Thread: The Release of iMaemo
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2007-12-11 , 16:43
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Originally Posted by slim View Post

Something I suggested in another thread is to allow applets to be window-less with transparent backgrounds, so you could for example have a digital clock just sitting on the tablet-top. If that is done, then launcher icons just become new applets with transparent backgrounds.
I didn't research this yet, but e.g. the OMweather applet does this, so I would assume this is already supported. Managing launcher-applets by application will quickly clutter the applet selection GUI (which on OS2007 doesn't even scroll correctly with too many different applets/plug-ins installed) - adding them per application, when all the necessary information is already there in the menu *.desktop files also seems not aesthetic.

Take a look at simplelauncher!
The only things missing are multiple rows (there was another launcher I tested that supported this, but was overengineered in some other aspects - don't remember the name) and going full screen with the desktop/home area/"backdrop" (newtonese).

Originally Posted by slim View Post
I asked this in another thread: Is a black background better for battery life than a white one? Does anyone know?
Only if it allows you to reduce brightness due to better contrast - since the display is an LCD, backlighting is activated for the whole screen area.

Originally Posted by slim View Post
I completely agree as well. Is this achievable from the command line?
I believe this should be possible via d-bus signals, which can also be sent from command line with dbus-send.
Last edited by rps; 2007-12-11 at 16:53.
 

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