Maemo5 101

Here will be short introduction to Maemo5 and how it functions.


Contents

Video Walkthroughs

Here are some short walkthroughs from YouTube.

Tips and tricks

If you want to customize your N900 look and feel go to the Customizing Maemo page

Nokiaexperts.com has made excellent instructions, that can be found from their N900 user guide.

Here's some citations:

Notification light colors

The notification light found on the front of the N900 (upper left corner) changes colors to indicate different states. As stated in the User Guide:

  • Blue is for application triggered notifications (received text, IM, or email)
  • Orange is for battery charging
  • Green is for battery full

Keyboard shortcuts:general

  • Ctrl + Backspace: From within an application this will take you back out to the visual task manager. (Thanks to Chanse for that one.)
  • Ctrl + C: Copy text
  • Ctrl + V: Paste text
  • Ctrl + X: Cut text
  • Ctrl + A: Select all
  • Ctrl + O: Open (if available)
  • Ctrl + N: Create a new item (if available)
  • Ctrl + S: Save (if available)
  • Ctrl + Z: Undo (if available)
  • Ctrl + Y: Redo (if available)
  • Ctrl + F: Open search bar (if available)
  • Ctrl + Right arrow: Move the insertion point to the end of the word
  • Ctrl + Left arrow: Move the insertion point to the beginning of the word

Keyboard shortcuts:advanced

  • Ctrl + Shift + I: Change the text flow mode in browser
  • Ctrl + Shift + P: Screenshot
  • Ctrl + Shift + X: Opens a X Terminal window