GTK software for the 'Minibook'

This page describes a small collection of programs which use GTK for their graphics and have been compiled to run on the CnM 'Minibook' computer.

This lightweight 'kneetop' (!) machine has a CPU which runs MIPS r3k-compatible code, and an 800x480 screen.

The programs were developed (and cross-compiled) on a laptop running SuSE Linux on an Intel processor, so I've included the i386 versions here also.

[ Layout note: this page also demonstrates the Minibook 'dynamic icons'! ]

Patience

This is a version of the PalmOS Patience Revisited app, adapted for a larger screen. It contains over a hundred different games, many from the definitive PySolFC collection.

2009-10-17 An updated version, with various improvements and some further games. But please note that the game's savefile has changed size, so it will abandon any old-version game in progress (if your current game is important, please finish it before installing this new version).

Footprint: the program saves files in a ~/.gpatten directory.

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Puzzles

This bundles together 24 puzzles from Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection. I've added a selector to change between puzzles, and auto-save/-load so the program can be stopped and restarted at will.

Footprint: the program saves files in a ~/.puzzles directory.

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Memo

This small app just puts up a dialog with a GtkTextBuffer. When it quits it saves the contents to a file memo-txt in your home directory, and reloads the file next time it's started. Handy for quickly jotting down a line or two of text.

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Hugh Satow
hugh dot satow at virgin dot net
2008-10-11