How does one create a full-screen Text-based User Interface on first boot setup script?
I'm busy creating a very specific project using a Raspberry Pi Zero W that is connected to a screen running 800px x 480px and a few navigation buttons (up/down/left/right/enter/back).
So on first run, it will fire up a script to show a list of available Wi-Fi networks to which it can connect as well as a few subsequent questions.
However, I do not want it to be displayed in a standard prompt, I want it displayed in a full-screen, vertically centered type of display.
hat I would like to do is on first boot create a full-screen set-up, similar to setting up phpmyadmin:
...or running raspi-config on Raspbian.
How does one go about this?
software-installation fullscreen
asked Jan 14 at 11:51
JimJim
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I'm busy creating a very specific project using a Raspberry Pi Zero W that is connected to a screen running 800px x 480px and a few navigation buttons (up/down/left/right/enter/back).
So on first run, it will fire up a script to show a list of available Wi-Fi networks to which it can connect as well as a few subsequent questions.
However, I do not want it to be displayed in a standard prompt, I want it displayed in a full-screen, vertically centered type of display.
hat I would like to do is on first boot create a full-screen set-up, similar to setting up phpmyadmin:
...or running raspi-config on Raspbian.
How does one go about this?
software-installation fullscreen
asked Jan 14 at 11:51
JimJim
19114
Not an answer, but this type of UI is called a text-based user interface.
– Haxiel
Jan 14 at 12:06
thanks, question updated
– Jim
Jan 14 at 12:11
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I'm busy creating a very specific project using a Raspberry Pi Zero W that is connected to a screen running 800px x 480px and a few navigation buttons (up/down/left/right/enter/back).
So on first run, it will fire up a script to show a list of available Wi-Fi networks to which it can connect as well as a few subsequent questions.
However, I do not want it to be displayed in a standard prompt, I want it displayed in a full-screen, vertically centered type of display.
hat I would like to do is on first boot create a full-screen set-up, similar to setting up phpmyadmin:
...or running raspi-config on Raspbian.
How does one go about this?
software-installation fullscreen
asked Jan 14 at 11:51
JimJim
19114
I'm busy creating a very specific project using a Raspberry Pi Zero W that is connected to a screen running 800px x 480px and a few navigation buttons (up/down/left/right/enter/back).
So on first run, it will fire up a script to show a list of available Wi-Fi networks to which it can connect as well as a few subsequent questions.
However, I do not want it to be displayed in a standard prompt, I want it displayed in a full-screen, vertically centered type of display.
hat I would like to do is on first boot create a full-screen set-up, similar to setting up phpmyadmin:
...or running raspi-config on Raspbian.
How does one go about this?
software-installation fullscreen
software-installation fullscreen
asked Jan 14 at 11:51
JimJim
19114
asked Jan 14 at 11:51
JimJim
19114
edited Jan 14 at 12:10
Jim
asked Jan 14 at 11:51
JimJim
19114
asked Jan 14 at 11:51
JimJim
19114
asked Jan 14 at 11:51
JimJim
19114
19114
Not an answer, but this type of UI is called a text-based user interface.
– Haxiel
Jan 14 at 12:06
thanks, question updated
– Jim
Jan 14 at 12:11
add a comment |
Not an answer, but this type of UI is called a text-based user interface.
– Haxiel
Jan 14 at 12:06
thanks, question updated
– Jim
Jan 14 at 12:11
Not an answer, but this type of UI is called a text-based user interface.
– Haxiel
Jan 14 at 12:06
Not an answer, but this type of UI is called a text-based user interface.
– Haxiel
Jan 14 at 12:06
thanks, question updated
– Jim
Jan 14 at 12:11
thanks, question updated
– Jim
Jan 14 at 12:11
add a comment |
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The interface used is built by whiptail (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Bash_Shell_Scripting/Whiptail)
Useful how-to here: https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/how-to-use-whiptail-to-write-interactive-shell-scripts/
answered Jan 14 at 12:19
JimJim
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Actually, it's not whiptail in this case, but the underlying library newt called directly from python scripts.
– Thomas Dickey
Jan 14 at 16:28
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The interface used is built by whiptail (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Bash_Shell_Scripting/Whiptail)
Useful how-to here: https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/how-to-use-whiptail-to-write-interactive-shell-scripts/
answered Jan 14 at 12:19
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Actually, it's not whiptail in this case, but the underlying library newt called directly from python scripts.
– Thomas Dickey
Jan 14 at 16:28
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The interface used is built by whiptail (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Bash_Shell_Scripting/Whiptail)
Useful how-to here: https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/how-to-use-whiptail-to-write-interactive-shell-scripts/
answered Jan 14 at 12:19
JimJim
19114
Actually, it's not whiptail in this case, but the underlying library newt called directly from python scripts.
– Thomas Dickey
Jan 14 at 16:28
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The interface used is built by whiptail (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Bash_Shell_Scripting/Whiptail)
Useful how-to here: https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/how-to-use-whiptail-to-write-interactive-shell-scripts/
answered Jan 14 at 12:19
JimJim
19114
The interface used is built by whiptail (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Bash_Shell_Scripting/Whiptail)
Useful how-to here: https://www.techrepublic.com/blog/linux-and-open-source/how-to-use-whiptail-to-write-interactive-shell-scripts/
answered Jan 14 at 12:19
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answered Jan 14 at 12:19
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answered Jan 14 at 12:19
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answered Jan 14 at 12:19
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Actually, it's not whiptail in this case, but the underlying library newt called directly from python scripts.
– Thomas Dickey
Jan 14 at 16:28
add a comment |
Actually, it's not whiptail in this case, but the underlying library newt called directly from python scripts.
– Thomas Dickey
Jan 14 at 16:28
Actually, it's not whiptail in this case, but the underlying library newt called directly from python scripts.
– Thomas Dickey
Jan 14 at 16:28
Actually, it's not whiptail in this case, but the underlying library newt called directly from python scripts.
– Thomas Dickey
Jan 14 at 16:28
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Not an answer, but this type of UI is called a text-based user interface.
– Haxiel
Jan 14 at 12:06
thanks, question updated
– Jim
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