Personal Menu tips and tricks
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This page is a collection of tips and tricks for Personal Menu and Personal Launcher. | This page is a collection of tips and tricks for Personal Menu and Personal Launcher. | ||
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| + | = Opening File in Media Player = | ||
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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 3: Name your entry | ||
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| + | *Step 4: Enter into Command to execute: /usr/bin/dbus-send --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.mediaplayer /com/nokia/mediaplayer com.nokia.mediaplayer.mime_open string:"<location of file>" | ||
| + | *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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| + | <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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= Adding entry for Web address = | = Adding entry for Web address = | ||
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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 3: Name your entry | *Step 3: Name your entry | ||
| - | *Step 4: Enter into Command to execute: browser --url=<location to file> | + | *Step 4: Enter into Command to execute: browser --url=<location to file> |
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*Step 5: Choose Icon | *Step 5: Choose Icon | ||
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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> | <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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Revision as of 16:38, 27 January 2009
This page is a collection of tips and tricks for Personal Menu and Personal Launcher.
Opening File in Media Player
- 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: /usr/bin/dbus-send --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.mediaplayer /com/nokia/mediaplayer com.nokia.mediaplayer.mime_open string:"<location of 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
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]