[Updated] OS2008 Personal Menu
 

To avoid having too many posts to read through in the previous Personal Menu thread (viewable here: http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ad.php?t=17777) I have started this new thread.

Personal Menu is now at version 0.60.7!

If there are no major issues in this version I will release it to the Maemo-Extras repository. For now, it is available at the garage page: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/personal-menu/

UPDATE: now available in the maemo Extras repository! No more manually downloading when wanting to upgrade! Also available: One-click Install

Changes in this version0.6 include:

• Simplified options: instead of providing number of columns and "min rows" (what did that actually mean, anyway?) they are now calculated based on icon size. As of version 0.6-3 this is optional
• Fixed dependency issue with libglade (which was never a real dependency anyway! Oops)
• Add support for category headings - create an entry with an appropriate name and leave executable blank (see screenshot)
• Menu opens WAY faster and uses WAY less CPU when opening
• Fix dialog being pushed off the screen by popup menu
• Add customizable (and optional) font and colour selection for the menu
• Rearrange setup plugin to better fit the screen
• In version 0.6-3 there is a small fix for the font button when the font is too long to fit on the screen
• Various fixes and improvements I have forgotten about

UPDATE:Changes in 0.7 include:

• Redesigned settings dialog with "Arrange Items" and "Settings" tabs to better fit on the screen
• Fixes to move up, move down, and delete (if no item is selected)
• Added option to enable/disable deletion confirmations
• Made instructions come up after install (how to enable on first
  install, note to reboot on upgrade) Thanks OMWeather for showing me
  how!
• Redesign desktop selection and icon selection dialogs
• Removed icons from header in the settings dialog to make it more
  clear
• Add bold indicators for headers in the arrange view
• Make double clicking on desktop file or icon in selector select the
  icon

Please try it out and let me know if there are any issues. If you find a problem with the layout (calculates the wrong number of rows or columns or something) please provide your settings and the number of entries in your menu.

Enjoy!

EDIT: Wow, I thought I kept this thread updated better! Here are the changes up to 0.8-5 (which is just a minor release to bring back the old icon):

* Fixed backup configuration so it actually backs up
* New customized icon
* Added autobuild tools to the build process
* Changed back to original icon

The new icon is now being used for Personal Launcher.

Re: [Updated] OS2008 Personal Menu
 

Thanks for application, I would say it is my most used program and should be included in a later official update from Nokia or Nokia could include the options like this application does as a option in OS 2008. Thanks Again

Tested 0.6 from update from 0.4.2 it works great , no problems so far

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Actually, I prefer the old way where I could specify the number of columns and min rows. I had 2 columns of 4 icons each and it was perfect since the colums contained appls based on category. The new version gives me 2 columns with 6 icons in the first column and 2 icons in the second. I don't like it. I'm going to revert to the previous version. :(

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Yeah. That does seem like a step backward. :confused:

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Terrence: If you want to you could make two entries below your first four with a single space for the name and blank for the executable. This would give you one column with 4 apps and two blank spaces, and a second column with 4 apps. Not ideal as you would have some blank space at the bottom, but sevicable.

Better yet, start each column with a header. The first column would have the heading then four apps and a blank space, and the second column would have a heading and four apps.

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frasej: I don't think it is really a step backwards since the only reason those options were there in the first place was because I could not figure out how to do it as it is now. I will concede that it does eliminate some functionality I didn't anticipate.

Perhaps I could add it back in as an option (and have the default layout mode be automatic calculation with the extra options as an "override" mode) but I would have to figure out how to put that in an already over-crowded configuration dialog. Mock-ups are welcome!

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Thanks for this app! I've just installed it and it looks like something I'll be using. Looking at the screen shot, and the post above, I wonder,

a) how you got the background to be white and

b) how you insert the headers.

EDIT: Ok, I posted too soon. I figured out b):)


It would be nice to have come column control, but I'll give this a go, thanks!

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Greyghost: The white menu background is the default menu colour for the theme I am using: NuvoClear (https://garage.maemo.org/projects/nuvoclear) Personal Menu uses the system colours for menu background and foreground (unless you choose to override foreground).

For everyone concerned about the removal of manual control, I am designing a new dialog that will allow the user to select whether to use automatic or manual layout. Hopefully I can get this dialog to fit on the screen ;)

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Is there a file that can be manualy backed-up that includes all the parameters that are used when we set up this app. I'm thikin' an upcomming reflash will result in having to enter the information again.

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YoDude, the last few versions have theoretically had an automatic backup when you do a system backup of the "Settings" category. I haven't tested it yet, so if you do a manual backup of the file ".personal_menu.rc" in your home directory you will be covered both ways.

Let me know if the automatic worked for you. If it doesn't, I will try to fix it.