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2010-01-07
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It seems to me a countdown app in PyGTK or PyQT would be stupid easy to do...
Course.. whether it lives up to everyones expectations :shrug:. But a countdown timer is not too difficult. Has anyone put up a request for one? A detailed request.. complete with the *exact* functionality you want..
Course.. whether it lives up to everyones expectations :shrug:. But a countdown timer is not too difficult. Has anyone put up a request for one? A detailed request.. complete with the *exact* functionality you want..
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2010-01-07
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Originally Posted by Laughing Man
Oh yeh, it was not the Egg Timer that I tried and didn't like...it was the Countdown Desktop Widget.
It just has several sliders, one for hour, minutes, miliseconds (if I recall correctly). You just slide the corresponding one to however many hours, minutes, milliseconds you want to count down from.
I use to use it when doing laundry when I was living in a dorm.
I use a timer so much during my studio work that I'm not really big on these "touch" apps that use sliders and scrolly wheely things to set times. A little direct entry number pad is much quicker. Toast Timer supports multiple named timers that can be cascaded and grouped. Just the ticket for studio work and yet simple enough for even timing an egg (or toast or laundry). I'm hoping someone will grab the PalmOS code from sourceforge.net and give it a native Maemo 5 implementation.
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2010-01-07
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Originally Posted by fatalsaint
Tell me where to make the request and I'll do it. The PalmOS code for Toast Timer is on sourceforge. That functionality would suit me!
It seems to me a countdown app in PyGTK or PyQT would be stupid easy to do...
Course.. whether it lives up to everyones expectations :shrug:. But a countdown timer is not too difficult. Has anyone put up a request for one? A detailed request.. complete with the *exact* functionality you want..
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Nokia N900, Lenovo Thinkpad T61p, Win7
http://www.turningpointarts.com
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http://www.turningpointarts.com
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2010-01-07
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Originally Posted by v13
There is no real difference between a MID and a smartphone. AFAIK, Intel plans to enter the Smartphone CPU market this year and the creation of the Moblin UI for MIDs can be seen as a first step in this direction.
I believe that N770, N800 and N810 sold a lot more that any other similar product. Intel and Asus for example seem to have abandoned their ITs (or Mobile Internet Devices as the called them).
This year, we will see smartphones with Intel inside and running Moblin.
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2010-01-07
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Originally Posted by bgrigor
The web to the rescue!
Oh yeh, it was not the Egg Timer that I tried and didn't like...it was the Countdown Desktop Widget.
I use a timer so much during my studio work that I'm not really big on these "touch" apps that use sliders and scrolly wheely things to set times. A little direct entry number pad is much quicker. Toast Timer supports multiple named timers that can be cascaded and grouped. Just the ticket for studio work and yet simple enough for even timing an egg (or toast or laundry). I'm hoping someone will grab the PalmOS code from sourceforge.net and give it a native Maemo 5 implementation.
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
You can use this in fullscreen and create a shortcut to this directly on your desktop. Not perfect, but extremely useful, with a simple but sensible interface.
Notice how easy that 'port' was? The same app runs on my desktop windows machine, my tablet N810 Maemo 4 machine, and your N900 Maemo 5 machine. The web is the future of applications.
I believe this very same property to be an advantage of the android method of app execution/bundling. You give up performance, but it's still useful for a great number of applications. However, I also believe that ultimately the web will rule them all given time.
}:^)~
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2010-01-07
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Originally Posted by bgrigor
I dont know what the "official" idea is ... but some people have gotten results going to the Application sub forum and starting a new thread labeled like "App Request: Timer" or "Software Request: Egg Timer" ... etc.
Tell me where to make the request and I'll do it. The PalmOS code for Toast Timer is on sourceforge. That functionality would suit me!
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2010-01-07
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt
Meh.. I dislike web apps. So everytime someone wants to use a timer they have to transfer data to/from the internet.. wait for a page to load.. etc.
The web to the rescue!
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
It's just unnecessary IMHO. But, it is a fine alternative until someone makes a *real* app that can do it. It will load faster, run faster, and won't require someone to have an "always on" internet device to use it. Some people use their N900's without SIM's or without data plans: What do they do when they need a timer somewhere they don't have wifi?
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2010-01-07
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Originally Posted by Strive_Masiwa
N900 wins with 32GB + microSD. And the iPhone does not have an FM transmitter as that says. It also gives the iPhone the video category using only frame rate. But it has a lower resolution video, so is arguable.
Here is a good side by side:
http://translate.google.fr/translate...2F&sl=fr&tl=en
Looks like our N900 only wins on physical keyboard...
EDIT: I also think that FM radio is a win, even if Nokia doesn't actually give you the ability to use it.
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2010-01-07
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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt
Couldn't you just download and run that locally?
The web to the rescue!
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/
You can use this in fullscreen and create a shortcut to this directly on your desktop. Not perfect, but extremely useful, with a simple but sensible interface.
Notice how easy that 'port' was? The same app runs on my desktop windows machine, my tablet N810 Maemo 4 machine, and your N900 Maemo 5 machine. The web is the future of applications.
I believe this very same property to be an advantage of the android method of app execution/bundling. You give up performance, but it's still useful for a great number of applications. However, I also believe that ultimately the web will rule them all given time.
}:^)~
http://www.online-stopwatch.com/online-stopwatch.swf
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Countdown maximum, however, is only 16 minutes.
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