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« on: June 26, 2004, 02:13:19 pm »
josiahbryan - Union City , IN
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For Sale / Wanted / SL-6000 like new. Two months old. For Sale.
« on: June 20, 2004, 08:24:11 pm »
dumb question here - but who\'s k? ...and how much $$ did you pay for your 860?
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For Sale / Wanted / For Sale: 860
« on: June 19, 2004, 10:44:36 pm »
im definetly interested in the unit. now where to get the money, thats another question...lets talk tho
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / ROM: Modified Launcher - Why?
« on: June 19, 2004, 10:42:47 pm »
I\'ve been working on that in my cvs co. i asked on the devel list but the msg never seemed to make it to the list - how do i get a cvs account so i can cvs commit changes?
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / ROM: Modified Launcher - Why?
« on: June 19, 2004, 05:29:25 pm »
Ahh so you want the opie Application Tabs with the Directory-enabled FileBrowser Docs Tab vis a vi TKC/Sharp Rom, right? You\'re right - it is not a technical problem at all - just a matter of an hours coding or so. If you and others want, I can modify the launcher to have both. Personally, I just prefer the filebrowser w/o application tabs.
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / ROM: Modified Launcher - Why?
« on: June 18, 2004, 09:08:36 pm »
hmm what do you mean...what features of the TKC document browser do you miss in this browser? What do you mean by \"combine the two?\" Just about anything is possible...i just dont quite understand exactly what you want :-) Enlighten me...explain yourself, and i\'ll see what i can code. you can also email me at josiahbryan at hotmail.
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / ROM: Modified Launcher - Why?
« on: June 14, 2004, 11:21:33 am »
Okay, IPK of the modified launcher is posted at http://www.freewebs.com/josiahbryan/. Specifically, you can install http://www.freewebs.com/josiahbryan/mypda2...0.75.11_arm.ipk on a OZ3.2/Opie-based rom and it will replace the default launcher with the modified filebrowser-based launcher as shown in the screenshots above without having to flash a whole new ROM. This launcher is designed to be used ONLY on OZ 3.2/Opie ROMs. I cannot even suggest that it will work on other ROMS - I have not tested it.
NOTE: This ipk WILL overwrite your existing launcher!!! That means, if (or when) you uninstall this package YOU WONT HAVE A LAUNCHER ANYMORE. To fix this problem, just download and install the original launcher from OZ 3.2/Opie ROM at http://www.freewebs.com/josiahbryan/oz-opi...her_3.2_arm.ipk.
Any questions, post here or email me josiahbryan at hotmail.
NOTE: This ipk WILL overwrite your existing launcher!!! That means, if (or when) you uninstall this package YOU WONT HAVE A LAUNCHER ANYMORE. To fix this problem, just download and install the original launcher from OZ 3.2/Opie ROM at http://www.freewebs.com/josiahbryan/oz-opi...her_3.2_arm.ipk.
Any questions, post here or email me josiahbryan at hotmail.
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / ROM: Modified Launcher - Why?
« on: June 10, 2004, 04:07:33 pm »
I\'ll see what i can do bout an IPKG for current 3.2 tonight. SHouldnt be that hard at all. I\'ll try to post an ipkg here tonight or tomorrow morning (est).
~josiah
~josiah
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Documents Tab?
« on: June 08, 2004, 10:21:59 am »
Duly chastised. I think you are right, mickey. You are right that the community needs to work together. As for use/interst in opie - I like the quality...actually, before I continue making a fool of myself here - I\'ll continue my comments on opie-devel@handhelds.org.
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / ROM: Modified Launcher - Why?
« on: June 08, 2004, 10:04:09 am »
I\'ve put together a quick packaging of a ROM for the Zaurus SL-5500 based on oz3.2 with a custom launcher that uses just a filebrowser instead of a tabbed interface. You can download it from http://www.freewebs.com/josiahbryan/index.htm . Use any zImage from oz3.2 that you like - the one on the page is a 40/24 split.
This is not meant to be a replacement to Opie or to Opie\'s ROM - this is just a demo of a possible alternate interface to the default launcher that seems to have permeated PDAs since the days of the original Palm - with Qtopia/Opie following in its footsteps with the luancher.
Perhapse i am naive (quite likely, in fact ) - perhapse somebody can point out the merits of an application-centric PDA - as evidenced by the app-oriented launcher as opposed to a doc-oriented launcher (e.g. the quick-hack launcher, above - which is really nothing more than a custom fileview program (http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=1525) squezed into $OPIEDIR/core/launcher/launcher.cpp).
Anyway - I\'ll soapbox in some other post on PDA UI design philosophy - for now - please let me know how usable that you think this type of launcher is. Regardless of OS-orientation (Opie/Sharp/Cacko/X) - look at it from the philiosphy pov (see the forest thu the trees).
Followups, flames, coments - all welcome.
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~josiah
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This is not meant to be a replacement to Opie or to Opie\'s ROM - this is just a demo of a possible alternate interface to the default launcher that seems to have permeated PDAs since the days of the original Palm - with Qtopia/Opie following in its footsteps with the luancher.
Perhapse i am naive (quite likely, in fact ) - perhapse somebody can point out the merits of an application-centric PDA - as evidenced by the app-oriented launcher as opposed to a doc-oriented launcher (e.g. the quick-hack launcher, above - which is really nothing more than a custom fileview program (http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=1525) squezed into $OPIEDIR/core/launcher/launcher.cpp).
Anyway - I\'ll soapbox in some other post on PDA UI design philosophy - for now - please let me know how usable that you think this type of launcher is. Regardless of OS-orientation (Opie/Sharp/Cacko/X) - look at it from the philiosphy pov (see the forest thu the trees).
Followups, flames, coments - all welcome.
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~josiah
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Going back to tkROM for now
« on: June 08, 2004, 08:33:05 am »
what apps cant you install on OZ? (other than Hancom, TKC, Opera) Just curious to see whats out there....
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Documents Tab?
« on: June 08, 2004, 08:29:15 am »
*sigh* it seems we\'ve had this discussion before - just a sense of de ja vu. Anyway - i wouldnt mind working inside the opie community - seems like a smart choice. The problem is my small brain cant comphrehend the abstractness of the community. How do I become part of working \"inside\" the Opie team? Is it by submitting code to the cvs? Is it by emailing diffs to the opie-dev list? Is it by just posting code for all to see? Please do tell me - im open to whatever you define as being part of working inside the opie dev community.
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~josiah
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~josiah
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Angstrom & OpenZaurus / Documents Tab?
« on: June 08, 2004, 07:51:31 am »
zenyatta: I agree with you - doc tab seems good for small amounts of files, but when you get up into 50, 100, 500 files - well, the flat view just dont cut it.
Try the modified launcher that I put together based on the oz3.2 ROM - it removes all the tabs and replaces them with just a filebrowser. See the screenshot at http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=2049 or download the initrd at http://www.freewebs.com/josiahbryan/initrd.bin. Nothing is really changed in this from from oz3.2 except for the launcher. If you want to get just the launcher w/o having to flash - email me and ill see what i can do.
Try the modified launcher that I put together based on the oz3.2 ROM - it removes all the tabs and replaces them with just a filebrowser. See the screenshot at http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=2049 or download the initrd at http://www.freewebs.com/josiahbryan/initrd.bin. Nothing is really changed in this from from oz3.2 except for the launcher. If you want to get just the launcher w/o having to flash - email me and ill see what i can do.
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