[news.eclipse.platform.swt] Re: New SWT in 3.4 M7?

[Laurens Vandeput <laurens.vandeput@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jeffty,

Kiosk-mode applications are full screen applications, without a menu 
bar. You can compare it with an application in a restaurant for their 
pay-desk: an application with a touch screen, where they can select the 
dishes for instance.

A transparant HUD-type window is an overlay shell, with some typical 
controls. For instance, when you right-click on a picture to get the 
properties, a transparant HUD window could be shown with properties to 
modify the contrast, brightness, ...

Laurens

On 2008-05-13 07:11:50 +0200, jeffty <jefftymc@xxxxxxxxx> said:

>    3.4 M7 has been released last Friday. From InfoQ's description:
>
>    SWT is now able to create full-screen windows for kiosk-mode 
> applications, and windows with transparency for displaying pop-ups or 
> other HUD-type windows. This allows windows to appear non-rectangular 
> by having a path to create the opaque section. The same also applies to 
> controls (such as Buttons), although practically the ability to have a 
> three-state checkbox is likely to be more directly useful.
>
>    Anyone has a picture about that? What is a "kiosk-mode application" 
> and "windows with transparency for displaying pop-ups or other HUD-type 
> windows" ?
>
>    Thanks in advance!