01-22-2021, 08:18 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-22-2021, 08:26 PM by TheOldPresbyope.
Edit Reason: edit out wrong statement (don't work from memory!); typos
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I wasn't successful in getting the moOde player's Chromium browser to open a window on the X11 server on my Linux host but perhaps I wasn't being diligent enough. A new window with an appropriate title bar opened up but the pane remained blank and there were error messages to the console of my moOde player.
The following pedestrian method using the touch screen on the RPi worked for me. If you can succeed in opening the "Local Display" browser in a window on a PC, then you should be able to do much of this from the comfort of your big box instead.
The Virtual Keyboard offered by xontab.com has Chrome Web Store ID: pflmllfnnabikmfkkaddkoolinlfninn
1) enable the moOde player's Local Display.
- note: I hope your screen is reasonably big, otherwise it may be frustrating trying to read/navigate. I'm using a 7" Touch Display.
2) ssh to the moOde player with X11 port forwarding enabled (this is important for reasons I won't go into). From a Linux host this is simply
3) finish logging into moOde and then enter the following on the command line. This is all one line. I highly recommend cut-n-paste
In response, you may see a line about "no packages found matching bluealsa"; then you'll see "Opening in existing browser session."
On the moOde player you'll see the Local Display open first chrome://extensions then after a few moments it will to the Chrome Web Store page for "Virtual Keyboard offered by xontab.com".
4) Maneuver the screen, if necessary, until you see the rectangular blue "Add to Chrome" button and touch it.
A popup window will appear with the query 'Add "Virtual Keyboard"?'
5) touch the "Add extension button". Close the offer to "turn on sync..." by touching the X in the upper RH corner.
6) Close the browser tab by touching the X. You should be returned to the moOde WebUI.
7) Now, from either this moOde WebUI or the one on your PC, go to System Config and clear the Local Display Browser cache (this is being tidy).
Finally, reboot just 'cuz that's what I like to do.
You should now have a working virtual keyboard on your moOde player's Local Display.
As they say on the InterWeb™, YMMV.
Regards,
Kent
The following pedestrian method using the touch screen on the RPi worked for me. If you can succeed in opening the "Local Display" browser in a window on a PC, then you should be able to do much of this from the comfort of your big box instead.
The Virtual Keyboard offered by xontab.com has Chrome Web Store ID: pflmllfnnabikmfkkaddkoolinlfninn
1) enable the moOde player's Local Display.
- note: I hope your screen is reasonably big, otherwise it may be frustrating trying to read/navigate. I'm using a 7" Touch Display.
2) ssh to the moOde player with X11 port forwarding enabled (this is important for reasons I won't go into). From a Linux host this is simply
Code:
ssh -X pi@moode.local3) finish logging into moOde and then enter the following on the command line. This is all one line. I highly recommend cut-n-paste
Code:
chromium-browser https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pflmllfnnabikmfkkaddkoolinlfninnIn response, you may see a line about "no packages found matching bluealsa"; then you'll see "Opening in existing browser session."
On the moOde player you'll see the Local Display open first chrome://extensions then after a few moments it will to the Chrome Web Store page for "Virtual Keyboard offered by xontab.com".
4) Maneuver the screen, if necessary, until you see the rectangular blue "Add to Chrome" button and touch it.
A popup window will appear with the query 'Add "Virtual Keyboard"?'
5) touch the "Add extension button". Close the offer to "turn on sync..." by touching the X in the upper RH corner.
6) Close the browser tab by touching the X. You should be returned to the moOde WebUI.
7) Now, from either this moOde WebUI or the one on your PC, go to System Config and clear the Local Display Browser cache (this is being tidy).
Finally, reboot just 'cuz that's what I like to do.
You should now have a working virtual keyboard on your moOde player's Local Display.
As they say on the InterWeb™, YMMV.
Regards,
Kent
