Mer/Releases/0.7

Completed tasks in this release and notable accomplisments

2008-12-15 - 0.7 Installer for Mer on Diablo b-man 100% Initial versions BZR branch, Make .install file for packages.tspre.org 'installer' dist / user component.
2009-01-31 Figure out why HAM doesn't work in snapshot images none 100% Tricks: assume-connection 1, problems with installing still? WFM in VirtualBox - needed to echo assume-connection 1 >~/.osso/hildon-application-manager after first setup; then started HAM; checked categories and then installed Titan theme without any problems --Jaffa 23:12, 29 January 2009 (UTC) Also now working for Stskeeps after start-hildon modifications by johnx
2009-01-29 Make an error screen and reboot after 15 seconds if Mer is booted through normal bootmenu (check if /var/run is a symlink to /tmp/.run) wazd, Stskeeps 100% Need 800x480 artwork (stop sign and "Incompatible bootmenu used, rebooting in 15 seconds") - added to nit-bootmenu-compat
integrate/Mer-ize clipboard-manager (already in repository, but needs to be included into start-hildon etc) johnx 100% In repository.
2009-01-26 Fix key generation of openssh-server so it doesn't do it on imager but does it when booting Darken 100% Managed by first boot wizard - ready for merging from lp:~koudelka-atolcomputers/m-r/first-boot-wizard
2009-01-26 Experiment with Droid Sans within hildon-theme-liberty and alter if it looks good qwerty12 100% In repository. Screenshots & source patches here (in bzr too).
January Missing localization strings in Hildon, (#4001) Stskeeps 100% There are still some strings to be fixed. But that's for l10n people.
2009-01-24 Package up Droid Sans (apache license) qwerty 100% was in ttf-droid in ubuntu universe
2009-01-23 Figure out how to make gnome-keyring invisible to the user Stskeeps 100% Fixed in hildon-desktop-env
2009-01-23 Bring in new changes from http://gitweb.pingu.fi/?p=xf86-video-omapfb.git;a=summary to xserver-xorg-video-omapfb Stskeeps 100% Now in repository
0.7 qemu-eabi cputransp for Scratchbox qwerty12 100% Deb (i386) & source package provided here.
2009-01-23 Package up advanced-power as a debian source package qwerty12 100% In repository.
2009-01-20 Fix sapwood crash problem on ARMv5t (bug 4023) johnx, RST38h, r2d2rogers 100% Fixed in repository.
2009-01-19 Mer-ize hildon-application-manager Jaffa 100% Screenshots: 1, 2, 3
  • Jaffa: New shiny wiki page for Mer and new structure
  • Stskeeps: gnome-keyring will no longer bother you
  • Stskeeps: Fixing crash problems with HAL dying (LED detection)
  • johnx: new first-boot-wizard asks for password, adds user to more groups, enables swap partition (if present) and enables passwordless sudo.
  • Meizirkki: dialogs can be moved, but they still appear in right place.
  • Stskeeps: VMDK images are now automatically generated (VirtualBox, VMware, etc)
  • Stskeeps: Discussion/new policy on licenses banning commercial use
  • r2d2rogers, RST38h, etc: Now we have 770 support with sapwood not crashing
  • Upgraded to pre-alpha2 l10n and upgraded gtk, libhildon.
  • Moving along with being able to distribute firmware images with closed source bits: positive response from Nokia
  • PyMaemo (well, bindings) in repository now, for instance 'homeip' as example application and advanced-power (needs hald-addon-bme)
  • Jaffa: Porting Hildon Application Manager to Mer

Known issues

4043+enhancementSettings and MaintenanceRESOLVEDFIXEDApplication Manager should not depend on "user" accountunassigned
  • Task: Port and build http://repository.maemo.org/pool/diablo/free/h/hildon-plugins-settings/ (statusbar applet config) - In repository as hildon-plugins-settings-cpa. Working and text labels working but creates duplicate application menu.
  • Task: Add FDI for Nokia keyboards (see this and this. Check this [1] - Added keycode problem fix in xserver-xorg-input-evdev, now in repository, not working yet.
  • Task: Working X-terminal with hildon input method working - Some vte patches still needed, but working: screenshot
  • Bootmenu does not play well with clone-to-SD systems. You will have to make a bootmenu item yourself (ask on #maemo about this) (someone document how to make an .item)
  • Sometimes after updates the touchscreen of the tables stop working or isn't calibrated, this is because the 'xserver-xorg-input-synaptics' package are installed, to fix it do "sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" in a terminal.
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