OK Guys, really need some discussion on this - I've spent so many days

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OK Guys, really need some discussion on this - I’ve spent so many days running my head around in circles. I would like;

  • My code in nodejs, serving up GUI pages remotely via expressjs.
  • The GUI will be Twitter Bootstrap HTML
  • On my BB LCD screen, I need to display that very same GUI - as if it was a native running application.

So what do I need on my BB to do this? Chromium in some kiosk mode? Or just a simple Webkit renderer?

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a simple webkit (or gecko) based application should do the trick, but it may be simpler to just use a browser launched in fullscreen mode. Personally, I’d write my own single use browser so that I could have more control of UI window.

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Writing my own browser is probably out of my league! Is webkit-gtk or qtwebkit worth looking at?

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Both are basically the same, but designed to run with a specific UI toolkit. A small GTK or Qt application that is nothing but a fullscreen undecorated widow with a web view is what you need. Do you know what language you want to program the browser app with?

Not long ago, I wrote a basic Python Qt browser for a similar reason. If you are interested, the code is availabe at http://hoof.jezra.net/snip/oa

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Thanks. Well (and I have another comment in this discussion board about it), my idea is;

  • nodejs + bonescript to do all the control and I/O.
  • Twitter Bootstrap for GUI
  • MongoDB (and node plugin) for database
  • Expressjs to serve up the page to remote users.
  • and, I guess some simple webkit to display that same GUI locally.

Somehow I’d like a title bar similar to an iPhone with WiFi strength and time.

All seems like a big road ahead. I’ve been trying to find people who have done something similar who I could pay a donation to get me started, but trying to find the right place to ask has been tough!