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!