iLiad multitasking?

ksiflhjla8 · 07-31-2008, 08:01 AM

Would it be possible to run multiple instances of ipdf at once?
I would like to switch between 2 or even more documents. For example, one has the text, the other one the footnotes, or the pictures etc.

joblack · 07-31-2008, 03:18 PM

You would have to change the source code from ipdf, but Linux is a multitasking system, so it should be no problem.

tribble · 08-01-2008, 03:19 AM

I would love to quickly switch between 2 instances aswell.

ksiflhjla8 · 08-01-2008, 05:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joblack

You would have to change the source code from ipdf

I thought of a window manager, is there one?
You would only have to define keys to switch (like "Alt-Tab")

joblack · 08-01-2008, 05:31 AM

Sure there is a display manager (there is almost always one).

But you´re right - you need to switch. You can include that in the source code of the program or modify/adjust the window manager

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Antartica · 08-01-2008, 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joblack

Sure there is a display manager (there is almost always one)..

In the case of the iliad, the window manager is "matchbox". It has been configured so that it doesn't show titlebars; if you enable them, in the top-left icon of the window titlebar, matchbox shows a list of the running applications.

Tested alternatives:

Yokos has successfully used fluxbox instead of matchbox for having several applications opened at once:
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20620

Untested alternatives:

See post #4 of this thread
https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10410

In the start.sh script, if you change the " -use_titlebar no " to " -use_titlebar yes ", you should have the matchbox titlebar for full-screen apps, including ipdf. Alas, modifying start.sh is very dangerous (you can make you iliad incapable of booting, so you should double-check that you can reflash from CF before attempting this).

ksiflhjla8 · 08-01-2008, 08:41 AM

thank you, this is very interesting...

...But fluxbox is probably overkill, maybe it would be better to use matchbox-panel. I think I will have to see if I can get the crosscompiler working...

07-31-2008, 08:01 AM	#1
ksiflhjla8 Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 13124 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Kobo Aura HD	multitasking? Would it be possible to run multiple instances of ipdf at once? I would like to switch between 2 or even more documents. For example, one has the text, the other one the footnotes, or the pictures etc.

08-01-2008, 08:41 AM	#7
ksiflhjla8 Connoisseur Posts: 59 Karma: 13124 Join Date: Jul 2008 Device: Kobo Aura HD	thank you, this is very interesting... ...But fluxbox is probably overkill, maybe it would be better to use matchbox-panel. I think I will have to see if I can get the crosscompiler working... Last edited by ksiflhjla8; 08-01-2008 at 08:45 AM.

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07-31-2008, 03:18 PM	#2
joblack Wizard Posts: 1,745 Karma: 4382514 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere on earth Device: Onyx Boox Tab X	You would have to change the source code from ipdf, but Linux is a multitasking system, so it should be no problem.

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tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	I would love to quickly switch between 2 instances aswell.

08-01-2008, 05:31 AM	#5
joblack Wizard Posts: 1,745 Karma: 4382514 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somewhere on earth Device: Onyx Boox Tab X	Sure there is a display manager (there is almost always one). But you´re right - you need to switch. You can include that in the source code of the program or modify/adjust the window manager .

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