Mark, What I have done in the past is go to application manager, identify the web site (through the catalog) that actually hosts the files for the particular application I'm interested in, go there and get the files. For some, I have e-mails with links to where they are (I've also stored some as favorites). Nick. -----Original Message----- From: maemo-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:maemo-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mark Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 12:39 To: maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Move from 2007 to 2008 Questions 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. 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. Mark _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
