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Mer 0.7 was prepared in the sprint 1 February 2009 - 16 February 2009, and released on 16 February 2009
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== Completed tasks in this release and notable accomplishments ==
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If you want to see associated sprint, [[Mer/Sprints/0.8|click here]]
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| 2009-02-09 || Fix lack of "enter" ctrl-m "problem" on x86 || Stskeeps, johnx || 100% || Added /apps/osso/inputmethod/keyboard_available (bool) gconf2 option. Set true when on a machine with active keyboard.
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| 2009-02-14 || Add control panel applet for theme switching || qwerty12 || 100% || In repository as hildon-theme-selector.
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| 2009-02-10 || maemo-select-menu-location seems to stall || Stskeeps || 100% || Reason is because .launch is not an .so. Same issue as in [http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~carsten-munk/m-r/hildon-desktop/revision/1106?remember=1106&compare_revid=1100 hildon desktop]. In repository.
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| 2009-02-11 || Figure out how to make the theme switcher work. (It's a control panel applet), see libpersonalisation.so || timeless, qwerty12 || 100% || In repository as hildon-theme-selector.
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| 2009-02-08 || package evkey (for nit-kernel-compat purposes) || qwerty12 || 100% || In repository.
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| 2009-01-30 || [[Mer/Tasks/Open_System_Sounds|Open system sounds]] (startup chime, touchscreen tap, etc) || opengeekv2, zenvoid || 100% || System Sounds by zenvoid completed: [http://repository.mer.tspre.org/pool/main/libe/liberty-sounds-ui/ liberty-sounds-ui], [http://zenvoid.org/tmp/sounds/ list of wav files]
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| 2009-02-03 || Make transitional package for libhildon-1-0 to libhildon1 || Stskeeps || 100% || In repository.
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| 2009-02-03 || Make transitional package for gconf2-common (bug 4016 connected) || Stskeeps || 100% || Fixed, but now libvte9 problems when installing gnome-core.
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| 2009-02-03 || Fix bug 4016 (helps getting GNOME components on Mer) || Stskeeps || 100% || Fixed, but gconf2-common transitional package is needed.
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| 2009-02-03 || Add python-gobject to dsme-tools dependancy || Stskeeps || 100% || In repository, tested on n810.
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| 0.7 || Working X-terminal with hildon input method working || Stskeeps || 100% || Some vte patches still needed, but working: [http://bsd.tspre.org/~stskeeps/mer-ossoxterm.png screenshot]
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| 2009-01-26 || Port and build http://repository.maemo.org/pool/diablo/free/h/hildon-plugins-settings/ (statusbar applet config || qwerty12 || 100% || In repository as hildon-plugins-settings-cpa.
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|- style="background:LightGreen"
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| 2009-01-16 || nit-kernel-compat (support kernel booting rootfs directly), base on [http://guug.org/nit/nitboot/ nitboot]|| qwerty12 || 100% || In repository. Current problems: evkey doesn't exist on non-bootmenu tablets (put as TODO, as the rest works), so rescue menu does not work. BZR branch: [https://code.launchpad.net/~mer-committers/m-r/nit-kernel-compat ~mer-committers/m-r/nit-kernel-compat]. Problems with APT still exist, so no jffs2 image in this release.
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| || Add FDI for Nokia keyboards (see [http://trac.tspre.org/svn/deblet/trunk/packages/main/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/10-keymap.fdi this] and [http://trac.tspre.org/svn/deblet/trunk/packages/main/nokia-xkb-data/ this] || Darken || 80% || Check this [http://internettablettalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=259961&postcount=57] - Added keycode problem fix in xserver-xorg-input-evdev, now in repository. Patched repository actually. Needs testing.
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|- style="background:LightBlue"
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| || Make hildon-desktop-env use a configuration file to determine wether it needs to show cursor or not (useful for x86) || johnx || 95% || Could use some testing on x86s with touchscreens
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| December || [[Task:Community_firmware_image_distribution|Proposal for distribution of firmware images including closed-source bits needed for community editions]] || Stskeeps || 50% || First proposal involving initfs bits proposed through maemo-community. [http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail//maemo-community/2009-January/002946.html Positive Nokia response] [http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-community/2009-February/003114.html wish list for 3rd party components]
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|}
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* b-man: various fixes to merinstaller
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* Stskeeps: Beagleboard port, Pocket Loox 720 port, documented some parts of BME protocol, for creating an open hald-addon-bme.
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* qwerty12: Created extras-repository package which adds the maemo-extras repository automatically for you in Mer.
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* Mention of Mer at "Maemo on Beagleboard" talk at FOSDEM 09, see [http://www.flickr.com/photos/32615155@N00/3263196028/ slide picture]

Revision as of 18:13, 16 February 2009

Mer 0.7 was prepared in the sprint 1 February 2009 - 16 February 2009, and released on 16 February 2009

Completed tasks in this release and notable accomplishments

If you want to see associated sprint, click here

2009-02-09 Fix lack of "enter" ctrl-m "problem" on x86 Stskeeps, johnx 100% Added /apps/osso/inputmethod/keyboard_available (bool) gconf2 option. Set true when on a machine with active keyboard.
2009-02-14 Add control panel applet for theme switching qwerty12 100% In repository as hildon-theme-selector.
2009-02-10 maemo-select-menu-location seems to stall Stskeeps 100% Reason is because .launch is not an .so. Same issue as in hildon desktop. In repository.
2009-02-11 Figure out how to make the theme switcher work. (It's a control panel applet), see libpersonalisation.so timeless, qwerty12 100% In repository as hildon-theme-selector.
2009-02-08 package evkey (for nit-kernel-compat purposes) qwerty12 100% In repository.
2009-01-30 Open system sounds (startup chime, touchscreen tap, etc) opengeekv2, zenvoid 100% System Sounds by zenvoid completed: liberty-sounds-ui, list of wav files
2009-02-03 Make transitional package for libhildon-1-0 to libhildon1 Stskeeps 100% In repository.
2009-02-03 Make transitional package for gconf2-common (bug 4016 connected) Stskeeps 100% Fixed, but now libvte9 problems when installing gnome-core.
2009-02-03 Fix bug 4016 (helps getting GNOME components on Mer) Stskeeps 100% Fixed, but gconf2-common transitional package is needed.
2009-02-03 Add python-gobject to dsme-tools dependancy Stskeeps 100% In repository, tested on n810.
0.7 Working X-terminal with hildon input method working Stskeeps 100% Some vte patches still needed, but working: screenshot
2009-01-26 Port and build http://repository.maemo.org/pool/diablo/free/h/hildon-plugins-settings/ (statusbar applet config qwerty12 100% In repository as hildon-plugins-settings-cpa.
2009-01-16 nit-kernel-compat (support kernel booting rootfs directly), base on nitboot qwerty12 100% In repository. Current problems: evkey doesn't exist on non-bootmenu tablets (put as TODO, as the rest works), so rescue menu does not work. BZR branch: ~mer-committers/m-r/nit-kernel-compat. Problems with APT still exist, so no jffs2 image in this release.
Add FDI for Nokia keyboards (see this and this Darken 80% Check this [1] - Added keycode problem fix in xserver-xorg-input-evdev, now in repository. Patched repository actually. Needs testing.
Make hildon-desktop-env use a configuration file to determine wether it needs to show cursor or not (useful for x86) johnx 95% Could use some testing on x86s with touchscreens
December Proposal for distribution of firmware images including closed-source bits needed for community editions Stskeeps 50% First proposal involving initfs bits proposed through maemo-community. Positive Nokia response wish list for 3rd party components
  • b-man: various fixes to merinstaller
  • Stskeeps: Beagleboard port, Pocket Loox 720 port, documented some parts of BME protocol, for creating an open hald-addon-bme.
  • qwerty12: Created extras-repository package which adds the maemo-extras repository automatically for you in Mer.
  • Mention of Mer at "Maemo on Beagleboard" talk at FOSDEM 09, see slide picture
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