MattAustin.me.uk » fremantle line http://mattaustin.me.uk Python, Django, open source, Linux, and other internet shenanigans Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:37:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Fremantle Line: Transperth Trains Live Departure Boards for N900 and Ubuntuhttp://mattaustin.me.uk/2010/01/fremantle-line-transperth-trains-live-departure-boards-for-n900-and-ubuntu/ http://mattaustin.me.uk/2010/01/fremantle-line-transperth-trains-live-departure-boards-for-n900-and-ubuntu/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:29:44 +0000 Matt http://mattaustin.me.uk/?p=191 I have been playing around with pygtk (python and GTK), and have managed to come up with something resembling an app to provide live departure times for Transperth trains:
Perth Train Departure Board
I’ve named “Fremantle Line” after Maemo 5′s codename, Fremantle. It is also the destination of one of Perth’s 5 train lines.

It also works in portrait mode:

It is primarily intended for the Maemo 5 platform on the Nokia N900, but will also run under Ubuntu:

Still needs plenty of work, but I am finding it quite useful while out and about in Perth.

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