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#1 2017-08-09 01:04:06
- redArch
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Running a GUI Application on Startup without DE
I'm trying to salvage an old laptop (inspiron duo) as like a clock/weather display. It's a pretty weak laptop so I wanted it to keep it very minimal and also create the application myself. I would like to use electron so it would be easy to make changes and get a nice look. Currently I've managed to get electron to launch using xinit, the touchscreen worked but it wasn't fullscreen and there was a cursor.
https://preview.ibb.co/etp4ra/laptop.png
Any ides would be helpful.
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#2 2017-08-09 01:08:51
- jasonwryan
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Re: Running a GUI Application on Startup without DE
Read the Code of Conduct and only post thumbnails http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cod … s_and_code
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#3 2017-08-09 01:10:32
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Re: Running a GUI Application on Startup without DE
Read the Code of Conduct and only post thumbnails http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cod … s_and_code
My bad sorry
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#4 2017-08-09 01:55:00
- Awebb
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Re: Running a GUI Application on Startup without DE
Title: Running a GUI Application on Startup without DE
Currently I've managed to get electron to launch using xinit
Looks like mission accomplished.
For your mouse cursor problem, I once had the same, so I google'd "linux hide cursor touchscreen" and promptly found what I was looking for.
The rest is you and electron learning to get along. This is nothing we can help you with in a single thread. Your size problem is probably as easy as telling the window the screen dimensions, though.
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