Re: How to change desktop look?
Hi > I did add something, but not there... it didn't really seem like an > appropriate place. It probably should go in some sort of users guide, but I > can't create pages on the help site, so I added a note to > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UMEGuide/HowTos , despite being totally It is possible to create a new page!. This is maybe not so intuitive and has tripped people up before so I made a short guide to explain this process https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UMEGuide/AddNewPage I also moved your note to: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UMEGuide/ApplicationDevelopment/AddingIconToDesktop i hope this helps Ian -- http://ianlawrence.info -- Ubuntu-mobile mailing list Ubuntu-mobile@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile
Re: How to change desktop look?
Hey, I did add something, but not there... it didn't really seem like an appropriate place. It probably should go in some sort of users guide, but I can't create pages on the help site, so I added a note to https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UMEGuide/HowTos , despite being totally out of place there. Dustin Ian Lawrence wrote: > Hi, > >> Once this gets solved.. we're definitely going to need to put it into >> the UME Wiki somewhere. >> > i think this would be very helpful indeed. Perhaps you could write > something up on > > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UMEGuide/ApplicationDevelopment/ > > if you get it working ;) > > Regards > ian > -- Innovation is just a problem away -- Ubuntu-mobile mailing list Ubuntu-mobile@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile
Re: How to change desktop look?
Hi, > Once this gets solved.. we're definitely going to need to put it into > the UME Wiki somewhere. i think this would be very helpful indeed. Perhaps you could write something up on https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UMEGuide/ApplicationDevelopment/ if you get it working ;) Regards ian -- http://ianlawrence.info -- Ubuntu-mobile mailing list Ubuntu-mobile@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile
Re: How to change desktop look?
Spencer, Bob wrote: > Check in /usr/share/mobile-basic-flash/applications > > If there are more than 1 .desktop file, then this is where you should > place your .desktop file for it to show up on the home screen. The > icons would go into /usr/share/mobile-basic-flash/icons > AH-HA! There be the slimy buggers awesome, thanks. > We are trying to get this updated as it was the old mechanism, but I > don't know the status of that update. > Ok... well, maybe later I'll add some quick page/note to the Wiki anyways, since anyone who is trying to utilize UME as I am would probably be interested in that information (with a note that its going to change at some point). Though... once I get the system working with all the features I need, then I'm going to wipe the system and start from scratch, and write a carputer-focused UME howto and update the carputer section of my website with it. :) > The MP3 problem may be due to a missing gstreamer codec? But I assume > that you can play mp3's with mplayer already... Hm. -- not sure. > Bob > Yeah... as I said, I haven't put a whole lot of effort into that, since I don't actually have any speakers or anything setup on the carputer in its current position under my desk, so I haven't tried to play it via mplayer or anything else. Dustin -- Innovation is just a problem away. -- Ubuntu-mobile mailing list Ubuntu-mobile@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile
RE: How to change desktop look?
Check in /usr/share/mobile-basic-flash/applications If there are more than 1 .desktop file, then this is where you should place your .desktop file for it to show up on the home screen. The icons would go into /usr/share/mobile-basic-flash/icons We are trying to get this updated as it was the old mechanism, but I don't know the status of that update. The MP3 problem may be due to a missing gstreamer codec? But I assume that you can play mp3's with mplayer already... Hm. -- not sure. Bob Dustin Spicuzza wrote: > Spencer, Bob wrote: >> Nice screen shot. >> > Thanks, I'm definitely excited about using UME in my car. Love the > touchscreen-friendly interface. :) >> Assuming you have a fairly recent drop of UME, new applications >> (like your GPS app) should: 1) install a .desktop file into >> /usr/share/applications 2) install an icon into >> /usr/share/icons/hicolor// (e.g. >> /usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/mygps.png) >> >> If #1 is done correctly, the app should show up in the UI. >> If #1 and #2 are done, it will also have the right icon :) >> > Ok... now, looking at /usr/share/applications , there are a million > different things there. Now, for example, on my desktop, there is an > icon labeled "Instant Messenger". So, I execute the following in that > directory: > > grep -R "Instant Messenger" * > > No results. I have noticed the presence of hildon related directories > however... > > $ ls | grep hildon > hildon-control-panel > hildon-control-panel.desktop > hildon-home > hildon-marquee > hildon-navigator > hildon-status-bar > > Now, I also have "galculator" on my desktop... so I make a copy of > the galculator.desktop in /usr/share/applications, and change the > "Name" to Galculator II, and name the file galculatorII.desktop. > Restart the desktop... no results. So.. I was thinking that > /usr/share/applications had something to do with it, but it seems > that there is more than meets the eye here. > > There are also .desktop files in /etc/hildon-desktop ... however, > following their contents to wherever always seem to inevitably point > to some .so files, which is leading me to believe that its hardcoded > somewhere. So. any good thoughts? > > Before going too much further, I should point out that since I'm > running this on what is (for all practical purposes) a normal PC, I > have the UME stuff installed side-by-side with ubuntu-desktop (I have > GDM launch the desktop for me with autologin enabled). I can't > imagine that makes too much of a difference, but I also realize that > its not really supported too... > > Once this gets solved.. we're definitely going to need to put it into > the UME Wiki somewhere. >> Hope that helps for what you're trying to do. As for playing MP3's >> (from your blog), what errors are you facing? The songs needs to go >> into ~/media/audio. > Yep. It shows up in the UI, but complains about mp3 files in > particular. > I installed the "normal" mp3 stuff... however, that didn't fix that > error. I haven't really looked into fixing this in any serious way > yet however, since I'm working on getting roadnav to look/work nicely > in UME. It may be related to having ubuntu-mobile installed > side-by-side with ubuntu-desktop too.. not sure. > > Thanks! > > Dustin -- Ubuntu-mobile mailing list Ubuntu-mobile@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile
Re: How to change desktop look?
Spencer, Bob wrote: > Nice screen shot. > Thanks, I'm definitely excited about using UME in my car. Love the touchscreen-friendly interface. :) > Assuming you have a fairly recent drop of UME, new applications (like > your GPS app) should: > 1) install a .desktop file into /usr/share/applications > 2) install an icon into /usr/share/icons/hicolor// > (e.g. /usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/mygps.png) > > If #1 is done correctly, the app should show up in the UI. > If #1 and #2 are done, it will also have the right icon :) > Ok... now, looking at /usr/share/applications , there are a million different things there. Now, for example, on my desktop, there is an icon labeled "Instant Messenger". So, I execute the following in that directory: grep -R "Instant Messenger" * No results. I have noticed the presence of hildon related directories however... $ ls | grep hildon hildon-control-panel hildon-control-panel.desktop hildon-home hildon-marquee hildon-navigator hildon-status-bar Now, I also have "galculator" on my desktop... so I make a copy of the galculator.desktop in /usr/share/applications, and change the "Name" to Galculator II, and name the file galculatorII.desktop. Restart the desktop... no results. So.. I was thinking that /usr/share/applications had something to do with it, but it seems that there is more than meets the eye here. There are also .desktop files in /etc/hildon-desktop ... however, following their contents to wherever always seem to inevitably point to some .so files, which is leading me to believe that its hardcoded somewhere. So. any good thoughts? Before going too much further, I should point out that since I'm running this on what is (for all practical purposes) a normal PC, I have the UME stuff installed side-by-side with ubuntu-desktop (I have GDM launch the desktop for me with autologin enabled). I can't imagine that makes too much of a difference, but I also realize that its not really supported too... Once this gets solved.. we're definitely going to need to put it into the UME Wiki somewhere. > Hope that helps for what you're trying to do. As for playing MP3's > (from your blog), what errors are you facing? The songs needs to go > into ~/media/audio. Yep. It shows up in the UI, but complains about mp3 files in particular. I installed the "normal" mp3 stuff... however, that didn't fix that error. I haven't really looked into fixing this in any serious way yet however, since I'm working on getting roadnav to look/work nicely in UME. It may be related to having ubuntu-mobile installed side-by-side with ubuntu-desktop too.. not sure. Thanks! Dustin -- Innovation is just a problem away -- Ubuntu-mobile mailing list Ubuntu-mobile@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile
RE: How to change desktop look?
Nice screen shot. Assuming you have a fairly recent drop of UME, new applications (like your GPS app) should: 1) install a .desktop file into /usr/share/applications 2) install an icon into /usr/share/icons/hicolor// (e.g. /usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/mygps.png) If #1 is done correctly, the app should show up in the UI. If #1 and #2 are done, it will also have the right icon :) Hope that helps for what you're trying to do. As for playing MP3's (from your blog), what errors are you facing? The songs needs to go into ~/media/audio. MP3's should work fine. Are they showing up in the UI and not playing, or not showing up at all? Bob Dustin Spicuzza wrote: > Hey, > > So I can't figure out how to add new applets or remove old applets > from the hildon-desktop display. While it looks very nice (see > http://www.virtualroadside.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/05/ubuntu-mobile-s creenshot-on-my-carputer/ > for screenshot), I don't really need the non-working apps, since they > don't work. And, I would love to add my GPS application (which is > finally *almost* ready to be used with a touchscreen, thanks to > hildon support in wxWidgets) to the desktop... but can't figure that > out. I get to a deadend when I get to > /usr/share/applications/hildon-home ... which points to a library. > Thanks! > > Dustin > > -- > Innovation is just a problem away -- Ubuntu-mobile mailing list Ubuntu-mobile@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-mobile
