_tph:gethostbyname_error:host = pins.amazon.com, h_errno = 2:
171114:231217 phd[1007]: I udp_tph:restart_udp_tph_rcvr:ret = 5:
171114:231219 phd[1007]: E udp_tph:gethostbyname_error:host = pins.amazon.com, h_errno = 2:
171114:231219 phd[1007]: I udp_tph:restart_udp_tph_rcvr:ret = 5:
[!]171114:231220 root: CVM received X11 ButtonPress button=1 time=1510697540.511665
[!]171114:231220 root: CVM received X11 ButtonRelease button=1 time=1510697540.717375
171114:231220 cvm[1328]: I defrint::CVM POINTER_CLICKED-gen btn=1 -> radius=2.23606797749979
171114:231220 cvm[1328]: I defrint::
171114:231221 phd[1007]: E udp_tph:gethostbyname_error:host = pins.amazon.com, h_errno = 2:
171114:231221 phd[1007]: I udp_tph:restart_udp_tph_rcvr:ret = 5:
171114:231224 phd[1007]: E udp_tph:gethostbyname_error:host = pins.amazon.com, h_errno = 2:
171114:231224 phd[1007]: I udp_tph:restart_udp_tph_rcvr:ret = 5:
[!]171114:231224 root: CVM received X11 ButtonPress button=1 time=1510697544.296673
171114:231224 cvm[1328]: I defrint::CVM POINTER_CLICKED-gen btn=1 -> radius=2.23606797749979
[!]171114:231224 root: CVM received X11 ButtonRelease button=1 time=1510697544.513569
171114:231224 cvm[1328]: I defrint::
171114:231224 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_history:stoppingApp:app=com.lab126.booklet. kindlet:
171114:231224 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_history:unloadWhenPaused:state=STARTED,desi redState=UNLOAD_WAITING:
171114:231224 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_history:FOUND_APP:lipcId=com.lab126.booklet .home:
171114:231224 cvm[1328]: I BookletImplementation:Starting:name=com.lab126.boo klet.home:
171114:231224 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_history:app_state_change:lipc_id=com.lab126 .booklet.home,state=GO_SENT:
171114:231224 appmgrd[958]: I lipc:evts:name=appStateChange, origin=com.lab126.appmgrd, fparam=com.lab126.booklet.home:Event sent
171114:231224 appmgrd[958]: I lipc:evts:name=appActivating, origin=com.lab126.appmgrd, fparam=0:Event sent
171114:231224 cvm[1328]: I HomeBooklet:HomeViewSwitch:view=BROWSE:
171114:231224 cvm[1328]: I KindleFrameFactory:RemovingAllDialogs:appId=com.la b126.booklet.home:
171114:231224 cvm[1328]: I KindleFrameFactory:JFrameNotCleanedUp:title=L_A_N_ application_ID_com.lab126.booklet.home_M_false_PC_ TS_RC_true_O_U:
171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_lipc:set_appmgr_go_resultropName=goresult ,buf=0:0:entry
171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_history:app_state_change:lipc_id=com.lab126 .booklet.home,state=STARTED:
171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: I lipc:evts:name=appStateChange, origin=com.lab126.appmgrd, fparam=com.lab126.booklet.home:Event sent
171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: I lipc:evts:name=appActivating, origin=com.lab126.appmgrd, fparam=1:Event sent
171114:231225 cvm[1328]: I BookletImplementation:Pausing:name=com.lab126.book let.kindlet:
171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_history:app_state_change:lipc_id=com.lab126 .booklet.kindlet,state=PAUSE_SENT:
171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: I lipc:evts:name=appStateChange, origin=com.lab126.appmgrd, fparam=com.lab126.booklet.kindlet:Event sent
171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_registry:app_found_for_uri:lipc_app_id=com. lab126.booklet.kindlet,executable=NONE:
171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_registry:app_found_for_uri:lipc_app_id=com. PaulFreund.WebLaunch,executable=/usr/bin/mesquite -l com.PaulFreund.WebLaunch -c /mnt/us/extensions/WebLaunch/bin/:
171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_history:NEW_APP:lipcId=com.PaulFreund.WebLa unch:
171114:231225 appmgrd[4745]: C appmgr_proc:execve_fail:cmd=/usr/bin/mesquite,errno=2:
171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr:SIGCHLD_signal_handler::
171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr:SIGCHILD:exited_app=NO_NAME,pid=4745,exitco de=2,abnormal_exit=1:
171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: I lipc:evts:name=processExited, origin=com.lab126.appmgrd, fparam=NO_NAME:Event sent
171114:231225 cvm[1328]: I test:runningToReadyStateChange:timeTaken=535,units =ms:runningToReadyStateChange
171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_proc:appmgr_proc_start:errno=10,pid1=4745,e xecutable=/usr/bin/mesquite,pid2=-1,waitpidstatus=1074425896:
171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: E appmgr_history:executable_not_running:executable=/usr/bin/mesquite -l com.PaulFreund.WebLaunch -c /mnt/us/extensions/WebLaunch/bin/,lipc_app_id=com.PaulFreund.WebLaunch:
171114:231225 pillow[1287]: I defillow-container-div-width:width=496, id=buttonBar:
171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_lipc:default_alert_displayed:app_lipc_id=co m.PaulFreund.WebLaunch:show_simple_alert
171114:231225 cvm[1328]: I BookletManager:TerminatingBooklet:booklet=com.Paul Freund.WebLaunch:
171114:231226 phd[1007]: E udp_tph:gethostbyname_error:host = pins.amazon.com, h_errno = 2:
171114:231226 phd[1007]: I udp_tph:restart_udp_tph_rcvr:ret = 5:
171114:231226 cvm[1328]: I test:readyToShutdownStateChange:timeTaken=589,unit s=ms:readyToShutdownStateChange
171114:231226 cvm[1328]: I KindleFrameFactory:RemovingAllDialogs:appId=com.la b126.booklet.kindlet:
171114:231226 cvm[1328]: I KindleFrameFactory:JFrameNotCleanedUp:title=L_A_N_ application_ID_com.lab126.booklet.kindlet_M_false_ PC_TS_RC_true_O_U:
171114:231226 cvm[1328]: I KindleFrameFactory:JFrameNotCleanedUp:title=L_C_N_ footerBar_ID_com.lab126.booklet.kindlet_M_false_RC _true:
171114:231226 cvm[1328]: I KindleFrameFactory:RemovingAllWindows:appId=com.la b126.booklet.kindlet:
171114:231226 cvm[1328]: I KindleFrameFactory:JFrameCleanedUp:title=L_C_N_foo terBar_ID_com.lab126.booklet.kindlet_M_false_RC_tr ue:
171114:231226 cvm[1328]: I KindleFrameFactory:WindowRemoved:title=L_A_N_appli cation_ID_com.lab126.booklet.kindlet_M_false_PC_TS _RC_true_O_U:
171114:231226 winmgr[1182]: I WindowManager:flashTimeoutExpired:window=L_Nil lowAlert_M:true_PILLOW:simple-alert_ID:system:
171114:231228 phd[1007]: E udp_tph:gethostbyname_error:host = pins.amazon.com, h_errno = 2:
171114:231228 phd[1007]: I udp_tph:restart_udp_tph_rcvr:ret = 5:
171114:231228 cvm[1328]: I GarbageMonitor:GarbageMonitorInfo:status=eligible, description=KindletClassLoader for appId= test,object=596020294:Can now be collected
171114:231228 cvm[1328]: I GarbageMonitor:GarbageMonitorInfo:status=eligible, description=KindletThreadGroup for appId= test,object=-1808888594:Can now be collected
171114:231228 cvm[1328]: I GarbageMonitor:GarbageMonitorInfo:status=collected ,description=KindletThreadGroup for appId= test,object=-315144297:Collected
171114:231228 cvm[1328]: I GarbageMonitor:GarbageMonitorInfo:status=collected ,description=KindletClassLoader for appId= test,object=596020294:Collected
171114:231228 cvm[1328]: I GarbageMonitor:GarbageMonitorInfo:status=watch,des cription=Cleanup Thread for static variables in Kindlet,object=-105210433:Watching
171114:231228 cvm[1328]: W StandardKindletContainer:GenericWarning::Error occured while cleaning up Kindlet application classes
171114:231228 cvm[1328]: I KindletBooklettimeTaken=3219,freeMemory=1193 5028,lifecycleEventType=switch-out,units=ms:stop
171114:231228 cvm[1328]: I KindleFrameFactory:RemovingAllDialogs:appId=com.la b126.booklet.kindlet:
171114:231228 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_lipc:set_appmgr_pause_resultropName=pause result,buf=6:0:entry
171114:231228 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_history:app_state_change:lipc_id=com.lab126 .booklet.kindlet,state=PAUSED:
171114:231228 appmgrd[958]: I lipc:evts:name=appStateChange, origin=com.lab126.appmgrd, fparam=com.lab126.booklet.kindlet:Event sent
171114:231228 appmgrd[958]: I lipc:evts:name=appPaused, origin=com.lab126.appmgrd, fparam=com.lab126.booklet.kindlet:Event sent
171114:231228 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_history:QueueUnload:reason=unloadWhenPaused :
171114:231228 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_history:app_state_change:lipc_id=com.lab126 .booklet.kindlet,state=UNLOAD_SENT:
171114:231228 appmgrd[958]: I lipc:evts:name=appStateChange, origin=com.lab126.appmgrd, fparam=com.lab126.booklet.kindlet:Event sent
171114:231228 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_history:unload_app_success:app_lipc_id=com. lab126.booklet.kindlet,pid=-1:
171114:231228 cvm[1328]: I BookletImplementation:Unloading:name=com.lab126.bo oklet.kindlet:
171114:231228 cvm[1328]: I KindletBooklet:destroy:timeTaken=1,units=ms:destro y
171114:231228 cvm[1328]: I LipcSourceImpl:RemoveSource:src=com.lab126.booklet .kindlet:Removing Lipc source
171114:231228 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_lipc:set_appmgr_unload_resultropName=unlo adresult,buf=6:0:entry
171114:231228 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_history:app_state_change:lipc_id=com.lab126 .booklet.kindlet,state=UNLOADED:
171114:231228 appmgrd[958]: I lipc:evts:name=appStateChange, origin=com.lab126.appmgrd, fparam=com.lab126.booklet.kindlet:Event sent
171114:231228 cvm[1328]: I BookletImplementation:ExceptionCaught::Lifecycle thread interrupted - Booklet exited
171114:231230 phd[1007]: E udp_tph:gethostbyname_error:host = pins.amazon.com, h_errno = 2:
171114:231230 phd[1007]: I udp_tph:restart_udp_tph_rcvr:ret = 5:
171114:231232 phd[1007]: E udp_tph:gethostbyname_error:host = pins.amazon.com, h_errno = 2:
171114:231232 phd[1007]: I udp_tph:restart_udp_tph_rcvr:ret = 5:
^C[root@kindle root]#

KUAL log files says: Failed to open LIPC

[encol]

171114:231225 appmgrd[958]: I appmgr_history:NEW_APP:lipcId=com.PaulFreund.WebLa unch:

I see a strange space here.

What's your settings.js content?

Try to run the start.sh script from kterm and see if any messages

[cepics]

Originally Posted by encol

What's your settings.js content?

var settings = { 
	url: '10.10.10.1:3000', 
	title: 'MobileRead', 
	hideStatusbar: true,
	enableWireless: true,
	powerButtonClose: true,
	enablePreventScreenSaver: false
};

Originally Posted by encol

Try to run the start.sh script from kterm and see if any messages

I don't know, right now, how to run a script.... I can ssh in to the kindle via USB on osx with terminal.....

[encol]

Originally Posted by cepics

I don't know, right now, how to run a script.... I can ssh in to the kindle via USB on osx with terminal.....

ssh into the kindle, cd to the WebLaunch/bin folder and type:

./start.sh

[cepics]

from the root to join WebLaunch directory:

cd /mnt/us/extensions/WebLaunch/bin

inside I find:

config.xml       error.html       index.html       pillowHelper.js  start.sh         uninstall.sh

to start application:

./start.sh

no message error in the terminal

but on the kindle appear the message:

"application error, retry to open"

[encol]

post result of:

cat /mnt/us/extensions/WebLaunch/settings.js