Phone shortcut gone, doesn't show up in "add shortcut" list
 

Hello,
My apologies if this has been discussed before, but my searches have been fruitless.
I bought an N900 last week. The phone icon on my primary desktop has disappeared. I may have accidentally x'ed it out while editing the desktop. The problem is that it no longer shows up on the add shortcut list when I edit the desktop. The icon still shows when I search for apps or navigate to it.
I've powered the unit down and the status hasn't changed.
My skills with the terminal are extremely limited (working on it though).
Any advice?

Re: Phone shortcut gone, doesn't show up in "add shortcut" list
 

Are you sure, the phone shortcut isn't covered by another
desktop widget?

nicolai

Re: Phone shortcut gone, doesn't show up in "add shortcut" list
 

I'm not sure if this will work but try

Re: Phone shortcut gone, doesn't show up in "add shortcut" list
 

Maybe the shortcut is already present in another desktop, maybe you moved it instead of deleting it... Same situation happened to me the other day.

I think you can't have the same shortcut in different desktops... well at least using the ui

Re: Phone shortcut gone, doesn't show up in "add shortcut" list
 

You are correct! I installed a calender and the icon appeared over the phone.

Thanks

Re: Phone shortcut gone, doesn't show up in "add shortcut" list
 

So just out of curiosity, What does this do?

Re: Phone shortcut gone, doesn't show up in "add shortcut" list
 

refresh your home screen

Re: Phone shortcut gone, doesn't show up in "add shortcut" list
 

In slightly more technical terms, it stops all hildon-home processes: Which is basically a large part of your home screen / desktop activity. Because the Maemo OS isn't meant to run without the home screen, killing the processes causes them to restrart. I think the word refreshes is misleading - it fully restrarts the processes responsible for your home screens.

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its like killing explorer.exe on windows....

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seriously?? he just needed a simple answer

Re: Phone shortcut gone, doesn't show up in "add shortcut" list
 

No, the long answer is good. I am ignorant (of this OS) but not stupid. Please feel free to give me the full info.
I appreciate all of your input.

Re: Phone shortcut gone, doesn't show up in "add shortcut" list
 

So on that note, where do I start to learn this system ground up?

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http://wiki.maemo.org/Terminal

start with the link above ;)

Re: Phone shortcut gone, doesn't show up in "add shortcut" list
 

There is also a hack to have as many phone shortcuts as you want. This allows you to put one on each desktop so you have quick access to phone app.