Re: Keypad for fingers, not stylus

2007-10-10 Thread Lorn Potter
Openmoko wrote: Hi, I've started a little project: to make a keypad where it's not required to use the stylus, i.e. the fingers should be used instead. The plan is to make an alternative to the matchbox keyboard so that the new keypad can be used both in terminal, for texting etc. So far I've

Re: dev mess

2007-10-10 Thread Thomas Wood
On Wed, 2007-10-10 at 01:43 +0200, Kero van Gelder wrote: > > First off, perhaps you can explain a bit more about what you are trying > > to achieve with your set up. There are pre-built images available from > > buildhost.openmoko.org. > > As a developer, I want to be able to extend and add softw

Re: Looking for debug board near Hildesheim/Germany

2007-10-10 Thread Jan Luebbe
On Tue, 2007-10-09 at 21:39 +, Ortwin Regel wrote: > Well, it had to happen sooner or later. I thought it might be a good > idea to try different u-boot versions to get around my little dual > boot problem. It wasn't. My Neo doesn't want to power on anymore. So > is there anyone who can fix my

Re: Keypad for fingers, not stylus

2007-10-10 Thread Tommi Virtanen
On Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 08:57:22AM +0200, Openmoko wrote: > So far I've only implemented the very basics, e.g. to write a "c" three > pushed on one butten is required. I've also plans for implementing a > dictionary, e.g. T-9 or an alternative: the most common words appear based > on the already en

Re: Keypad for fingers, not stylus

2007-10-10 Thread Jim McDonald
Tommi Virtanen wrote: On Wed, Oct 10, 2007 at 08:57:22AM +0200, Openmoko wrote: So far I've only implemented the very basics, e.g. to write a "c" three pushed on one butten is required. I've also plans for implementing a dictionary, e.g. T-9 or an alternative: the most common words appear bas

Re: Keypad for fingers, not stylus

2007-10-10 Thread Openmoko
Hi, Regarding T9 - I know it's a problematic area, but I'll try to figure something out - and that solution is hopefully not patented :-). The modularization of an eventually dictionary is a good suggestion, although it depends on quite a lot, e.g. word-lists, data structures with words and so on

Re: qtopia flash image update

2007-10-10 Thread Torfinn Ingolfsen
Hello, On 10/2/07, Lorn Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have uploaded a Qtopia snapshot version flash image for the Neo. Will this work from the SD card too? (ext3 formatted of course) Can I just dd the jffs image to /dev/mmcblk0p1 (umounted)? Or is there another way? (I'm a FreeBSD user,

Re: dev mess

2007-10-10 Thread Jay Vaughan
Writing a .bb file to create your ipkg and install it on the device is then fairly simple. Copying existing ones is often a good way to get started. I concur, its been quite easy .. once you learn to glom autotools around bitbake, and then forever ignore bitbake, that is. ; -- Jay Vaughan

Re: dev mess

2007-10-10 Thread Kero van Gelder
Thanks for you answers, they're helpful. > > Is dropbear broken for other people updating their OM dev env? > > There are thousands of recipes in OE and occasionally a change does > break things. However, I rebuild my environment most days and haven't > had the problems you describe. Thanks. I'v

Re: OpenMoko talk at SDForum, Palo Alto

2007-10-10 Thread Joshua Layne
The talk was great. Thank you very much, Michael. Also, for me it was the first time that I got hands-on with a neo. I am definitely getting a GTA02 - the form factor is actually pretty nice. We didn't get the beer afterward organized though - we need to work on that for next time :) I think p