On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 04:00:31PM +0000, 3rdshift at comcast.net wrote: > I can think of a couple of badly missing features such as: > > An applet that would watch the resources availabitily and warn a user if > launching yet another window or application would definitely cause > a lockdown (followed by imminent reboot). I have seen enough reports > from the end-users complaining that the system is not stable even with > IT2006 update. The fact is that the most of them are not aware of the scarce > OS resources they hold in their hands. A notification applet to make them > aware would help thwart off future negative reviews and general confusion. Agreed. The load applet from the application catalog does a pretty good job at this. If the memory is full, I try to close some app before starting a new one. If the CPU is busy, I know that I should wait, instead of assuming that I didn't press the screen hard enough and retrying. osso-statusbar-cpu is not as good for this, because the current stat is pretty much invisible -- it focuses more on showing history. By the way, in my experience OS2006 deals much better with low memory situations than OS2005 did. I don't remember when I got a reboot due to running out of memory. Instead, I get random unexplained reboots (the task navigator bar disappears, the current application resizes and redraws, then in a second the device reboots. I think some statusbar plugin may be at fault.) > And lastly, the Task Navigator bar width should be configurable. > There is no reason for its fattness as it is - it is just a waste > of desktop realstate, IMHO. Actually, there is a reason -- so that you could hit the icons with your thumb. It would be difficult if the bar was slimmer, or the icons smaller. > Also, perhaps a docking station developed by Nokia for future models > might be a boon for the end-users. Yes, please. A cradle that my 770 does not fall out of, if I press a hardware key. With the ability to plug a charger into the cradle so that I can charge the device without the power cable sticking out inconveniently downwards and having to bend it and risk damaging it. Marius Gedminas -- "Wipe Info uses hexadecimal values to wipe files. This provides more security than wiping with decimal values." -- Norton SystemWorks 2002 Manual -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Digital signature Url : http://lists.maemo.org/pipermail/maemo-users/attachments/20060818/9f615e69/attachment.pgp
