simple launcher -- known problems
 

Hi

Since the other thread got somehow used for several topics, I put this new one for problems only.

Current version: 0.9.3
Download: https://garage.maemo.org/frs/?group_id=131
Garage tracker: https://garage.maemo.org/tracker/?group_id=131

The same package works on both IT OS 2006 and IT OS 2007.

Should you have any issues either use the tracker or post here :)

The known issues:

• no info banner when application is started
• no application activation (bring in front), if the the application is already started
• if you upgrade applet, you have to restart the device (this is how hildon desktop works and nothing can be done about it from outside of it)
• when applet is enabled, the background image is not refreshed and the background stays white until forceful update or reboot

List of requested features:

• transparent background (I'm still trying to figure out how it should be done, help is welcome)
• configurable button size (I consider two sizes at the moment to mimic hildon desktop behaviour)
• configurable icons
• populate toolbar with existing pre-defined items (I hope this is an understandable English :))

Items to be available from launcher:

• special item that activates launcher configuration dialog
• control panel applets
• bookmars
• command line applications

Fixed/Implemented:

• if d-bus service is not defined, application cannot be selected nor run (examples: scummvm, claws-mail, password safe, grsync): v0.9.3
• minimal size is too big: v0.9.3
• no default application icon (which does not match the behaviour of hildon desktop): v0.9.3

Re: simple launcher -- known problems
 

In N800 I have latest Claws Mail and latest Simple launcher and Claws mail is running ok from applet. Minimo doesn't show up in applet but there's not proper icon for Minimo so that's not problem because this applet is based on icons.

Re: simple launcher -- known problems
 

can the OMWeather developer help with the transparent background issue?

Re: simple launcher -- known problems
 

I like it the way it is (without startup banner). It makes it feel more like the Palm UI: Just start.. no noise..

The only immediate problem, or inconvenience I see is that the icons seem to take up a lot of space side-wise, so to have more than three or four apps. configured I ran into trouble making enough room (the Hildon UI and the non-flexibility of some of the applets shows up here). Only I fear that the reason the icons take so much room is that they actually have a lot of white space in them so it's not just a matter of squeezing them more together, is it?

Re: simple launcher -- known problems
 

See Sean Luke's article re the braindead icon design in hildon.

Re: simple launcher -- known problems
 

v0.9.3 is released :)

new features:

• config file can now be backed up
• default icon is shown
• non d-bus apps can be started

fixed:

• minimal size for the applet is just 1 button :)

Available at: https://garage.maemo.org/frs/?group_id=131

Please note you will need to reboot the device after upgrade.

Re: simple launcher -- known problems
 

Thanks for the update :)

Did you take a look at the Other Maemo Weather applet?

Their Interface tab allows you to select things like
Layout: One column, Two columns, One row, Two rows
Transparency: Yes/No

This would be nice for Simple Launcher :)

Re: simple launcher -- known problems
 

Nice update, the hp42 calc was succesfully added to my launcher setup! :)

Re: simple launcher -- known problems
 

Yes, I did. I just did not exactly understand how it works. I'm gonna make at least one more attempt though :)

Re: simple launcher -- known problems
 

How come the Minimo browser has no proper icon, can somebody explain this? I would like to put Minimo in Simple launcher but there's just blank spot in the applet. It's weird to poke blank area with stylus. Just icon, that is all I want...:)