2012-03-23, 19:04
I tested Chrome last night. It worked but still had the same issue with going back to XBMC console after exiting Chrome/Netflix.
I also used --kiosk instead of --start-maximized because kiosk mode is close to IE's -k switch.
ISSUES
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1) Either one works but...when you try to quit, it does not exit gracefully and resume XBMC'x console. In kiosk mode, there are no controls. Using F11 on a keyboard doesn't quit the application but does change it from fullscreen. "Start maximized" shows the menu bar which disappears when the the viewer starts. However this goes back to wanting to use the diNovo mini which has no function keys. [/php]
2) I'm getting a Netflix login screen when using maximized. It does not happen when I use kiosk.
3) kiosk is incredibly laggy. However I had some other programs running so this is not definitive. But I did run it maximized with the same environment and it wasn't as laggy.
I will work on it some more this weekend.
Code:
<playercorefactory>
<players>
<player name="Chrome" type="ExternalPlayer">
<filename>C:\Documents and Settings\XXXX\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe</filename>
<args>--start-maximized "{1}"</args>
<hidexbmc>false</hidexbmc>
<hideconsole>false</hideconsole>
<warpcursor>none</warpcursor>
</player>
</players>
<rules action="prepend">
<rule name="html" filetypes="html" player="Chrome" />
</rules>
</playercorefactory>
I also used --kiosk instead of --start-maximized because kiosk mode is close to IE's -k switch.
ISSUES
--------------
1) Either one works but...when you try to quit, it does not exit gracefully and resume XBMC'x console. In kiosk mode, there are no controls. Using F11 on a keyboard doesn't quit the application but does change it from fullscreen. "Start maximized" shows the menu bar which disappears when the the viewer starts. However this goes back to wanting to use the diNovo mini which has no function keys. [/php]
2) I'm getting a Netflix login screen when using maximized. It does not happen when I use kiosk.
3) kiosk is incredibly laggy. However I had some other programs running so this is not definitive. But I did run it maximized with the same environment and it wasn't as laggy.
I will work on it some more this weekend.
(2012-03-07, 18:10)TheMonkeyKing Wrote: I am using Win7 Ultimate with a diNovo Mini (Logitech) keyboard/mouse. The video is ported out to my AV receiver and then on to my TV. The diNovo Mini does not have Function keys so using F4 or F10 is not possible for me. I think I may try the IE wrapper as well as testing it with IE-64.
I want to try next testing Chrome and or Nightly [Firefox 64-bit]. Unfortunately, the Nightly/Firefox browser do not come with a command line switch to put the browser into kiosk (full screen without toolbars). Chrome does so using "chrome.exe --kiosk"