Personal Menu tips and tricks
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To add a entry for either a web address or any file that is location on your tablet that opens in browser use the following tip.
To add a entry for either a web address or any file that is location on your tablet that opens in browser use the following tip.
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Step 1: <b><u>Open</u></b> Settings for Pmenu or PLauncher
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*Step 1: <b><u>Open</u></b> Settings for Pmenu or PLauncher
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Step 2: <b><u>Click</u></b> add new entry
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*Step 2: <b><u>Click</u></b> add new entry
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Step 3: Name your entry
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*Step 3: Name your entry
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Step 4: Enter into Command to execute: browser --url=<location to file>
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*Step 4: Enter into Command to execute: browser --url=<location to file><nowiki>*</nowiki>
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"<location to file> would be either the web address or the location of the file on your tablet"
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Step 5: Choose Icon
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*Step 5: Choose Icon
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Step 6: Click <b><u>Ok</u></b> and <b><u>Close</u></b> Settings window.
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*Step 6: Click <b><u>Ok</u></b> and <b><u>Close</u></b> Settings window.
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<pre><nowiki>*</nowiki><location to file> would be either the web address or the location of the file on your tablet</pre>
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= Adjust Volume using Personal Launcher =
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*Step 1: <b><u>Open</u></b> Settings for Personal Launcher
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*Step 2: Adding Volume Down
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**Step 2.1: <b><u>Click</u></b> add new entry
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**Step 2.2: Name your entry
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**Step 2.3: Enter into Command to execute: gconftool -t int -s /apps/osso/sound/master_volume `expr $(gconf-tool -g /apps/osso/sound/master_volume) - 10`
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*Step 3: Adding Volume Down
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**Step 3.1: <b><u>Click</u></b> add new entry
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**Step 3.2: Name your entry
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**Step 3.3: Enter into Command to execute: gconftool -t int -s /apps/osso/sound/master_volume `expr $(gconf-tool -g /apps/osso/sound/master_volume) + 10`
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Taken from itT Thread[http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=258144&postcount=10]

Revision as of 15:58, 27 January 2009

This page is a collection of tips and tricks for Personal Menu and Personal Launcher.

Adding entry for Web address

To add a entry for either a web address or any file that is location on your tablet that opens in browser use the following tip.

  • Step 1: Open Settings for Pmenu or PLauncher
  • Step 2: Click add new entry
  • Step 3: Name your entry
  • Step 4: Enter into Command to execute: browser --url=<location to file>*
  • Step 5: Choose Icon
  • Step 6: Click Ok and Close Settings window. 
*<location to file> would be either the web address or the location of the file on your tablet


Adjust Volume using Personal Launcher

  • Step 1: Open Settings for Personal Launcher
  • Step 2: Adding Volume Down
    • Step 2.1: Click add new entry
    • Step 2.2: Name your entry
    • Step 2.3: Enter into Command to execute: gconftool -t int -s /apps/osso/sound/master_volume `expr $(gconf-tool -g /apps/osso/sound/master_volume) - 10`
  • Step 3: Adding Volume Down
    • Step 3.1: Click add new entry
    • Step 3.2: Name your entry
    • Step 3.3: Enter into Command to execute: gconftool -t int -s /apps/osso/sound/master_volume `expr $(gconf-tool -g /apps/osso/sound/master_volume) + 10`

Taken from itT Thread[1]

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