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	ejasmudar	2011-06-17 , 15:09
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I have been following this thread for quite some time and I have to say: I really am amazed and stumped by how some people have modded their desktops. Beautiful wallpapers, with edgy icons and widgets (esp QBW). I have tried to get ideas from those screen shots and make my own brilliant desktop arrangements, but can't seem to quite make it.

So, I was thinking, why not create a bunch of scripts to import/export desktop settings/arrangements. This will help people to upload their desktops and others may apply it onto their n900s like applying themes.

The way I see it, we would have to backup the following:
Wallpaper
Icon Package (Name only)
Theme (Name only)
Widget positions
QBW widgets and settings
Gonf settings like desktop numbers

So I need some help: please point out to me where these items are located. (From what I understand, QBW widgets van be backed up from /user/home/.queen_beecon)

Help me make this Idea a reality!

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	ammyt	2011-06-17 , 15:22
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+1 on that.

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	mrsellout	2011-06-17 , 16:14
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This is good timing as I was just looking up some of this info whilst trying to see what we can do with Cordia on MeeGo.
I think quite a lot of it might be standard with www.freedesktop.org

Anyway for desktop shortcuts and wallpapers:

http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=967144&postcount=5

Originally Posted by nicolai

Desktop shortcut settings are stored in gconf.

List of desktop shortcuts (used shortcuts):
/apps/osso/hildon-home/task-shortcuts

(I'll get back to you on the above location)

Properties (desktop number and position)
of desktop shortcuts (for example my modest shortcut):
/var/lib/gconf/apps/osso/hildon-desktop/applets/TaskShortcut:modest.desktop
modified = 1289750749
position = [544,68]
view = 3

Nicolai

Wallpapers and a config file are stored in /home/user/.backgrounds/

Last edited by mrsellout; 2011-06-17 at 18:25. Reason: correct path

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	cutehunk04	2011-06-17 , 16:20
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now thats a nice idea...

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	ejasmudar	2011-06-17 , 18:10
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Originally Posted by mrsellout

This is good timing as I was just looking up some of this info whilst trying to see what we can do with Cordia on MeeGo.
I think quite a lot of it might be standard with www.freedesktop.org

Anyway for desktop shortcuts and wallpapers:

http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=967144&postcount=5

Wallpapers and a config file are stored in /home/user/.backgrounds/

Hmmm, I dont have an 'apps' folder in root. Neither do I have an 'apps' folder in /var/lib/

Any ideas?

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	mrsellout	2011-06-17 , 18:25
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apologies, that's /var/lib/gconf/apps/osso/hildon-desktop/applets/TaskShortcut:modest.desktop

And I think the list of desktop shortcuts (used shortcuts) is:
/var/lib/gconf/apps/osso/hildon-home/%gconf.xml

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jazzselect	2011-06-17 , 18:27
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great post

a step by step guide would be excellent since I know that less technically minded people abandon the n900 because its to hard to do cool things with it

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	ejasmudar	2011-06-18 , 06:42
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Ok guys, I am happy to say that I have created a rudimentary script to save desktop arrangements as well as restore them.

Wallpapers arent working now due to a small bug somewhere. But icons and widgets are restored to their positions.

Things left to do:
# get and restore no of desktops enabled from gconf.
# Get individual widget settings (might have to do for each widget. Is this practical?)
# Investigate how icon sizes and icon background settings are stored.
# QBW widget importing. Right now i believe it just restores your own QBW widgets.

BTW, I got a lot of very useful code from the Desktop Activity Manager app. So a lot of thanks go to that developer. I will try to upload the basic version when I reach home tonight.

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	ejasmudar	2011-06-18 , 10:59
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I made a posting at the other thread, uploading the v0.1 of my theme creator script. Please go read my post and help me to fine tune this app.

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