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The Principles of Design
To provie an easy-to-use interface on top of a lightweight Linux stack, lots of technics and optimization methods have been applied. Here are some further informations about the design and technical basics used in xPUD.
System
- Modified casper with slimmed-down initramfs
- Recompiled Kernel with USB specified functions
- Applied Squashfs-LZMA patch for small image
- Stripped-down installation and minimum packages
- Binary-level automatic build system
- Boot-Gear fast booting initialization procedure
- Opt-Get software plug-in mechanism
User Interface
plate UI is a combination of XUL runtime and desktop integration with the underlying Linux platform. The features are composed of four parts, including Home Screen, Application Launcher, File Browser and a Control Center.
Home Screen
Screenshot of Home Screen in xPUD 0.8, click to enlarge
- Home screen with system information
- Widgets and Gedgets integration
Application Launcher
Screenshot of Application Launcher in xPUD 0.8, click to enlarge
- Application launcher with XEmbed Protocol support
File Browser
Screenshot of File Browser in xPUD 0.8, click to enlarge
- Type manager integrated with Meta Tracker
- Eye candy effects like Coverflow
Control Center
Screenshot of Control Center in xPUD 0.8, click to enlarge
- Easy-to-use setting wizard
- Connection manager frontend for NetworkManager