Re: Why one cannot recommend the freerunner as a daily phone (was Re: Is a FreeRunner sufficient for me?)

2009-06-24 Thread Laura Vance
It's not about the programmer managing memory, the C++ compiler produces a MUCH larger memory footprint. I like C++ programming, and I used C for years before that. My first exposure to C++ was when I simply compiled one of my C programs with the C++ switch. An executable file that was about

gpe-calendar disables touch-screen

2009-05-12 Thread Laura Vance
I've waited to ask about this problem to see if anyone else has experienced it. I use gpe-calendar as my calendar software (tried dates but didn't like it). Every once in a while, when gpe-calendar is the visible app, the touch screen stops working. I can connect my FreeRunner to a

[SHR] Shelf Gadget configuration and E restart

2009-05-04 Thread Laura Vance
The clock on my visible shelf has been overlapping my GSM gadget, so I wanted to remove and re-add it. expand the Shelf - wrench - Shelf Gadgets - clock. This would cause Enlightenment to crash and I would have to restart it (popup window with options of restart and exit). After a few

Re: [SHR] Shelf Gadget configuration and E restart

2009-05-04 Thread Laura Vance
Laura Vance van...@thespazcat.com (LV) wrote: The clock on my visible shelf has been overlapping my GSM gadget, so I wanted to remove and re-add it. besides the bug described before (above), there is an easy way to reposition shelf gadgets: just long tap on them, then you can drag them

Re: shr-testing- how to switch on gsm?

2009-04-30 Thread Laura Vance
Fernando Martins wrote: Laura Vance wrote: If it truly can't seem to connect, I learned today that I can switch the GSM radio off and back on to have it re-initialize and acquire signal properly. How do you switch it on/off manually? I don't think I have a contact problem. I only

Re: shr-testing- how to switch on gsm?

2009-04-27 Thread Laura Vance
ivvmm wrote: Fernando Martins wrote: I've just flashed shr testing 22nd April and I don't get the usual pin code request. Also, the icons Contacts and Mofi on the desktop are just two blank sheets. Under settings, the GSM antena is set off but I can't change it to on. The Modem

Re: how do i turn the phone off?

2009-03-27 Thread Laura Vance
It takes about 5 seconds of holding the power button for the Shutdown message to appear. If you keep it pressed, it does a forced shutdown without waiting for programs to finish. And if all else fails, the instructions below work pretty well. Laura From: