A .desktop or .directory file may have a line like:
X-Osso-User-Position=1
And the icons are ordered by the values, with smaller first.

Thank you, that was exactly what I needed.

A new version is available: http://my.arava.co.il/~matan/770/n90...ildon-desktop5
Source: http://my.arava.co.il/~matan/770/n900/kf/hd5.diff

This new version also includes a new hdk file: http://my.arava.co.il/~matan/770/n900/kf/hdk5 which should be copied to /usr/local/bin/hdk

Changes from previous version include:

• ctrl+. ctrl+, ctrl+Space are now also global short cut keys.
• Added signals:
  • activate_window with one integer argument, activates the nth window ordered as in the task navigator display.
  • activate_window_time with one integer argument, activates the nth window ordered by the last time window was activated. Use negative numbers to count from newer, instead of older.
  • Same calls with close instead of activate, to close the window.
  Those signals can only work when the task navigator is displayed.
• With the included hdk (and the files http://my.arava.co.il/~matan/770/n900/kf/launcher and http://my.arava.co.il/~matan/770/n90...hildon-desktop which should be copied to /usr/local/bin and made executable), ctrl-space activates the previously active window, so in effect it can be used to alternate between two windows.
  Those new signals are enough to make ctrl-space (or another keys combination) behave like Alt-Tab.

About the speed of desktop switching, faster switching (not configurable) will be in the next version.

Mmh... in some European Countries, at example Germany, but also France, are the keys . and , combined in one Button.

In my opionion this shourtcuts wouldn't work at this devices.

Haha, ooops - just managed to bork my n900 by replacing hildon-desktop with hildon-desktop5, rather than replacing hildon-desktop.launch... Was due a reflash anyway

Thank you for the walkthrough. However, when I get to this last part, I'm not sure what to do. I get the message:

"Error loading new keyboard description"

What exactly should I be typing at this step?

Toda raba

Your rx-51 file is not correct. Did you edit it by hand? try redownloading a working file and edit again you changes with more care for the details.

Yes, I did change it by hand and I tried to be very careful. I should have made a backup first but did not.

Just to make sure though, what should I be typing in xterm to load the keyboard? Just 'setxkbmap', or do I have to give some additional instructions? I am completely new to Linux.

Thanks.

I reset the phone. Now it gets stuck at the second set of dots on the loading screen (after the Nokia logo) and will not boot up. Also, every time I reset it now, in the top left hand corner of the screen a different item from my desktop comes up.

That is to say, the first time it got stuck, the shortcut button to a countdown timer appeared there. The rest of the screen was black except for the loading dots.

The second time, the shortcut to xournal appeared there.

Third time, a thumbnail shortcut to a webpage appeared there. Loading dots keep going indefinitely.

I'm fully charging the battery now so I can do a reflash. Is it possible to fix this without reflashing?

Thanks for the help.

this has altered the order of my menu for a while now and after updating to newest ver + new files has bricked my device ! aah prob wont use again.. have verified this is prob.. liked the functionality of it tho