Notices

Thank you casper for spending time on this app
The tablet screensaver is actually a 'real' saver, and is suppose to really dim down the screen brightness to save battery juice. I dont even know if it is possible to overtake the OS power setting of each user (probably yes but still seem a bit rude...). The app since the beginned was thinked like something 'cool' and usefull to show during the recharging time (usully night time for me and thats why I tried the partially dimmed red light always on, and be able to find the tablet in the darks). So the answer is 9probably9 no but Ill probably add an 'always display on' button in one of the free spaces on main screen active working only when the tablet is connected to the charger.

Saturday morning notes:
I tried to managing the packaging (.deb) of the thing and is a nightmare hell! (that's give even more kudos and credits to qwerty for his help).
I think I was able to use the py2deb directly from on the tablet (great Khertan's script) and I ask an invitation to upload and autobuild(?) the thing. In case of trouble Ill ask for help. Im sure senjors here are 9bored9 to watch newbbie repeat over and over the same paths so Ill try to be as quiet as I can

buon weekend

Hey everybody...I was wondering if someone could tell me how to run this program. I have never used anything with python before but would like to use this awesome program. If it is incredibly difficult I will just wait until the deb comes out. Thanks a lot for your help.

No is not too difficult (and since Im not a programmer you can trust me) but there are thousand of little things can be not in the right place anyway:

Open a terminal and unpack one of last versions (Is probably funny to test every version and check the progress ) and launch the clock with
Probably if you are not 'root' something will not work (I suppose all the OS calls?) something trivial like led flashing or battery stats.
In case previous on the thread there are some suggestions to 'downgrade' the application features touching the ci_init.py to disable the led and battery check (sw_led=0 instead of sw_led=1) and someone was even smart enough to create a working menu shortcut.


The worste case scenario is when you dont have the 'dependencies'.
In this case the clock need python (of course) pygame, and probably something other (python-hildon things). There are good chances people already have all these components since many applications out there use the same things (a good library is honey for developers bees).
So if you have installed other python programs the relative .deb installation probably already solved everything (ukmp, advancedbattery etc).
I think installing one of the old flipclock deb from garage:

https://garage.maemo.org/frs/downloa...0.004a_all.deb

should also resolve a lot (and give an icon the the clock).
If your tablet survived you are probably ready to try to open a terminal and launch the app again.

I know transfering files and write 'code' directly on the nokia is a pain so I suggest to use SSH (linux user should not have problems with that).

My solution for Ms windows users is to use PuTTY (and use the terminal from the pc instead of using the (AMAZING) tablet keyboard and (AMAZING) tablet screen)...
and using totalcommander + the 'secure ftp connection' plugin capable to open a ssh connection (something like an ftp but -fancier-) to transfer files everywhere you prefer on the tablet filesystem (obviously login like root let people do everykind of damage to the device --ergo>> timelamb to sacrifice to the Reflashing God). I usually put my s*it on the memory card (/media/mmc1 on the n810). I prefer this method over the usb cable since window take over the permission of my memory card and I cant access from the tablet while connected ()


or you can simple beg qwerty12 to make a .deb for each crappy experimental revision

ok, compressing too much informations+crappy english+mental confusion = complete mess.
Obviously this is not an iphone (thanks God?) and probably this app dont deserve all this time but everything there really help people to really begin to use the tablet as it deserve and open the testing at hundred of other great projects out there

Thanks a lot.....It works (and looks) great!

lol, you are welcome, that's was easy

Anyway where is my 'Thanks' for the post?
I surprised myself checking this user stats. In this forum seem working pretty fine to find all posts by smartest people around here

ok, still here
I realised that python is great and quick for testing new ideas but really suck have to fight with all the developing issue for 'normal' people who just want try the apps. So I tried to 'compile' a version for msWindows using pyinstaller. Everything went smooth and I didnt need to modify anything to make it work (I usually write the thing on window so I try to code with all the tricks to make it working on both the platforms (windows/tablet).
http://www.box.net/shared/yzxd2dd6dn

the zip contain the application folder, no installation should be necessary, no dependencies, no nothing. double click on the exe and the thing should be run.
It is a 4 mb file (I didnt check the pyinstaller documentation so I probably bloated the app with a lot of garbage).
Let me know if someone find this usefull or not
(and maybe decide to loose some time trying to fix all the dependencies on the tablet and test the RealDeal )

It is the 1st time I use that storage service and Im not sure it let people download or I need to give more sharing permissions or whatever...

ok, probably sunday in the morning ill be able to upload a working version of the 'windowable version... for now Im going to show what I were thinking to put there. Again suggestions of what you people would prefer to have on the windowed screen will be really appreciate


That screenshow have a 'themeinprogress' but the application should look decent on any theme, I dont think im going to hildonize it more
Buona domenica

Thanks for all the hard work. I never thought to run it as root. Perhaps that's why I had problems. At any rate changing led=0 in ci_init.py let it run no problem.

ok, last version from US (Ill return in Italy on thursday).
I finally add the light sensor graph and the date.
I refined a bit the windowized screen and added the clock on the window caption.
https://garage.maemo.org/frs/downloa...050_NC.tar.bz2



Now I jusst need to know how risky is to leave the led and lux query on the final version (it seem there are issues for some users and I have no clue why) so Ill ask to qwerty12 to make a debian out of this version(as I said I ask, and received, the permission for the maemo extras) because Im still not able to complete a debianizing process by myself

Can I just say that I for one am really excited about seeing a deb of this program