Re: [NTLK] Front Row Newton Integration

From: DJ Vollkasko (DJ_Vollkasko_at_gmx.net)
Date: Fri Oct 28 2005 - 00:17:49 PDT

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Adrian wrote:
>>> Somebody should write a Newton application to interface with
>>> Front Row ;)

Then I wrote:
>> What about VNC and scripts?

So Sonya said:

>I've been playing with the cracked vers. of Front Row, as it
>happens...and I don't think VNC'll do this (and certainly not well)
>since Front Row doesn't accept mouse-based input, keyboard interface
>sucks big-time (not to mention that the pop-up keyboard would obscure
>a goodly part of the VNC-ed desktop), and unless I'm mistaken, I
>don't think NewtVNC does scaling...tho I could just be having a brain-
>fart about that.

And I'm wondering:

Why not leave Front Row be? CenterStage is the thing to do! Doesn't
even need cracking, that one.

DJV.

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