[hobbit] Enabling WML for blackberry viewing

Josh Luthman josh at imaginenetworksllc.com
Mon Nov 12 15:55:21 CET 2007


So just replace wmlgen.c and run a make && make install?

On 11/12/07, Ruhala, Jemimah J. <Jemimah.Ruhala at pmsionline.com> wrote:
>
>  Ok.   Go to the directory where you first compiled hobbit.  Gunzip the
> attached file and place it in hobbit-4.2.0/bbdisplay, replacing the old
> wmlgen.c.  Recompile hobbit, hopefully you will not get errors.
>
>
> On your hobbit server, make a backup copy of server/bin/bbgen.  Copy the
> bbgen file you just compiled from hobbit-4.2.0/bbdisplay to server/bin/ on
> your hobbit server.
>
>
>
> Restart hobbit. If it worked, you will see html files show up in your wml
> directory instead of wml files.  You may have to adjust your bb-host file if
> you don't see all your servers show up.
>
>
>
> Good luck, and if you get it working, let me know how you like it and if
> you have any ideas for improvements.
>
>
>
> -Jemimah
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Josh Luthman [mailto:josh at imaginenetworksllc.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, November 09, 2007 4:40 PM
> *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk
> *Subject:* Re: [hobbit] Enabling WML for blackberry viewing
>
>
>
> I'd be interested in checking it out!  How do I use this?  I know almost
> nothing about programming =(
>
> On 11/9/07, *Ruhala, Jemimah J.* < Jemimah.Ruhala at pmsionline.com> wrote:
>
> I am currently finishing a patch to wmlgen.c that causes it to spit out
> simplified html that looks great on Blackberry.  I've got it to show graphs
> that fit the screen, and the status graphics and colors, and reasonable
> fonts.  I'm not sure what the official channel for patch submission is, but
> I will send it to anyone that wants it.
>
>
>
> -Jemimah
>
>
>
> *Jemimah Ruhala*
>
> *PMSI |* IT Operations
>
> AIX System Administrator
>
> *Jemimah.Ruhala at pmsionline.com* <Jemimah.Ruhala at pmsionline.com>
>
>
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Josh Luthman [mailto:josh at imaginenetworksllc.com]
> *Sent:* Friday, November 09, 2007 12:50 PM
> *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk
> *Subject:* Re: [hobbit] Enabling WML for blackberry viewing
>
>
>
> etc/hobbitserver.cfg:BBWAP="$BBSERVERWWWURL/wml"                        #
> Hobbit URL prefix for the WAP/WML files.
>
> Oh the wonders of grep =)
>
> So it seems all I had to do was add --wml to BBGENOPTS and now the wml dir
> is being filled with index.wml and bb2.wml.
>
> I'd test right now but...led lined room... =(
>
> Thanks for the help, Tod!
>
> Josh
>
> On 11/9/07, *Tod Hansmann* <thansmann at directpointe.com> wrote:
>
> First, yes, WML is the most standardized way of making it PDA friendly.
>
>
>
> Second, I would put it in BBGENOPTS.
>
>
>
> Finally, every node gets the default WAP cards for the default tests
> (they're included somehow with the --wml option that I can't remember off
> the top of my head).  The WML:[+|-]testname[,[+|-]testname] syntax is for
> modifying that default value.  You can add testnames with +, or remove
> default tests already defined with -.
>
>
>
> I don't know how well they display as the only experience I have with it
> is playing with it before we went production with 4.2 (so, during
> build-out phase).  Apologies for the lack of experience.
>
>
>
> *Tod Hansmann*
>
> Network Engineer
>
>
>
> <http://www.directpointe.com/>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* Josh Luthman [mailto: josh at imaginenetworksllc.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2007 8:53 PM
> *To:* hobbit at hswn.dk
> *Subject:* [hobbit] Enabling WML for blackberry viewing
>
>
>
> First off, is WML the best option I've got to make Hobbit viewable by
> black berry phones (or any PDA/phone?)
>
> Secondly, I read in the bb-hosts man page that I need to start bbgen with
> --wml.  Now in etc/hobbitlaunch.cfg it has CMD bbgen $BBGENOPTS --report.
> Should I add --wml to the end of that or stick it in the variable BBGENOPTS
> that is made in etc/hobbitserver.cfg?
>
> Finally, once bbgen kicks into gear with --wml how do I make the page for
> the devices to view?
>
> WML:[+|-]testname[,[+|-]testname] <--- confuses my poor self =(
>
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