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User:Iancumihai

2008-10-24T07:29:56Z

80.97.12.163: New page: gadget freak ;). tinkering with bluetooth profiles. from time to time pushing updates from mytube.

gadget freak ;).

tinkering with bluetooth profiles.

from time to time pushing updates from mytube.

Killer apps

2008-10-24T07:23:20Z

80.97.12.163: /* New Applications */

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==
* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)
* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT. --[[User:iancumihai|iancumihai]] 24 Oct 2008 10:23 EEST

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

=== mplayer ===
add a touch inteface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like<br>
: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear (a currently alpha WebKit browser) can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

== Ports ==

Killer apps

2008-10-24T07:20:33Z

80.97.12.163: /* New Applications */

= Killer Applications for the next Nokia internet tablet (and for the current one too) =

Following on from Quim's calling out for ideas abot applications which should be pushed by Nokia as part of the release of the next tablet and Fremantle software release, we should have a think about what would make a killer app. Please be fairly realistic.

To those submitting ideas - please give as full an explanation of the idea as you can. To everyone else, please comment if something similar already exists, any problems or added features you think might be cool, etc.

'''To everyone, please give your name & time/date of your comment/addition'''

== New Applications ==
* offline/online calendar and notes application (see google, yahoo, ovi or any other service)
This exists: mcalendar - khertan is building it :) (url here: https://garage.maemo.org/projects/mcalendar/)
* a good/intuitive/smart etc ... alarm clock (custom alarm sounds?)
* Tube (underground) map with routing, timetable and journey times (could also apply for overground trains). Add feature to go from closest station (gps, etc) to somewhere. --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 17:47 BST
* Touchscreen PIM; a PIM usable with fingers.
* Touchscreen browser; Fennec?
* Full phone integration over bluetooth. The NIT can fully remote a phone (and act like one), plus some other features like recording, playback? Imagine a scenario in which you have a slim phone (6500 or 5310 - or better) forgotten in a pocket and you can make all the calls/management etc, etc just using the NIT.

== Existing applications which would need work/tweaks ==

=== maemo-barcode ===
--[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:00 BST

Use camera to scan 1D barcodes; automatically lookup barcode information on the web - provide description, prices and places to buy; for things like CDs and DVD provide track listings, reviews, etc.

Maintain a number of database tables (wishlist items, shopping list, currently owned items - I have troubles with books, I can never remember which I have, must be getting old ;))

Expand to scan datamatrix and QRcode 2D barcodes (and pdf417 stacked 1D barcodes) - these can contain text, urls (in which case allow the user to open a browser to the scanned url), etc.

=== mplayer ===
add a touch inteface for mplayer (progress bar, volume control) - iphone like<br>
: I don't see why this would be a killer app, can you explain? It also sounds more like a port to me than a maemo-specific app (and who wrote this idea too?) --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:36 BST
:: I I should add that applications such as Canola and Kagu exist with pretty iPhone-like interfaces and use mplayer as their backend, is there something missing from these apps that this proposal would bring? --[[User:lardman|lardman]] 23 Oct 2008 16:45 BST
: right it's a port (sorry, you can move it. this is what i mean [http://images.apple.com/iphone/features/images/main_youtube20080609.jpg scroll+volume as overlay]. i dont' quite like a mplayer canvas resize while controling the video.

=== mYTube ===
ui and other improvements. with a better mplayer (see the touch interface suggestion) the user experience will change.

=== Tear ===
Tear (a currently alpha WebKit browser) can be modified to use a more finger-friendly Clutter GUI after the release of the Alpha SDK.

== Ports ==

Task:Reducing number of external repositories

2008-10-03T07:38:21Z

80.97.12.163:

We're currently working on getting the number of external repositories down to a minimum. Our goal is to have a lot less repositories on gronmayer as soon as possible.

This is part of the effort discussed in a talk about the future of Extras at the Maemo summit. More information can be found in this [http://communitizer.blogspot.com/2008/09/talk-reducing-number-of-external.html blog post]

==Repositories==
{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:LightGreen" | Closed
| style="background:LightBlue" | Contacted
| style="background:LightYellow" | Positive response
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!id
!repository
!packages in repository
!packages in extras
!status
|- style="background:LightYellow"
|1.||Mozilla|| 2 || 0 || Filed [http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=457307 bug #457307], contacted dougt. Discussing specifics now. —[[User:generalantilles|GeneralAntilles]] 10:50, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
|-
|2.||Eko One|| 5 || 1 || -
|-
|3.||Hand Held SHell|| 2 || 0 || -
|-
|4.||ANEMONE IPv6 Repository|| 6 || 0 || -
|-
|5.||jabber.dk|| 1 || 0 || -
|- style="background:LightGreen"
|6.||mango.dia.unisa|| 10 || 3 || '''CLOSED''' (Thanks anidel!)
|- style="background:LightGreen"
|7.||mYTube|| 5 || 5 || '''CLOSED'''
|-
|8.||Gizmo Catalogue|| 2 || 0 || closed source application - no use to do something about that --[[User:xfade|xfade]] 13:18, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
|- style="background:LightBlue"
|9.||tschmidt|| 12 || 9 || Contacted owner --[[User:xfade|xfade]] 12:38, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
|- style="background:LightGreen"
|10.||qt4|| 51 || 39 || '''CLOSED''' (Thanks gnuton!) --[[User:xfade|xfade]] 10:02, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
|- style="background:LightYellow"
|11.||Ricky Brent's Maemo || 51 || 41 || Owner will start to upload packages to Extras. --[[User:xfade|xfade]] 10:20, 1 October 2008 (UTC)
|-
|12.||Aeracode OS2008|| 1 || 1 || -
|- style="background:LightYellow"
|13.||anderenen.de|| 18 || 18 || Owner is on holiday now, but will close repository when back. --[[User:xfade|xfade]] 15:23, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
|- style="background:LightBlue"
|14.||Claws Mail|| 13 || 12 || Contacted owner --[[User:xfade|xfade]] 12:50, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
|-
|15.||Devicescape|| 1 || 0 || closed source application - no use to do something about that --[[User:xfade|xfade]] 13:18, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
|-
|16.||Estamos|| 1 || 0 || -
|- style="background:LightYellow"
|17.||FBReader Repository|| 11 || 8 || Work in progress --[[User:xfade|xfade]] 20:00, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
|-
|18.|| ZerionSeven|| 2 || 0 || -
|- style="background:LightBlue"
|19.|| Modest|| a lot || 0 || Contacted owner --[[User:xfade|xfade]] 09:38, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
|- style="background:LightYellow"
|20.|| RTComm beta|| a lot || 0 || Owner is going to move files to Extras-devel --[[User:xfade|xfade]] 14:16, 30 September 2008 (UTC)
|-
|21.||Yann Benigot's Repository|| 4 || 0 || -
|-
|22.||Armin|| 12 || 1 || -
|-
|23.||Austinche|| 27 || 7 || -
|-
|24.||Browser Extras|| 28 || 0 || -
|-
|25.||Mapper|| 12 || 1 || -
|-
|26.||elkins.org|| 14 || 4 || -
|-
|27.||ANEMONE IPv6 Repository|| 6 || 0 || -
|-
|28.||Jalimo|| 13 || 0 || -
|-
|29.||Maemo Hackers|| 64 || 25 || -
|-
|30.||Dayless|| 21 || 3 || -
|-
|31.||lancode.de|| 10 || 0 || -
|-
|32.||OpenedHand Prebuilt Maemo Packages|| 26 || 7 || -
|-
|33.||Anunakin|| 39 || 9 || -
|-
|34.||Maemo CJK|| 27 || 1 || -
|-
|35.||mg.pov.lt (Diablo)|| 23 || 12 || -
|-
|36.||Andrey's maemo repository|| 13 || 0 || -
|-
|37.||Carman catalogue|| 6 || 0 || -
|-
|38.||debfarm|| 175 || 51 || -
|-
|39.||Collabora Haze|| 10 || 5 || -
|-
|40.||Collabora catalogue|| 10 || 5 || -
|-
|41.||Innologies Package Repository|| 6 || 0 || -
|-
|42.||give|| 13 || 1 || -
|-
|43.||Synthesize.us|| 9 || 0 || -
|-
|44.||tuomas.kulve.fi|| 25 || 10 || -
|-
|45.||Upir\'s repository|| 5 || 0 || -
|-
|46.||Community Canola Temp|| 76 || 76 || -
|-
|47.||Wardenclyffe|| 14 || 1 || -
|-
|48.||Tills Maemo|| 12 || 2 || -
|-
|49.||Mollux.org|| 10 || 0 || -
|-
|50.||MUlliNER.ORG Maemo Software (Maemo 4.x)|| 15 || 1 || -
|}