Midori is a lightweight browser using the WebKit rendering engine and it is a default browser that is found in Raspbian. This is a quick quide to start the Midori browser from the command line without a desktop manager.
To start the Midori in full screen mode, use the following command:
However it is not in full screen mode, it just fill up about quarter size of the screen. To fix this problem, Midori must run on a windows manager. Here is the solution:
Install the matchbox software which is is a free and open source window manager for the X Window System. Matchbox is mainly intended for embedded systems and it is very lightweight.
sudo apt-get install matchbox |
Create a file in your home directory (/home/pi) called startMidori
Now run xinit ./startMidori (with the leading dot) and the Midori window should be fullscreen.
Note: You might need to install x11-xserver-utils in order to make the xset -dpms and xset s off to work correctly.
sudo apt-get install x11-xserver-utils |
Hiding the mouse pointer
Install unclutter. It will hide your mouse pointer if there is no activity.
sudo apt-get install unclutter
Execute unclutter before Matchbox Window Manager, your script should look like this:
Force the Raspberry Pi to use HDMI mode and changing Resolution
Please read here on how to force the Raspberry Pi to use HDMI mode and output the right resolution
Autorunning programs on startup
Edit the /etc/rc.local file. Apeend one line just before exit0 as shown in figure below
- The sudo command stands for "superuser do", it assumes you want your application run with root user privileges.
- The "&" cause the application running in background.
Press CTRL + ALT + F1 exit back to command prompt after the program (Midori) is running.
Press CTRL + ALT + F7 return to Matchbox Window Manager