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richwhite |
2010-10-13
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#11
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Originally Posted by AgogData
settings>display>lock screen automatically
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2010-10-13
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#12
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Originally Posted by richwhite
That made me smile
No offence, but you're at fault then.
Originally Posted by richwhite
Yep it's such an effort.
You have the option to autolock and that isn't good enough (because swiping that switch is so much effort...)
On a different note; I'll use the phone alot in the evenings when I slob out in front of the TV checking my emails and browsing the web. When something interesting comes on the TV I might watch that and forget the phone for a bit, when I go back to the phone I just want to continue where I was and not to have to unlock it all the time.
I also will watch Sky News using gstreamer, this alows me to use it more like a radio as gstreamer doesn't keep the screen lit, when I hear something interesting that I want to watch all I need to do is tap the screen and it will jump into life. If I want the screen lit all the time I will watch in the Media Player.
This is my personal preference.
I don't have any problem flicking the switch to un/lock the phone, I just don't want to do it all the time when I am using it. The risk is that on the odd occation it might be unlocked when in my pocket.
The problem the the OP has is that only the cog should activate desktop editting not a long press, I agree with him.
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2010-10-13
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#13
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Originally Posted by JonWW
I agree too, and there have been a couple of instances where like you i have put the phone in my pocket unlocked. But I consider that firmly my own fault for not checking, and usually I tap the screen and if it lights up I simply lock it.
That made me smile
Yep it's such an effort.
On a different note; I'll use the phone alot in the evenings when I slob out in front of the TV checking my emails and browsing the web. When something interesting comes on the TV I might watch that and forget the phone for a bit, when I go back to the phone I just want to continue where I was and not to have to unlock it all the time.
I also will watch Sky News using gstreamer, this alows me to use it more like a radio as gstreamer doesn't keep the screen lit, when I hear something interesting that I want to watch all I need to do is tap the screen and it will jump into life. If I want the screen lit all the time I will watch in the Media Player.
This is my personal preference.
I don't have any problem flicking the switch to un/lock the phone, I just don't want to do it all the time when I am using it. The risk is that on the odd occation it might be unlocked when in my pocket.
The problem the the OP has is that only the cog should activate desktop editting not a long press, I agree with him.
On a different note, you can watch stuff on gstreamer? Does it have channels preloaded?
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2010-10-13
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#14
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With qwerty12 gone you guys are SOL 
In Maemo4 there is the Drag Lock applet.
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=30508
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=24819&page=2
https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2639 (guess you should re-open it)
In Maemo4 there is the Drag Lock applet.
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=30508
http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=24819&page=2
https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2639 (guess you should re-open it)
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2010-10-13
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#15
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Originally Posted by richwhite
Same here, it's now second nature.
I tap the screen and if it lights up I simply lock it.
Originally Posted by richwhite
Thought you might ask. No, no channels, I have a desktop shortcut to load it. gstreamer runs from the terminal.
On a different note, you can watch stuff on gstreamer? Does it have channels preloaded?
Found how to do it from here:
http://zaheer.merali.org/articles/20...m-live-stream/
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2010-10-13
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#16
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Originally Posted by JonWW
Plus 1
That made me smile
Yep it's such an effort.
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The problem the the OP has is that only the cog should activate desktop editting not a long press, I agree with him.
..and that should be the approach.
I'm sure it would be the approach if qwerty12 was around (heavy sigh).
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2010-10-14
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#17
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Even if you used Matan's modified hildon-desktop to stop desktop widgets moving around, if you're not locking your device before putting it in your pocket then you're asking for trouble. You could easily click on one of the widgets and start loading apps etc. Really, you need to get into the habit of locking it before putting it in your pocket, or re-enable the auto-lock.
Personally I use the auto-lock, but if I want to keep the device awake I keep the keyboard slid out. That way a single tap of the screen will wake it up, but if I want to put it in my pocket I would slide the keyboard shut which will cause it to lock after the timeout.
Personally I use the auto-lock, but if I want to keep the device awake I keep the keyboard slid out. That way a single tap of the screen will wake it up, but if I want to put it in my pocket I would slide the keyboard shut which will cause it to lock after the timeout.
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2010-10-15
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#18
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After a 10 hour day sometimes the last two hours are in a car. When I get home I tend to grab up the N900, another cell phone, a brief case, maybe one of the wifes coffee cups I walked to the car with the other day, and a note pad. The keys and case are in my hands and everything else is in a pocket ad hoc like.
Going out in the morning it is easy to remember to activate the slide lock before I even leave my desk. When getting out of the car though I usually have other things on my mind.
Rather than teach old dogs new tricks the thought here is to play on the N900's strength and find this parameter and eliminate "long press" from the desktops behaviors.
Long press serves no purpose other than to activate the edit mode by bypassing the need for the second press on the gear pop tart. It also interrupts the auto lock timers routine.
My perfect case would be to move the desktop settings to a status bar app and eliminate activation from the screen altogether. Then a long press could be used for something else like activating a favorite app, or the phone, or nothing at all...
Going out in the morning it is easy to remember to activate the slide lock before I even leave my desk. When getting out of the car though I usually have other things on my mind.
Rather than teach old dogs new tricks the thought here is to play on the N900's strength and find this parameter and eliminate "long press" from the desktops behaviors.
Long press serves no purpose other than to activate the edit mode by bypassing the need for the second press on the gear pop tart. It also interrupts the auto lock timers routine.
My perfect case would be to move the desktop settings to a status bar app and eliminate activation from the screen altogether. Then a long press could be used for something else like activating a favorite app, or the phone, or nothing at all...
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2010-10-29
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What a load of self righteous crap. Somebody comes here and asks how to do a simple thing and everybody here tells him wrong to want to do it. Just because something isn't an issue to you doesn't mean it not an issue to somebody else. Yes locking the screen is an answer - but it may not be the best the answer because somebody might not remember.
I also had the same issue which I've now solved. I installed the modified-hildon-desktop as mentioned elsewhere, and queen beecon for which I made my own widget. I wrote the following script which allows me to switch the editing on and off. It works for me and I've stopped having to rebuild my desktop every couple of days.
#!/bin/sh
j="true"
i=$(gconftool-2 -g /apps/osso/hildon-desktop/key-actions/disable_edit )
if [ $QBW_EXEC_REASON == "QBW_CLICK" ]
then
if [ "$j" == "$i" ]
then
echo "Enabled"
gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/hildon-desktop/key-actions/disable_edit -t bool false
exit 1
else
echo "Disabled"
gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/hildon-desktop/key-actions/disable_edit -t bool true
exit 0
fi
else
if [ "$j" == "$i" ]
then
echo "Disabled"
exit 0
else
echo "Enabled"
exit 1
fi
fi
I also had the same issue which I've now solved. I installed the modified-hildon-desktop as mentioned elsewhere, and queen beecon for which I made my own widget. I wrote the following script which allows me to switch the editing on and off. It works for me and I've stopped having to rebuild my desktop every couple of days.
#!/bin/sh
j="true"
i=$(gconftool-2 -g /apps/osso/hildon-desktop/key-actions/disable_edit )
if [ $QBW_EXEC_REASON == "QBW_CLICK" ]
then
if [ "$j" == "$i" ]
then
echo "Enabled"
gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/hildon-desktop/key-actions/disable_edit -t bool false
exit 1
else
echo "Disabled"
gconftool-2 -s /apps/osso/hildon-desktop/key-actions/disable_edit -t bool true
exit 0
fi
else
if [ "$j" == "$i" ]
then
echo "Disabled"
exit 0
else
echo "Enabled"
exit 1
fi
fi
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2011-01-11
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I've been to busy to try the modified hildon desktop, so gonna try now. Glad to hear it works tho.
Also just to say, that I often also move my desktop widgets when on the phone, by having the phone against my ear & cheek. So I think it's a real design fault.
Also just to say, that I often also move my desktop widgets when on the phone, by having the phone against my ear & cheek. So I think it's a real design fault.