On Tuesday 15 Apr 2008, Mark wrote: > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 3:58 AM, Tony Green <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The main problem with apps that haven't been "released" for OS2008 is > > the install file you get when you click on the icon on the Maemo site. > > That checks the OS version and chokes if it's wrong. You'll find a lot of > > apps can be installed by going straight to the .deb file instead. > > Unfortunately, the .deb files can be very difficult to track down. I > realize that they're trying to protect novices from themselves, but it > sure isn't very user-friendly. Can you explain how to extract a .deb > file from the repository? I've tried every trick I can think of, and > some apps simply don't give any access to the .deb file. If you're lucky, it might be available from the Mamo Garage (http://garage.maemo.org) - at least if developers are hosting the files there like I am with my ports. Failing that, you should be able to track the file down, albeit with a bit of fiddling about, by looking in the install file. If you point a browser at the value given in the line starting "uri" there's a chance you'll find a small number of directories under that location. Hunt through those and you should find the file. There's probably an easy way to predict where to go, but I don't understand the structure enough to say what it is. > > Regarding the touch screen: I have the newest version of OS2008 on my > N800, and there definitely are issues with the accuracy. I've tried > calibrating many times, but it doesn't seem to help. I'm constantly > frustrated with getting spaces instead of bottom-row keys when using > the stylus with the on-screen keyboard. Clicking on links on Web pages > can be challenging as well. Another problem I've found with it is that there are a lot of repeated characters. Annoyingly, it seems most keen on them in password fields where they're instantly replaced by stars, so you can't see whether or not it's happened. -- Tony Green Ipswich, Suffolk, England http://www.beermad.org.uk http://no2id-ip.web-brewer.co.uk ** This message is digitally signed. If your email client is unable to read digital signatures, you may see an attachment that you cannot open. See http://www.gnupg.org/(en)/documentation/faqs.html for more information. You can validate my PGP key from my website: http://www.beermad.org.uk/ * No Micro$oft products were used in the generation of this communication _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
