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'''I am undecided if a whole new page should be created. I have included links below that are on similar topics, to help prevent duplication. The material in my page could be moved to relevant pages and/or new pages created.
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When using the X-Terminal with root access enabled, be EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS! Root
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access enables you to modify (and thus also DAMAGE) all system files, which can
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even result in BRICKING the device. If you don't know what you are doing,
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better don't do it.
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Similar pages that should be taken into consideration:'''
 
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[[How_to_personalize_your_N900]]
 
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[[Customizing_maemo_for_power_users]]
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backup files before editing from console: cp filename.conf filename.conf.bak
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mc commander
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leadpad (launch from root console)
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root mode (sudo gainroot or ssh -lroot)
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[[Customizing_Maemo]]
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== Boot ==
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[[Customizing_sounds]]
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=== Startup Image ===
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[[List_of_Themes_for_Maemo5]]
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=== Startup Video ===
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/usr/share/hildon-welcome/media
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Remove video or change video
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Cite: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=32935&highlight=boot+screen
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Folder
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Ini File
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[[Remapping_keyboard]]
 
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=== Shutdown Image ===
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P.S. I have been thinking that a separate page should be created to list the icons, images and screenshots created by everyone in the forum so as to keep the details of modifications less cluttered.
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'''When using the X-Terminal with root access enabled, be EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS! '''
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*Root access enables you to modify (and thus also DAMAGE) all system files, which can even result in BRICKING the device. If you don't know what you are doing, better don't do it.
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'''Backup files before editing from console: cp filename.conf filename.conf.bak'''
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*Recommended Apps for File Editing from console:
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**vi (built-in)
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**Vim
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**mc (Midnight Commander)
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**leadpad (can be launched from root console)
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'''Link to root access howto:''' (sudo gainroot or ssh -lroot)
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=Software=
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== Skinning ==
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=== Startup & Shutdown ===
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'''Startup Video'''
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*Original video: /usr/share/hildon-welcome/media
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*Config File: /etc/hildon-welcome.d/default.conf
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Cite: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=32935
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Second cite: http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=40803
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'''Shutdown Image'''
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put the png image you want to use in:
put the png image you want to use in:
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/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon
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and rename it 'startup_nokia_logo'
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then reboot phone
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Folder: /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon
 
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Ini File or Filename: startup_nokia_logo
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== Icons ==
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you can install them into ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon and they'll override the system icons, but leave them in place.
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Reboot phone
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Signal images go in /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon
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Battery1 images goes in /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon
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=== Conversations ===
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Originally Posted by b666m (Post 479324)
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modded the sms conversation window.
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1. moved contact's avatar to the right
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2. added own avatar on the left
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3. changed some alignments to fit the screen :)
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=== Icons ===
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you can install them into ~/.local/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon and they'll override the system icons, but leave them in place. [Does this apply to all icons adn images??]
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*/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon
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**Signal images
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**Battery1 images
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<pre>
<pre>
statusarea_battery_full13.png
statusarea_battery_full13.png
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*/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/hildon/
 
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** Battery2 images
 
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** Availability images
 
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*/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/hildon
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Battery2 images goes in /usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/hildon/
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** Availability (Small) images
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To install the bootup icons place the icons here (make sure you backup the original icons first!): /usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/hildon/
 
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<pre>
 
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indicator_update1.png
 
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indicator_update2.png
 
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indicator_update3.png
 
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indicator_update4.png
 
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indicator_update5.png
 
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indicator_update6.png
 
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indicator_update7.png
 
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indicator_update8.png
 
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</pre>
 
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=== Transition Effect ===
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== Menus ==
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The effect when zooming out or closing web pages
 
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*/usr/share/themes/?????/images
 
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**wmWhiteSparkle
 
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Cite: http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=478938&postcount=189
 
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== Sounds ==
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== Skinning ==
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*/usr/share/sounds/
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=== Conversations ===
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*Offline Notify: presence-offline.wav
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Originally Posted by b666m (Post 479324)
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*Online Notify: presence-online.wav
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modded the sms conversation window.
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*Installation Complete: ui-information_note.wav
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1. moved contact's avatar to the right
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*General Warning: ui-general_warning.wav
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2. added own avatar on the left
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*Charging: ui-charging_started.wav
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3. changed some alignments to fit the screen :)
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*Shutdown: ui-shutdown.wav
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== Transition Control ==
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== Sounds ==
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transitioncontrol app
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Smoother Transition Example
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=== Offline/Online Notification ===
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/usr/share/sounds/presence-offline.wav
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Rotate% = 85
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/usr/share/sounds/presence-online.wav
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Rotate In = 25
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Rotate Out = 25
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Blank min = 0
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Blank max = 0
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</pre>
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=== Installation Complete ===
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to change the 'beep' that sounds when app manager has finished installing, to
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'beep beep installation complete'
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put the file 'ui-information_note' into:
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/usr/share/sounds/
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http://www.mediafire.com/?y54jnzmyjht
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ZeeD 01-18-10 03:06 PM
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== Power Button Menu ==
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== Buttons ==
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Add Reboot Option
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Warning about >50 reboot count:
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=== Power Button ===
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*Check count: <code>cat /var/lib/dsme/boot_count</code>
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*Increases by 3 each reboot ''(Need verified)''
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*Make sure to shutdown and only then boot (all this without being connected to a power source) before it reaches 48 (at 51 you're device won't boot!)
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* this has been fixed in PR1.1 update (?)
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Edit: /ect/systemui/systemui.xml 
 
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Uncomment MenuSelection for Reboot
 
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[Link to more details]
 
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== App Menu ==
 
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- MyMenu
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====Edit Menu ====
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Add Reboot Option
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- Catorise
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cat /var/lib/dsme/boot_count
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Increases by 3 each reboot?
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then make sure to shutdown and only then boot (all this without being connected
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to a power source) before it reaches 48 (at 51 you're device won't boot!)
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== Profiles ==
 
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profile presets
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/ect/systemui/ folder and select the systemui.xml file
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Uncomment MenuSelection for Reboot
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tweakr
 
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== Desktop ==
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1) Open X terminal as root
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2) cd /etc/systemui
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3) Make a backup of the systemui file: cp systemui.xml systemui.xml.orig
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3) Edit the file in any editor, e.g. vi systemui.xml
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You need to make this section:
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Code:
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=== Status Bar ===
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CPU & Memory Icon
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"cpumem-applet" or "load applet"
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POWATOOL: easily remove boot video, and change what is displayed in status bar
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=== Operator Logo ===
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Just install "custom operator name widget" from extras to edit the operator name.
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=== Shortcuts ===
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*Using the browser file:/// then bookmark the selected folder
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Webradio
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http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=39858
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== MultiMedia ==
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Extra Decoders
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=== Fonts ===
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Droid Fonts
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== Xterm ==
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===Fullscreen Mode===
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<pre>gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/xterm/toolbar -t bool "false"</pre>
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===Keybar===
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The following works to add the "|" button on the Fremantle osso-xterm bar:
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~ $ gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/xterm/key_labels -t list --list-type=string "[Tab,Esc,PgUp,PgDn,|]"
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~ $ gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/xterm/keys -t list --list-type=string "[Tab,Escape,Page_Up,Page_Down,bar]"
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<menuitem priority="20" name="Reboot">
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  <return>6</return>
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  <po>osso-powerup-shutdown</po>
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</menuitem>
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<menuitem priority="10" name="Soft poweroff">
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  <return>7</return>
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  <po>osso-powerup-shutdown</po>
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</menuitem>
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<menuitem priority="5" name="Top in XTerm">
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  <callback service="com.nokia.xterm" path="/com/nokia/xterm"
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interface="com.nokia.xterm" method="run_command" bus="session"
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autostart="true">
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  <argument type="string">/usr/bin/top</argument>
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-->
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<pre>
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~ $ gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/xterm/key_labels -t list --list-type=string "[Tab,Esc,PgUp,PgDn,|,~]"
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<menuitem priority="20" name="Reboot">
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~ $ gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/xterm/keys -t list --list-type=string "[Tab,Escape,Page_Up,Page_Down,bar,asciitilde]"
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  <return>6</return>
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  <po>osso-powerup-shutdown</po>
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</menuitem>
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<menuitem priority="10" name="Soft poweroff">
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  <return>7</return>
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  <po>osso-powerup-shutdown</po>
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</menuitem>
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<menuitem priority="5" name="Top in XTerm">
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  <callback service="com.nokia.xterm" path="/com/nokia/xterm"
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interface="com.nokia.xterm" method="run_command" bus="session"
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autostart="true">
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  <argument type="string">/usr/bin/top</argument>
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</menuitem>
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=Hardware=
 
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This section is for modifications that directly associate with the hardware of the N900. E.g. LEDs, Buttons, Keyboard.
 
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== Buttons ==
 
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=== Volume Key ===
 
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=== Keyboard ===
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After editing rx-51, use the command "setxkbmap" in xterm to activate it.
After editing rx-51, use the command "setxkbmap" in xterm to activate it.
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==== Extended keyboard shortcuts MOD ====
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==== extended keyboard shortcuts MOD ====
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1. download this file, remove '3' from filename.
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http://my.arava.co.il/~matan/770/n900/kf/hildon_desktop3
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cd /home/user/MyDocs [enter]
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chmod a+x hildon-desktop [enter]
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mv /usr/bin/hildon-desktop.launch /usr/bin/hildon-desktop.launch.org [enter]
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mv hildon-desktop /usr/bin/hildon-desktop.launch [enter]
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The easy way to do this now is to download "keyboard-shortcuts" from extras-devel, adds many extra keyboard shortcuts.
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Install dbus-scripts (from extras-devel).
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5. Copy http://my.arava.co.il/~matan/770/n900/kf/hdk-scripts to /etc/dbus-scripts.d
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<shift><ctrl>H takes you to home screen.
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LEFT and RIGHT keys change desktops
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<shift><ctrl>f launches FBreader
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<shift><ctrl>b opens a new browser window, and a few other shortcuts.
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# in the application menu (launcher) and window switcher:
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q - selects the top left thumbnail/icon
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w - selects the top, second from left
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a - selects the left of the second row
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Currently configuring shortcuts is by editing the python script /usr/local/bin/
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hdk.
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Code Source: http://my.arava.co.il/~matan/770/n900/kf/
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====== Change function out-with Camera app ======
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Camkeyd or Shortcutd
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== Profiles ==
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===Proximity Sensor===
 
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=== Ambient Light Sensor ===
 
== Screen ==
== Screen ==
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=== Backlight ===
=== Backlight ===
Link to Brightness App
Link to Brightness App
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== Desktop ==
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"cpumem-applet" or "load applet"
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=== Menu ===
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POWATOOL: easily remove boot video, and change what is displayed in status bar
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=== Operator Logo ===
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Operator logo Mod?
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=== Shortcuts ===
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Folders on the desktop
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*Using the browser file:/// then bookmark the selected folder
=== Battery Info ===
=== Battery Info ===
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2G/3G Switcher
2G/3G Switcher
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== Notification LEDs==
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== LEDs==
edit the file "etc/mce/mce.ini"
edit the file "etc/mce/mce.ini"
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white for device on/charge
white for device on/charge
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== FM Transmitter ==
== FM Transmitter ==
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simple fmtx desktop widget
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===Increase Power ===
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"FM Boost"
===RDS Output===
===RDS Output===
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== MultiMedia ==
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Extra Decoders
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=== Fonts ===
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Droid Fonts
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== Xterm ==
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===Fullscreen Mode===
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<pre>gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/xterm/toolbar -t bool "false"</pre>
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===Keybar===
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The following works to add the "|" button on the Fremantle osso-xterm bar:
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<pre>
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~ $ gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/xterm/key_labels -t list --list-type=string "[Tab,Esc,PgUp,PgDn,|]"
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~ $ gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/xterm/keys -t list --list-type=string "[Tab,Escape,Page_Up,Page_Down,bar]"
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</pre>
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===Tune FM transmitter to something below 88.1 MHz===
 
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http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=585212&postcount=34
 
== Camera ==
== Camera ==
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focus sound, just replace them with any working wav sound file.
focus sound, just replace them with any working wav sound file.
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== Transition Control ==
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transitioncontrol app
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Smoother Transition Example
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Rotate% = 85
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Rotate In = 25
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Rotate Out = 25
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Blank min = 0
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Blank max = 0
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== Bluetooth ==
== Bluetooth ==
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== Other ==
== Other ==
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==Network==
 
=== IPv6 ===
=== IPv6 ===
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== Using OneDotZero with N900 and PC over Wifi ==
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