A few days ago the release of the new version of the open
platform webOS Open Source Edition 2.15, which can be used in
various portable devices, dashboards, and car infotainment systems.
In this new version that is presented, the
developers mention that have strived to provide a better Qt
development experience, since the rendering performance and
animation quality of Qt applications have been improved, as well as keyboard
and mouse support, among other things.
For those who are unfamiliar with WebOS Open Source
Edition, you should know that can be used on a variety of portable devices, dashboards, and
infotainment systems for automobiles. Raspberry Pi 4
boards are considered the reference hardware platform.
WebOS was originally developed by Palm in 2008 and
was used in the Palm Pre and Pixie smartphones. The acquisition of Palm in 2010 passed the platform to
Hewlett-Packard, after which HP tried to use the platform in
its printers, tablets, laptops, and PCs.
In 2012, HP announced the transfer of webOS to an open-source project independent and in 2013
began to open the source code of its components. In 2018, the webOS Open Source Edition project was founded, Through
which LG tried to return to an open development model, attract other
participants, and expand the range of webOS-compatible devices.
The key components of webOS are the System and
Application Manager (SAM), which is responsible for running applications and
services, and the Luna Surface Manager (LSM), which forms the user interface.
The components are written using the Qt framework and the Chromium browser
engine.
Rendering is done through a composite
manager using the Wayland protocol. To develop custom applications it is
proposed to use web technologies (CSS, HTML5, and JavaScript) and the Enact
framework based on React, but it is also possible to create programs in C and
C++ with an interface based on Qt.
Table
of Contents
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1 Main new
features of webOS Open Source Edition 2.15
o 1.1 How to
get webOS Open Source Edition 2.10?
Main new features of webOS
Open Source Edition 2.15
In this new version that is
presented, added support for keyboard and mouse, plus the LSM (Luna
Surface Manager) composite manager is tailored to manage and organize input
using the keyboard and mouse, and not just the touch screen. For example, a
keyboard and mouse can be connected to a WebOS-based mobile device or TV to use
as a workstation.
Another change that stands
out from webOS Open Source Edition 2.15 is that keyboard shortcut
support is added for quick access to settings (F1) and the program's
start interface (Start or Windows button).
In addition to that, also highlights improvements made to rendering performance and
quality Improved animation in applications that use the Qt
library.
Moreover, it is highlighted that components and resources have been added to
customize QML applications to Home Launcher, as well as support for volume
tracking to the audio management service audio.
Also noteworthy is that the browser engine
has been updated to Chromium 91 (previously Chromium 87), and the web engine
now supports GPU sync for Wayland.
Of the other changes that stand out from this new version:
- A set of examples
of applications and solutions based on webOS is proposed.
- The emulator has
swap partition compression (zram) and out-of-memory handling (oomd)
enabled.
- Added proxy call support
- Adjusted Activity
Manager ACG permission.
- WAM
- Refactored WAM error pages
- memory manager
- Added memory check in requireMemor
Finally, if you are interested in knowing more about it about this newly released version, you can check the details In the following link.
How to get webOS Open Source Edition 2.10?
For those who are interested in being able
to use webOS Open Source Edition, it is necessary to generate the system image
for their device, for this they can consult the steps to follow from the following link.
