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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== 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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# Open Settings for Pmenu or PLauncher
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# Click add new entry
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# Name your entry
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# Enter into Command to execute:<pre>/usr/bin/dbus-send --print-reply --dest=com.nokia.mediaplayer /com/nokia/mediaplayer com.nokia.mediaplayer.mime_open string:"<location of file>"</pre>
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# Choose Icon
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# Click ''Ok'' and close the Settings window.
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*Step 2: <b><u>Click</u></b> add new entry
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<nowiki>*</nowiki><location to file> would be either the web address or the location of the file on your tablet
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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>"
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== Adding entry for Web address ==
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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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[[Image:Plaunchss.jpg|frame|Example of Adding Icon for Google]]
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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 =
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[[Image:Plaunchss.jpg|frame]]
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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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# Open Settings for Pmenu or PLauncher
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# Click add new entry
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# Name your entry
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# Enter into Command to execute:<pre>browser --url=<location to file></pre>
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# Choose Icon
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# Click ''Ok'' and close the Settings window.
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*Step 2: <b><u>Click</u></b> add new entry
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<nowiki>*</nowiki><location to file> would be either the web address or the location of the file on your tablet
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*Step 3: Name your entry
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== Adjust Volume using Personal Launcher ==
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*Step 4: Enter into Command to execute: browser --url=<location to file>
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#Open Settings for Personal Launcher
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*Step 5: Choose Icon
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# Adding Volume Down
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## Click add new entry
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## Name your entry
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## Enter into Command to execute:<pre>gconftool -t int -s /apps/osso/sound/master_volume `expr $(gconf-tool -g /apps/osso/sound/master_volume) - 10`</pre>
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# Adding Volume Down
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## Click add new entry
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## Name your entry
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## Enter into Command to execute:<pre>gconftool -t int -s /apps/osso/sound/master_volume `expr $(gconf-tool -g /apps/osso/sound/master_volume) + 10`</pre>
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*Step 6: Click <b><u>Ok</u></b> and <b><u>Close</u></b> Settings window.
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Taken from itT Thread[http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=258144&postcount=10]
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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 Custom Icons for Personal Menu/Launcher ==
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If you would like to add some icons that you can use for your personal menu/launcher or if you would like to change on that is already there follow these steps.
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# Create a 64px x 64px icon and save in .png format.
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# Upload file to /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/
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# Run in Terminal [[root access|as root]]:<pre>gtk-update-icon-cache -f /usr/share/icons/hicolor</pre>
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#* Rebooting device should do the trick also.
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# Set icon for your entry. 
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Custom icon will appear under hildon in drop down box.
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[[Category:Users]]
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= Adjust Volume using Personal Launcher =
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[[Category:Power users]]
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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]
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Latest revision as of 15:31, 9 March 2011

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

Contents

[edit] Opening File in Media Player

  1. Open Settings for Pmenu or PLauncher
  2. Click add new entry
  3. Name your entry
  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>"
  5. Choose Icon
  6. Click Ok and close the Settings window.

*<location to file> would be either the web address or the location of the file on your tablet


[edit] Adding entry for Web address

Example of Adding Icon for Google

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.

  1. Open Settings for Pmenu or PLauncher
  2. Click add new entry
  3. Name your entry
  4. Enter into Command to execute:
    browser --url=<location to file>
  5. Choose Icon
  6. Click Ok and close the Settings window.

*<location to file> would be either the web address or the location of the file on your tablet

[edit] Adjust Volume using Personal Launcher

  1. Open Settings for Personal Launcher
  2. Adding Volume Down
    1. Click add new entry
    2. Name your entry
    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`
  3. Adding Volume Down
    1. Click add new entry
    2. Name your entry
    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]

[edit] Adding Custom Icons for Personal Menu/Launcher

If you would like to add some icons that you can use for your personal menu/launcher or if you would like to change on that is already there follow these steps.

  1. Create a 64px x 64px icon and save in .png format.
  2. Upload file to /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/
  3. Run in Terminal as root:
    gtk-update-icon-cache -f /usr/share/icons/hicolor
    • Rebooting device should do the trick also.
  4. Set icon for your entry.

Custom icon will appear under hildon in drop down box.