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Embedded Linux: share data among different processes

Lighttpd should be fine.

I meant have the local display run its own browser, viewing stuff served by the embedded Linux. I.e. the local display would be a small tablet. Running a browser on the embedded Linux is another idea, hmm, might be ok if the linux distro supports it. Do you have an SD card slot on the board? A browser is pretty heavyweight.

Yes :).

No. You'll have to run something like X on the local display if you want to program it with Qt though. Is this a consumer product where you need a really slick interface, or is it something industrial where it's more about functionality?

Yes, that is called "kiosk mode" and there are usually ways to do it.

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Paul Rubin
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Hmmm... the cost will increase too much.

No SD card, at the moment.

Are you sure? QT runs directly on the framebuffer too... I think.

Industrial.

I see, thank you.

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pozz

If you've priced it out then ok. Quantity must be pretty high for that. For the thing I worked on, we did our own display unit but I'm sure it would have been cheaper to use a tablet.

Hmm, ok.

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Paul Rubin

We just use Android Browser (Firefox based) with slide-in controls. It get as full screen as possible. BTW, not as well to do it with Chrome.

Customer said: did not have to do lots of work for the app? I said: nothing for the browser, but lots of PHP backend. He did not really understand what i meant.

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edward.ming.lee

What is it? There some android browsers available. Do you mean mobile version of Firefox?

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pozz

Yes, both mobile and desktop versions of Firefox have full screen mode.

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edward.ming.lee

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