Thread: ScummVM on N900
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fanoush is offline fanoush
2009-12-14 , 14:43
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#101
Originally Posted by Helmuth View Post
So my second suggestion in post #90 could work without changes in a easy enought way?
Or are there limitations avoiding something like this?

I think about a menu tat appears like the Menu when you press the power Button on the N900 once. Only click a Button and send the needed keycode to the running scummVM without changes on the scumm code. Everything we need is covered with keycodes.
I am not sure what was your second suggestion in post #90 but anyway, there is even better way than your suggestion of opening and closing external dialog - external virtual keyboard run side by side. This was the way it was done before on previous tablets - check some screenshots of xkbd with various keyboard layouts here
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=35841&page=5

I guess xkbd may not run out of box on N900 yet but it should be doable, and again making it running would benefit other games too.

Also if xkbd does not work there should be possiblity of embedding any sdl appliciation (i.e. scummvm) into other application by using SDL_WINDOWID variable when starting it. SDL then uses that window for its output. So in theory one can hack small application in python with few buttons and embed scummvm inside it, check this http://sdl.beuc.net/sdl.wiki/FAQ_GUI

I am not saying these are best ways to do it but if you are unhappy with current state and want quick solution then it may work.
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