Community Updates/2009-08-19

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==Distributions==
 
==Distributions==
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{{DistributionBox|
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Name=Qalee|
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Description=Qalee is a phone environment develloped in Qt4 above the fso stack. It work on the freerunner under any distribution that support Qt4. It's not finished yet but you can test a preview version with the official Qalee distributon. This release includes no new features, but many fixes that didn’t worked or were incomplete in 0.0.2. You can read full [http://think-free.homelinux.org/wordpress/ announcement], or take a look at some of changes are:
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* Qalee is now based on shr instead of debian.
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* clock widget show now a calendar when clicked.
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* status panel widget shows gsm network name and power and internet connection status while on wifi or gprs.
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* screen menu : you can now choose the background picture with a cover-flow effect, letting the backlight always on now works.
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* network menu : all entries work, gsm one is a little buggy though.
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* Wifi works despite the the bug in the kernel 2.6.29 opened for 4 month.
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* application menu : to launch application just click on it :) when launched the button become green, to close it, press the close button which become red and click on the application you want to close
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* power button supports suspend on short press, or menu on longer press.
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* phone application is now litephone modified to use Qalee’s buttons.
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* GorshPlayer is broken, if you have Qt4.5.2 librairies with phonon working on shr, tell me (?)//FIXME
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* keyboard is still literky.
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* Themable interface allows you to change some colours of the interface.
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<br>WARNING :<br>
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Qalee is in pre-alpha stage, a lot of thinks are not coded yet, other are broken, some may be changed. It's just a preview version of the current work!|
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Screenshot=Qualee_240x320.PNG|
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Codename="0.0.3"|
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Homepage=http://www.openmoko.openmatica.es/QALEE/|
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Image=[http://www.openmoko.openmatica.es/QALEE/ images]|
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Neo1973={{yes}}|
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FreeRunner={{yes}}|
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HTC-Dream={{unknown}}|
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Other={{unknown}}
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}}
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{{DistributionBox|
 
{{DistributionBox|
 
Name=FSO MS 5.5|
 
Name=FSO MS 5.5|
Description=The Freesmartphone.org team (Mickey, Jan, Daniel, Stefan and lots of contributors!) is proud to release milestone 5.5 codenamed ''''In Transit...''''. For this milestone, there have been improvements all over the place and we've tied up some loose ends. You can read further informations on team's [http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/OpenmokoFramework/Status_Update_7 wiki page].They claym they much sail under the flag of freesmartphone.org now. As such, this is the last official OpenmokoFramework status report - future reports will appear elsewhere. The DBus APIs have received little updates and are pretty much considered stable for FSO-1. They thanks to all contributors, especially the testers and the people who build stuff on top of the freesmartphone.org APIs. What's new since Milestone V can be reached on FSO's wiki or at [http://git.freesmartphone.org/ gitweb] commit logs.
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Description=Descr...|
Here comea some additional text to show you guys, how Template:DistributionBox will behave under heavy load of text. It is copied several times on purpose. This way you can see how layout would looke like if description of distribution is very complex or expanded.
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Here comea some additional text to show you guys, how Template:DistributionBox will behave under heavy load of text. It is copied several times on purpose. This way you can see how layout would looke like if description of distribution is very complex or expanded.
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Here comea some additional text to show you guys, how Template:DistributionBox will behave under heavy load of text. It is copied several times on purpose. This way you can see how layout would looke like if description of distribution is very complex or expanded.|
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Screenshot=Gpe-filemanager.png|
 
Screenshot=Gpe-filemanager.png|
 
Codename='In Transition...'|
 
Codename='In Transition...'|

Revision as of 08:46, 13 August 2009

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Contents

Period 2009-07-10 to 2009-07-23

Distributions

Qualee 240x320.PNG Qalee

Qalee is a phone environment develloped in Qt4 above the fso stack. It work on the freerunner under any distribution that support Qt4. It's not finished yet but you can test a preview version with the official Qalee distributon. This release includes no new features, but many fixes that didn’t worked or were incomplete in 0.0.2. You can read full announcement, or take a look at some of changes are:

  • Qalee is now based on shr instead of debian.
  • clock widget show now a calendar when clicked.
  • status panel widget shows gsm network name and power and internet connection status while on wifi or gprs.
  • screen menu : you can now choose the background picture with a cover-flow effect, letting the backlight always on now works.
  • network menu : all entries work, gsm one is a little buggy though.
  • Wifi works despite the the bug in the kernel 2.6.29 opened for 4 month.
  • application menu : to launch application just click on it :) when launched the button become green, to close it, press the close button which become red and click on the application you want to close
  • power button supports suspend on short press, or menu on longer press.
  • phone application is now litephone modified to use Qalee’s buttons.
  • GorshPlayer is broken, if you have Qt4.5.2 librairies with phonon working on shr, tell me (?)//FIXME
  • keyboard is still literky.
  • Themable interface allows you to change some colours of the interface.

WARNING :
Qalee is in pre-alpha stage, a lot of thinks are not coded yet, other are broken, some may be changed. It's just a preview version of the current work!


Codename: "0.0.3"
Homepage: http://www.openmoko.openmatica.es/QALEE/
Image: images

{{{Works}}}


Gpe-filemanager.png FSO MS 5.5

Descr...


Codename: 'In Transition...'
Homepage: http://www.freesmartphone.org
Image: images

{{{Works}}}


Applications

New Applications

Vba.png VisualBoyAdvance 1.7.2

Port of VisualBoyAdvance SDL version


Homepage: http://www.opkg.org/package_262.html
Package: VisualBoyAdvance
Tested on: SHR PipBoy2000


System boot.png Exampleapp 0.0.1

Exampleapp 0.0.1 is an application to do some stuff..


Homepage: http://wiki.openmoko.org/
Package: [http:// www.some.srv/path_to/Exampleapp.ipk Exampleapp]
Tested on: Om2009T5,Om2008.8,SHR


Application Updates

Pisi.png PISI 0.4

PISI is synchronizing PIM data.

  • Contacts domain: OPIMD support added
  • Fixed some bugs (most importantly the SSL dependency problem)


Homepage: http://www.opkg.org/package_191.html
Package: pisi
Tested on: Om2008.12,SHR


System boot.png Exampleapp 0.0.1

Exampleapp 0.0.1 is an application to do some stuff...

  • new example feature 1
  • new example feature 2


Homepage: http://wiki.openmoko.org/
Package: Exampleapp
Tested on: Om2009T5,Om2008.8,SHR


Community

Most important and change making mails on the mailing lists, blogs etc.. Coolest hacks, screenshots, themes etc..

  • Vasco Névoa has updated Jokes wiki page with some new joke, which came out while discussing one of FreeRunner design tickets.

Event News

Personal tools
Need improvement: This article or section needs improving. Feel free to add content.
NOTE: Use Disscuss page for discussion. I you are planning longer edition, please use {{Editing|your_username_here|date_here|editing_summary_here}} tag. Remember to remove it (or put between <nowiki> tags ) right after you save your work.


Take a moment and look at Discussion page to get a clue on how to contribute to Community Updates while following OM wiki editing guidelines please. Please fill in everything you think the community should know. On 2009-08-19 this content will be _moved_ to http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Community_Updates/2009-08-06, FEEL FREE TO DO IT, also post a note on the community mailing list!

Period 2009-07-10 to 2009-07-23

Distributions

Gpe-filemanager.png FSO MS 5.5

The Freesmartphone.org team (Mickey, Jan, Daniel, Stefan and lots of contributors!) is proud to release milestone 5.5 codenamed 'In Transit...'. For this milestone, there have been improvements all over the place and we've tied up some loose ends. You can read further informations on team's wiki page.They claym they much sail under the flag of freesmartphone.org now. As such, this is the last official OpenmokoFramework status report - future reports will appear elsewhere. The DBus APIs have received little updates and are pretty much considered stable for FSO-1. They thanks to all contributors, especially the testers and the people who build stuff on top of the freesmartphone.org APIs. What's new since Milestone V can be reached on FSO's wiki or at gitweb commit logs. Here comea some additional text to show you guys, how Template:DistributionBox will behave under heavy load of text. It is copied several times on purpose. This way you can see how layout would looke like if description of distribution is very complex or expanded. Here comea some additional text to show you guys, how Template:DistributionBox will behave under heavy load of text. It is copied several times on purpose. This way you can see how layout would looke like if description of distribution is very complex or expanded. Here comea some additional text to show you guys, how Template:DistributionBox will behave under heavy load of text. It is copied several times on purpose. This way you can see how layout would looke like if description of distribution is very complex or expanded.


Codename: 'In Transition...'
Homepage: http://www.freesmartphone.org
Image: images

{{{Works}}}


Applications

New Applications

Vba.png VisualBoyAdvance 1.7.2

Port of VisualBoyAdvance SDL version


Homepage: http://www.opkg.org/package_262.html
Package: VisualBoyAdvance
Tested on: SHR PipBoy2000


System boot.png Exampleapp 0.0.1

Exampleapp 0.0.1 is an application to do some stuff..


Homepage: http://wiki.openmoko.org/
Package: [http:// www.some.srv/path_to/Exampleapp.ipk Exampleapp]
Tested on: Om2009T5,Om2008.8,SHR


Application Updates

Pisi.png PISI 0.4

PISI is synchronizing PIM data.

  • Contacts domain: OPIMD support added
  • Fixed some bugs (most importantly the SSL dependency problem)


Homepage: http://www.opkg.org/package_191.html
Package: pisi
Tested on: Om2008.12,SHR


System boot.png Exampleapp 0.0.1

Exampleapp 0.0.1 is an application to do some stuff...

  • new example feature 1
  • new example feature 2


Homepage: http://wiki.openmoko.org/
Package: Exampleapp
Tested on: Om2009T5,Om2008.8,SHR


Community

Most important and change making mails on the mailing lists, blogs etc.. Coolest hacks, screenshots, themes etc..

  • Vasco Névoa has updated Jokes wiki page with some new joke, which came out while discussing one of FreeRunner design tickets.

Event News