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People

2010-12-29T20:34:26Z

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The following people and teams make up some parts of the Maemo ecosystem.

Links go to their individual blogs or sites.

== The maemo.org team ==

maemo.org is maintained and developped by a group of professional and volunteer community members who have assumed certain roles within Maemo. They are the [[maemo.org team]].

== Module maintainers ==

{{out of date}}

For each module defined in the Maemo platform diagram, there are one or more primary technical contacts within the project. While the recommended way to report issues against a platform is to [http://bugs.maemo.org report a bug in Bugzilla], and the best place to ask technical questions is the [http://maemo.org/community/mailing-lists/ mailing lists], these are the people behind the modules, who can give you technical information, or point you in the right direction.

The following modules are defined in the [https://maemo.org/midcom-serveattachmentguid-07f3bd0a449211dd858543096c880b980b98/maemoarchitecture.png Maemo architecture diagram]:

* Maemo SDK: [http://maemo.org/profile/view/bijjal/ Soumya Bijjal]
* Maemo Launcher: [http://maemo.org/profile/view/guillem/ Guillem Jover]
* Hildon UI framework: [http://maemo.org/profile/view/kihamala/ Kimmo Hämäläinen]
* GNOME/GTK+ application framework: [http://maemo.org/profile/view/kihamala/ Kimmo Hämäläinen]
* Telepathy communication framework: Pending (said Misha, but is incorrect)
* EDS calendar/contacts: Jörgen Scheibengruber
* GNOME Configuration management (GConf): [http://maemo.org/profile/view/kihamala/ Kimmo Hämäläinen]
* GNOME structured file library: [http://maemo.org/profile/view/mvo/ Marius Vollmer]
* GNOME VFS: [http://maemo.org/profile/view/kihamala/ Kimmo Hämäläinen]
* gStreamer multimedia framework: [http://maemo.org/profile/view/ensonic/ Stefan Kost]
* System services like D-Bus, sqlite: For D-Bus, HAL, et al: Janne Karhunen. For libosso, ke-recv: [http://maemo.org/profile/view/kihamala/ Kimmo Hämäläinen]
* Debian package management: [http://maemo.org/profile/view/mvo/ Marius Vollmer]
* System libraries like libc, openssl: [http://maemo.org/profile/view/ykaliuta/ Yauheni Kaliuta], For libc: [http://maemo.org/profile/view/kaltsi/ Juha Kallioinen], [http://maemo.org/profile/view/jumpula Jussi Hakala]
* ARM/OMAP-based Linux kernel: [http://maemo.org/profile/view/ykaliuta/ Yauheni Kaliuta]

== Nokia community member blogs ==
These links are taken from Tableteer. See the [http://tableteer.nokia.com/tableteer/os2008/team_urho.xhtml#top Tableteer Team Page] for their profiles!
*[http://www.thesiswritingservice.com/ thesis writing services]

*[http://konttoristhoughts.blogspot.com/ Urho]
*[http://northerndialogue.blogspot.com/ Erkko]
*[http://www.karoliinasalminen.com/blog Karoliina]
*[http://jaaksi.blogspot.com/ Ari]
*[http://flors.wordpress.com/ Quim]
*[http://www.tigert.com/ TigerT]
*[http://www.notacloud.com/blog/index.php Carlos]
*[http://maemointeraction.wordpress.com/ maemo UI Team]

==More Blogs==
=== Dr. Ari Jaaksi ===
Nokia VP and Head of the Maemo Software team. He has a [http://jaaksi.blogspot.com/ blog].

=== WOM World ===
WOM World cherry picks some of the best and brightest posts across the blogging planet and [http://www.womworld.com/nseries/ reports them with commentary.]

=== Jonathan Greene ===
Writer of [http://www.atmasphere.net/wp/ Atmaspheric Endeavors] and [http://www.maemoapps.com/ maemoApps.com]

=== Reggie Suplido ===
Maintainer of [http://www.internettablettalk.com/ InternetTabletTalk] and [http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums itT forums].

=== John Tokash ===
Writer of [http://blog.tokash.org/ his own blog], often talking about Internet Tablets

=== Krisse (neoncherry) ===
Writer/owner/videographer for [http://tabletschool.blogspot.com/ Tablet School]

=== Ricky Cadden ===
Owner of Symbian-Guru started [http://www.tablet-guru.com/ Tablet Guru] for his Internet Tablet writings. This focus has been restarted and rebranded as [http://www.maemo-guru.com/ Maemo Guru]

=== Karoliina Salminen ===
A Nokia employee who does a lot of [http://www.karoliinasalminen.com/blog blogging on her own.]

=== Daniel Gentleman ===
Owner of ThoughtFix LLC which operates [http://tabletblog.com TabletBlog.com]

=== Tim Samoff ===
Maemo Community Council member and independent blogger at [http://tim.samoff.com Tim Samoff // Weblog]

=== Randall Arnold (texrat) ===
A former Nokia employee and current maemo.org council member who often approaches Maemo and related devices from a high level at [http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com Tabula Crypticum]. Filter using category Mentioning Maemo (http://tabulacrypticum.wordpress.com/category/mentioning%20maemo/feed).

== Community development ==

{{main|Who is doing what}}

[[Category:Community]]

N900 shortcuts and gestures

2010-12-20T13:29:56Z

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== General shortcuts ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Keyboard Shortcut
! Description
|-
| Ctrl + C
| Copy text
|-
| Ctrl + V
| Paste text
|-
| Ctrl + X
| Cut text
|-
| Ctrl + A
| Select all
|-
| Ctrl + O
| Open
|-
| Ctrl + N
| New item
|-
| Ctrl + S
| Save
|-
| Ctrl + Z
| Undo
|-
| Ctrl + Y
| Redo
|-
| Ctrl + F
| Find/Search Bar
|-
| Ctrl + Right arrow
| Move the insertion point to the end of the word
|-
| Ctrl + Left arrow
| Move the insertion point to the beginning of the word
|-
| Fn + Ctrl
| Symbols and characters.
<br />
Symbols on the third row are entered by pressing the symbol followed by the 'Space' key, or by pressing the symbol followed by the letter to accent, or add a diacritical mark to.
<br />
The diacritical marks on the third row are: ` (accent grave), ΄ (accent acute), ^ (circumflex), ~ (tilde), ¨ (diaeresis), ° (degree sign), ˇ (caron)
<br />
For example, press ΄ and E to enter an accented é.
|-
| Ctrl + Backspace
| Task Manager
|-
| Shift + Backspace
| Delete character. Works in Notes App, entering URLs in Browser. Does not work in Abiword.
|-
| Ctrl + Shift + P
| Takes a screenshot. The PNG image file is saved in <code>/home/user/MyDocs/.images/Screenshots/</code> with a timestamp in the filename.
|-
| Ctrl + Shift + X
| Starts [[terminal|Xterm]]
|-
| Ctrl + Space
| Switch between Input languages (Dual Dictionaries)
|-
| Double-Press Power Button
| Locks device
|-
| Double-Press Shift
| Caps lock on
|-
| Double-Press Fn
| Locks Fn
|-
| Press and hold a key
| Same symbol as Fn + Key comes up
|-
| A-Z
| Start typing the name of a person to start Contacts App (Desktop Only)
|-
| Fn + <number>
| Type any number to start Phone App (Desktop Only)
|-
| Shift + Arrow Keys
| Select Text
|-
| Volume Keys
| Zoom In/Out or Volume Level, depending on App
|}

== Conversations ==

* Tap and hold on a text message: You get the option to call the person
* Swipe-from-left (as in browser) allows selecting and copying of message text
* Start entering a string to filter for messages written by a contact with a name including the input string

== Calendar ==

* Start entering a string to enter a new calendar item. This works in every calendar view.

== General gestures ==

* Long press on Task Switch icon: Brings you back to desktop
* When getting a incoming call, turn over the device so the screen faces down towards the table surface to silence an incoming call
* When alarm rings, turn over the device so the screen faces down towards the table surface to snooze the alarm
* Phone App drop down menu, "Turning Control" allows you to set orientation, but also set it to launch the phone app when you turn the device to portrait. Seems to only work from the desktop.
* Using the stylus, double tap to highlight a word or triple tap to highlight all words
* In a sub-view of an application (e.g. Email -> Account -> Inbox) tapping and holding the Back arrow button (in the upper right corner of the screen) switches to the main view of that application [http://my-maemo.com/faq/showquestion.php?faq=5&fldAuto=7]

== Xterm Shortcuts ==

* Copy & Paste: Press the Selection toggle button (Arrow to left of Ctrl on the keybar), highlight the text with stylus or finger, tap Xterm menu bar, select 'Copy'. To paste text, tap menu bar and select 'Paste'.
* The Xterm keybar can be edited to add more symbols. More info: [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=34926 Keybar for Xterm]

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Keyboard Shortcut
! Description
|-
| Ctrl + I
| Autocomplete Filename (pressing tab does this too)
|-
| Ctrl + A
| Move cursor to beginning of line
|-
| Ctrl + E
| Move cursor to end of line
|-
| Ctrl + L
| Clear screen
|-
| Ctrl + W
| Delete the last word
|-
| Ctrl + K
| Delete everything after cursor
|-
| Ctrl + U
| Delete everything before cursor
|-
| Ctrl + D
| Exit
|-
| Volume Keys
| Change font size
|}

== Web browser Shortcuts ==

* Full-Screen mode: Enter a URL directly by typing on the keyboard

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Keyboard Shortcut
! Description
|-
| Ctrl + N
| Open a new window
|-
| Ctrl + R
| Reload the current page
|-
| Ctrl + B
| Open a bookmark
|-
| Ctrl + D
| Add a bookmark
|-
| Ctrl + Right Arrow
|Move cursor to next text-input box. Cursor must be in an input box to begin [http://www.resumewritingservice.biz/services/ resume writing service] with
|-
|Ctrl + Left Arrow
| Move cursor to previous text-input box. Cursor must be in an input box to begin with
|-
| Ctrl + Shift + I
| Reset zoom to normal or Turn on page reflow for any zoom level
|-
| Ctrl + Shift + O
| Turns on/off Portrait mode (Requires keyboard closed to work) ''**Incomplete Feature**'' (prior to PR 1.2)
|-
| Backspace
| Back
|-
| Shift + Backspace
| Forward (absent in PR 1.2)
|-
| Space
| Page Down
|-
| Shift + Space
| Page Up
|-
| Arrows
| Move around page
|-
| Shift + Cursor Up/Down
| Top/Bottom of page (PR1.2)
|}

== Web Browser Gestures ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Gesture
! Description
|-
| Double tap text/image
| Zoom in
|-
| Double tap text/image (when already zoomed in)
| Zoom out
|-
| Clockwise circular inward motion
| Zoom in
|-
| Counter-clockwise circular outward motion
| Zoom out
|-
| Swipe finger from the right of the screen (outside of screen), towards left (into the screen)
| Browser history (PR 1.2: also through long-press on on-screen back button)
|-
| Swipe finger from the left of the screen (outside of screen), towards right (into the screen)
| Hover mode. An arrow is displayed on the left. Clicking the arrow creates a pointer that can be used as a mouse to select text. Deactivate by clicking the arrow on the left. A quick hover can also be performed by swiping-and-holding finger on screen. This keeps the pointer visible until the finger is lifted. Also, pressing space performs a button click while on "quick hover". This can be handy if you just need to access a mouse-hover menu or such.
|}

== E-mail client ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Keyboard Shortcut
! Description
|-
| Ctrl + Enter
| Send a message
|-
| Ctrl + R
| Reply to a message
|-
| Shift + Hover over text
| Highlight (select) portions of text for copying (Ctrl+C) when viewing email - PR1.2. (Still not perfect - see [https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5033 bug 5033]). A workaround is to Reply or Forward the email, then in edit mode, use Arrow keys to move around, Shift to select text and Ctrl+C to copy.
|-
| Start entering a string in a list view
| Filter for mails written by a contact with a name including the input string or a subject including input string
|}

== RSS Reader ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Keyboard Shortcut
! Description
|-
| Ctrl + R
| Refresh the feed
|}

== [http://maemo.org/packages/view/evince/ Evince] PDF Reader ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Keyboard Shortcut
! Description
|-
| Ctrl + Enter
| Toggle full screen mode
|-
| Ctrl + F
| Search (search field remains open till app closed)
|-
| Ctrl + Z
| Toggle side panel
|-
| Ctrl + Space
| Toggle "special mode"
|-
| Volume up/down (normal mode)
| Zoom in/out
|-
| Volume up/down (special mode)
| next/previous page
|}

In fullscreen mode, with special mode off, tapping the top (bottom) of the screen pages up (down).

== Mozilla Firefox (formally known as fennec) ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Keyboard Shortcut
! Description
|-
| Ctrl+Up arrow
| Zoom in
|-
| Ctrl+Down arrow
| Zoom out
|-
| Volume Keys
| Zoom In/Out
|-
| Ctrl+L
| Go to Location(/Awesome) Bar
|-
| Ctrl+Left arrow (not in input fields!) or Backspace
| Back one page
|-
| Ctrl+Right arrow (not in input fields!) or Shift+Backspace
| Forward one page
|-
| Input fields: Ctrl+Left arrow
| Jump to the previous word
|-
| Input fields: Ctrl+Right arrow
| Jump to the next word
|-
| Ctrl+W
| Close tab
|-
| Ctrl+Tap on link
| Open link in new tab
|-
|Ctrl+T
|New tab
|}

[[Category:N900]]
[[Category:Users]]

N900 FAQ

2010-11-28T21:24:41Z

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==This page is deprecated, don't add to it!==
The new [[User FAQ|FAQ]] page is now live and incorporates a lot of what's in here, and will incorporate more as time goes on. Please add to that if you would like!

----

==== Hardware ====
The N900 is a pocketable computer with plenty of power (speed and memory) for running many demanding applications. The Nokia N900 hardware page can be found [[Nokia_N900|here]]

==== Operating System ====
The N900 runs the Maemo 5 Operating System. Maemo 5 is often referred to by its release name "Fremantle". You might be interested in gaming, or office applications, scientific applications, social media, movies or tunes. There will be specific Fremantle versions of your favorite applications.

If there's not an app yet, there almost certainly will be one at some point (you could also [http://maemo.org/development/ write it or port it yourself...]). Of course the N900 comes with a collection of built in applications that handle most mobile computing needs.

If you want an easy intro to many of Maemo5's features you might enjoy the videos on the [[Maemo5_101|Maemo5 101 page]]

====Applications====
Internet Tablets use the concept of software repositories, a concept carried over from Linux. You can tell your N900 where these repositories are via the Application Manager. The Application Manager automatically then presents you a list of available applications that can be installed on your device, and takes care of any dependancies that may be required.

There are multiple repositories available for the N900:

1.[http://maemo.nokia.com/maemo-select/applications/ovi-store/ Nokia's Ovi Store]

2. Commercial Application Vendors

3. [http://wiki.maemo.org/Installing_applications Community Applications]

The Application Manager also allows you to uninstall applications as well as keep you notified of updates to your installed applications.

You will also find One Click Install Applications on the web for instance in the [http://maemo.org/downloads/Maemo5/ Downloads] section of this web site.

If dont find the applciation that you want you can register you interest in [[Applications you wish were ported from other platforms]] on the wiki

====Emulators====
As well as native applications via the repositories Maemo also supports applications from a range of Emulators.

-Flash Games. As the N900 supports Flash 9 and has a hardware keyboard, many flash games should just work

-Garnet the Palm Emulator

-SNES Nintendo Emulation. nice video [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0wbLaMXeu4 here]

====Other Applications====

How can I monitor my disk usage and how much space I have left?

Does n900 run Office files?

''N900 comes with datavz's Office 'Office to Go' reader, so you can read office files. It's not clear yet whether they will release a paid-for upgrade with editing facility. KOffice is available here'' (need link!) '' and will view Office files.''

Can I edit Office files?

'Editing has been disabled at least in the first release of KOffice for N900 due to round trip issues. However the source code for the UI is available for download and someone could easily it to allow editing.''

Does n900 view pdf files?

''Yes''

Does n900 have a book reader? Will it run Kindle?

Where do I find other applications and widgets for n900?

What do I do if the app I want isn’t there?

''First follow instructions from [[Downloading apps]] page. If not found, sign up to [http://talk.maemo.org/forumdisplay.php?f=44 Maemo Talk] and ask. If a few people are interested, or if a particular developer sees value in your idea, it's likely someone will write you an application to do what you want. And yes, that really does work.Or you can learn to program in Maemo or Qt yourself. There's a good set of tutorials [http://www.forum.nokia.com/Tools_Docs_and_Code/Documentation/Maemo.xhtml here, with a Hello world app too...]

====Battery====

Do I have to charge it fully before first use?

''No. It will come with some battery charge so you can play.''

Do I have to discharge it fully each time?

''No, n900 has a LIon battery, which doesn't need this. Older NiCad batteries did.''

Can I use the device while it’s charging?

''Yes.''

Is it safe to leave it charging overnight? Will it stop charging itself when it’s full?

''Yes''

====EMail====

''See the page on [[N900 Email Options]]''

====Games====

What games run on n900?

I’ve heard it can be used as a wiimote: how do I do that?

Will n900 play games from big companies?

What if I want a game not yet available?

All my previous phones have run java games: why can’t I play them on n900?

''Java is not currently available for the N900. You can follow the discussion [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=31678 here]''

====GPS====
Is N900 able to guide you with voice ?

How good is the GPS on n900?

What’s the difference between GPS and a-GPS?

''GPS uses the Global Positioning Satellites to fix your devices location. A-GPS uses your network operators transmission towers to Assist the satellite signals to fix your devices location.A-GPS is coarse grained typically 100s of meters vs GPS sub Meter.
''

If I only use GPS (not a-GPS) will I still burn my data plan?

''Only if you have to download Map information''

What map programmes can I use?

''The N900 comes with Ovi Maps. Other map programs from third party developers will be available for download later. Nokia bought Navteq in 2007 and is the basis of OVi Maps ''

''As of October 2009, none of the "big names"--Garmin, Google, TomTom, etc.--have announced any plans to release software for the N900.''

Does n900 support google maps?

''You can use google maps directly from the browser, or you can try [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=33645 MaeMaps]''

Can I download Ovi-maps when I’m on wifi, and store them for use so as not to burn my data plan? If so, how much space do they need?

See also...
''[http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=31273 here] and [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?p=359714 here] and [http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=31897 here].''

====Internet====

Does n900 need a firewall?

''Maybe not.''

Does n900 need an anti-virus?

''No. The N900 runs Linux, an operating system for which few to no viruses exist. Beyond that, the N900 uses a processor (CPU) not used by desktop and notebook Linux machines. This means it's unlikely a (mostly theoretical) virus for desktop Linux could infect the N900.''

Can I block adverts?

''Adblock Plus is being developed for the Maemo browser on the N900 and will be available as a free download.''

Does n900 play YouTube?

''Yes.''

Does n900 play video from places other than YouTube?

Does n900 run BBC iplayer?

Does n900 have any ‘parental control’ settings?

====Media player====

Does n900 support itunes?

Will n900 play all my downloaded music? What if it has DRM?

How does n900 get the album art?

''The N900 Media Player supports ID3 Album art embedded in the MP3. Use your favourite Media Tagger application such as Media Monkey or our Own Maemo based [http://dz015.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/mussorgsky-0-3/ Mussorgsky]
''

What video codec does n900 support?

How do I rip a dvd for playing on n900?

How big a file would an hour of dvd be?

Can I download other video to play?

Are there ways of securing the video I’ve downloaded, so I can still give my n900 to others?

What connectors do I need to connect to a TV? What if my TV doesn’t have the right connections?

''The N900 comes with a cable to connect it to a composite input on a television. This connection is sometimes called an "RCA" connection and uses a yellow connector for video and a pair of connectors (red and white) for stereo audio.''

''The video out on the N900 may be switched between NTSC and PAL via "TV out" in the Settings application.''

''For televisions without a composite input, an adapter will be required. The specific adapter required for a given television will vary according to the input or inputs it accepts.''

What can I play over TV out? Will it only play video, or can I view whatever is on screen?

====MSN Messenger====

Please see [[MSN messenger]] -article.

====Phone use====

Does n900 have speed dial?

''You can put contact shortcuts on the desktop...

Does n900 have voice dialing?

''No.''

How do I access my carrier’s answering service - it used to be speed dial set in my old phone?

''If it is in the simcard, it should be imported in the abook, if it is not, then you probably want to copy it from your old phone manually.''

Does n900 log calls for length?

''Yes.''

Can I sort calls by received/sent/missed?

''No.''

I can use the phone in portrait mode: why can’t I use that for other things?

''N900 doesn't '''currently''' support portrait mode beyond the phone use. It is expected this will arrive in an update before the end of 2009, and some developers are working on applications that use portrait mode. '''Watch this space'''.''

====Texts====

I hear n900 doesn’t have MMS: is this true?

''N900 doesn't support MMS at release. This is because MMS uses the old 'WAP' form of connection, which n900 doesn't do. It only has GPRS internet connection. There are developers working on finding a work-around right now. '''Watch this space'''.''

Does n900 have message receipt?

''Conversations, the SMS and IM application, can optionally "Receive text message delivery reports". This option is disabled by default, but may be enabled in the Settings area of Conversations.''

Can I use an onscreen keyboard?

''An on-screen keyboard is available. It is disabled by default, but may enabled via "Text input" in the Settings application.''

''The on-screen keyboard is landscape in orientation and alphanumeric. Its layout is QWERTY, QWERTZ, etc. as is regionally appropriate.''

Is there a portrait mode keyboard?

''There is a portrait mode dialing pad for making calls. Beyond that no, there is no portrait mode keyboard. One or more third party developers may make add-on portrait mode keyboards available for download later.''

Is there T9 entry?

''No, though this could be added by a third party developer later.''

====Troubleshooting====

I installed something and now my n900 isn’t working right.

I installed something and now my n900 isn’t working at all.

''In case of trouble, you should start by reading article [[Troubleshooting]] through. It has both cases <bove covered. ''

There’s a light flashing on my n900
''Look at [[Maemo5 101]] for further info about what different colour and blinking means''

How often do I need to update? And why?

''N900 is 'updatable software', so it will go on getting better. Your device will check for updates once a day, and tell you when it needs to update by putting a little yellow icon on the screen. Then it will walk you through the update process. You can wait to update when you are somewhere where it's beter to download - for example your using your home netwrk rather than your data plan.''

[[Category:N900]]

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