Is it possible to install a modified version of Modest mail?
Hello all I really would like to use my N900 to check my mail all the time. I thought that after PR 1.2 there would be an option to somehow place limits on the downloaded messages. Since it seems to be none, I can't use it because my data plan is too expensive for emails that include Video and PPS attachements. I was wondering... I could, in theory, make a quick hack to the email client application to query the total size before downloading anything and just refuse to download stuff larger than some Kbytes. I could do better (still in theory): check the current connection type and respect the limits only when not in wifi. If I did it, how could I install that application (since it is an official application)? What are your thought on this? Cheers, Luis ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Stats at Maemo repository
I was thinking in the last weeks, to implement some mechanism/system to have stats of Maemo Repositories. Finally I created some scripts to recollect this data and save it in a database. In some days I will publish a site with some charts / more info. I hope that this numbers are useful for someone else. I find the numbers interesting. I didn't know there were so many packages. Maybe I'm just used to the maemo.org count (and that probably counts only installable end user applications). Nowadays these are the stats at Maemo Repositories Fremantle Diablo (UTC 21:34:51 Sunday 16 May 2010): == Maemo Distribution: fremantle == Number of total packages in fremantle: 9980 == Packages Free: 9917 Non-free: 63 Packages per repository extras-testing-free: 1833 extras-devel-free: 7496 extras-free: 588 extras-devel-non-free: 54 extras-non-free: 1 extras-testing-non-free: 8 == Packages '%' free at the repository: 99.37 % == Packages '%' non-free at the repository: 0.63 % .. I would like to make a suggestion: in addition to all those numbers, could you include the total of unique packages (i.e.: Xyz in extras-devel, Xyz in extras-testing and Xyz in extras count as only one)? I'm not sure how this could work because of different version numbers, but it would be useful, as well. Thanks, Luis ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: N900: Calibrating the accelerometers?
unter Ohrner wrote: Is there any way to calibrate the N900's accelerometers? I would like to know it, too... I need to signifiantly tilt the device such that the "Level Meter" application shows "horizontal" positioning, and the same holds for this nice XEyes widget and the labyrinth balls game. Is there really noone who knows how to calibrate the sensors? If you put your device on a levelled surface, do the sensors correctly reflect its position, or is there a significant deviation / error as with my device? (A good indicator is the XEyes desktop widget.) When my accelerometer is working (it gets stuck every time the N900 runs out of battery and is recharged) and I place it on a flat table, AccDisplay shows: X: 0.02 Z: -0.95 Y: 0.02 I could find any position where all variables become close to 0. Anyway, I don't know yet how it works. I guess the variables might be related to the current angle on that axis, but the angle is expressed from -1.00 to 1.00. Since it is called an "accelerometer", isn't it supposed to tell the current acceleration in any axis? Or it is so but this program just calculates everything and exposes only the current rotation ? Cheers, Luis ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
How to enter dashes and spaces in Phone numbers? And voip dialing?
Hello folks I've noticed that imported contacts can have formated phone numbers. However, while editing contacts on the N900 we can't even input a space. 1) Is there some setting to allow this? It is very hard to read numbers because of country and region codes. Which brings the next question: 2) How do you handle numbers to use them for voip calling? I can't find a way to configure the N900 voip client to add the necessary numbers before trying to call them. Example: 1234-5678 should become +001122 1234-5678. One workaround could be manually doubling the numbers of every contact. One for voip and another for regular phone use. Is there any other way? Thanks, Luis ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
[OT] Worry about Bada?
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:41:54 -0500 From: Aldon Hynes aldon.hy...@orient-lodge.com I hear that it works really well with Microsoft's search engine Bada...Bing -Original Message- Just got notice of yet another linux-based mobile operating system, Samsung's Bada: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJKHU_bh_eQ http://www.bada.com/badadevices/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/samsung-wave-first-hands-on-bada-packed-a nd-super-fast/ Are you worried yet? :P On the hardware side it seems interesting: thin, 1GHz processor (does it have a GPU?), AMOLED screen. On the software side, though, it is just another proprietary (and probably very locked for the users) platform. []s, Luis ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Tracking software packages for maemo5
Hello I'm not yet sure how talk foruns at maemo.org and this list work, so I hope I'm not duplicating messages here. I would like to know how to track packages as they progress from extras-devel - extras-testing - extras. There are a few pacakges that I'm very eager to see landing in extras (for example, easy debian, Midnight commander, keepassX, etc). Is there an equivalent of debian's PTS pages? Example: http://packages.qa.debian.org/o/openjdk-6.html Thanks, Luis ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
N900 - Tags or folders for SMS and new profiles?
Hello 1) I was wondering if there is a way to place tags (i.e. just like gmail) or create folders to help organize SMS, IM messages and so one. 2) is there a way to create another profile and then customize it? Thanks, Luis ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Running older applications under maemo5
Hello I have a few specific questions. Is there any link that explains those? 1) Is it possible to install and run packages built for from older versions of tablets under Maemo5? For example, I see a lot of things for OS2008 that I would like to try (i.e KOffice, Easy Debian, etc). 2) What should a user expect when trying to install an older version? (example: has to correct symlinks, minor errors, major errors and problems, etc) 3) What is the recommended way to have access to those packages? (configuring apt? Using some scripts? Only rebuilding from source?) Thanks, Luis ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Re: Contact imports
David Greaves wrote: What about Fumabol? Have anyone tried that? http://www.funambol.com/opensource/ You're not alone :) Although we linux users are seen as a key community and development resource, we're sadly rather unsupported when it comes to contacts. Yep. I'm open to anything (even if I have to setup my own OpenLdap...) David must have no friends 'cos he's a linux user Greaves Here I know exactly how you feel...The issue is that beyond a certain point it is very hard to go back to a proprietary environment. You get more and more addicted to customization, helping others out and even suggesting some changes. Anyway, it is a very good feeling to know that most apps that you might ever want are just an aptitude (or mouse click) away... I'm very excited by the N900 device just because of this: it is the first time there is fully operational, unlocked and free (as in install and change whatever you want) Linux phone. And it seems it is not a bit inferior to other smartphones, either. I still haven't put my hands on it, though. It is on the way. I'm just getting ahead of myself. I've played a little with the SDK. I've read some info. I'm also trying to prepare for a holly grail: be able to sync it with Linux! play with (I use Debian and Kubuntu on all my personal and work computers). So you own a Windows phone but not a Windows desktop OS ;) It is indeed funny when you look at that this way...When I've bought the WM5 phone I thought it was just a phone with some interesting features (touchscreen, possibility of installing a few things, etc) and that Windows wouldn't get in the way. I was somewhat mistaken. :-( Anyway, thanks for everybody's hints. Cheers, Luis ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
Contact imports
Hello I was wondering if there was an easy way to migrate all contacts and calendar entries from Windows Mobile 5.0 to Maemo 5. Can you suggest any paths? Thanks, Luis ___ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@maemo.org https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
