Re: [Om2008.12] Remove Install Bar (raster?)
On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 1:52 AM, The Rasterman Carsten Haitzler wrote: > On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:22:35 +0100 "boilers...@gmail.com" > babbled: > >> > I did this previously by going through all the resources, one by one, >> > disabling them and then recompiling the theme. It took a couple of hours >> > but >> > it worked. Whichever file you use to tell the theme to set a background >> > image, it's in there somewhere. >> > >> > Of course, since then I've reflashed the phone several times and never did >> > note down what I'd done. D'oh. >> >> I can't seem to find it. >> Maybe this ticket is the beginning of the INSTALLER button story ? >> http://docs.openmoko.org/trac/ticket/1582 >> >> If yes, Raster: how do I remove the bottom Install Bar ? > > you can at best just modify the theme to have blank invisible stuff for > flaunch. you can't get rid of it. by the time i implemented this specifically > for the om ui design, there as no point making it optional because 1. there > was > unhappiness me spending any time on anything out of spec (so making it > optional is out of spec). and even if i did make it an option - om had no > desire to use the config ui illume/e already had and wanted their own python > exposure thing - which wasn't going to get an option for this - as the ui for > that was specified explicitly. > > so basically its there. like it or not. at best you can fiddle the theme to > make it invisible. :) > > i normally have a policy of making as much configurable or modular as possible > (or that is sane/i have the time to do). it's a real pain as anything always > takes longer to do at the start as you have to sit and think of a whole bunch > of possible configuration cases and how that interacts with everything else > etc. so i understand why om doesnt want config - but you pay the price for it > later when users dont like what they have and are stuck. :( > > i haven't really fiddled with illume much of late (working on e core and > elementary), but when i roll back around to it i'm going to really gut illume > into multiple modules, and do the ui so it's much better and closer to what > i'd > have wanted :) but it will just take time. > > -- > - Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -- > The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler)ras...@rasterman.com > > > ___ > Openmoko community mailing list > community@lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > grrr i'm not using 2008.x anymore but I HATED that bar ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: [Om2008.12] Remove Install Bar (raster?)
On Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:22:35 +0100 "boilers...@gmail.com" babbled: > > I did this previously by going through all the resources, one by one, > > disabling them and then recompiling the theme. It took a couple of hours but > > it worked. Whichever file you use to tell the theme to set a background > > image, it's in there somewhere. > > > > Of course, since then I've reflashed the phone several times and never did > > note down what I'd done. D'oh. > > I can't seem to find it. > Maybe this ticket is the beginning of the INSTALLER button story ? > http://docs.openmoko.org/trac/ticket/1582 > > If yes, Raster: how do I remove the bottom Install Bar ? you can at best just modify the theme to have blank invisible stuff for flaunch. you can't get rid of it. by the time i implemented this specifically for the om ui design, there as no point making it optional because 1. there was unhappiness me spending any time on anything out of spec (so making it optional is out of spec). and even if i did make it an option - om had no desire to use the config ui illume/e already had and wanted their own python exposure thing - which wasn't going to get an option for this - as the ui for that was specified explicitly. so basically its there. like it or not. at best you can fiddle the theme to make it invisible. :) i normally have a policy of making as much configurable or modular as possible (or that is sane/i have the time to do). it's a real pain as anything always takes longer to do at the start as you have to sit and think of a whole bunch of possible configuration cases and how that interacts with everything else etc. so i understand why om doesnt want config - but you pay the price for it later when users dont like what they have and are stuck. :( i haven't really fiddled with illume much of late (working on e core and elementary), but when i roll back around to it i'm going to really gut illume into multiple modules, and do the ui so it's much better and closer to what i'd have wanted :) but it will just take time. -- - Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler)ras...@rasterman.com ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
Re: [Om2008.12] Remove Install Bar (raster?)
> I did this previously by going through all the resources, one by one, > disabling them and then recompiling the theme. It took a couple of hours but > it worked. Whichever file you use to tell the theme to set a background > image, it's in there somewhere. > > Of course, since then I've reflashed the phone several times and never did > note down what I'd done. D'oh. I can't seem to find it. Maybe this ticket is the beginning of the INSTALLER button story ? http://docs.openmoko.org/trac/ticket/1582 If yes, Raster: how do I remove the bottom Install Bar ? Thanks, Mike ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
