Mer/Releases/0.8
Mer 0.7 was prepared in the sprint 1 February 2009 - 16 February 2009, and released on 16 February 2009
Completed tasks in this release and notable accomplishments
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| 2009-02-09 | Fix lack of "enter" ctrl-m "problem" on x86 | Stskeeps, johnx | 100% | Added /apps/osso/inputmethod/keyboard_available (bool) gconf2 option. Set true when on a machine with active keyboard. |
| 2009-02-14 | Add control panel applet for theme switching | qwerty12 | 100% | In repository as hildon-theme-selector. |
| 2009-02-10 | maemo-select-menu-location seems to stall | Stskeeps | 100% | Reason is because .launch is not an .so. Same issue as in hildon desktop. In repository. |
| 2009-02-11 | Figure out how to make the theme switcher work. (It's a control panel applet), see libpersonalisation.so | timeless, qwerty12 | 100% | In repository as hildon-theme-selector. |
| 2009-02-08 | package evkey (for nit-kernel-compat purposes) | qwerty12 | 100% | In repository. |
| 2009-01-30 | Open system sounds (startup chime, touchscreen tap, etc) | opengeekv2, zenvoid | 100% | System Sounds by zenvoid completed: liberty-sounds-ui, list of wav files |
| 2009-02-03 | Make transitional package for libhildon-1-0 to libhildon1 | Stskeeps | 100% | In repository. |
| 2009-02-03 | Make transitional package for gconf2-common (bug 4016 connected) | Stskeeps | 100% | Fixed, but now libvte9 problems when installing gnome-core. |
| 2009-02-03 | Fix bug 4016 (helps getting GNOME components on Mer) | Stskeeps | 100% | Fixed, but gconf2-common transitional package is needed. |
| 2009-02-03 | Add python-gobject to dsme-tools dependancy | Stskeeps | 100% | In repository, tested on n810. |
| 0.7 | Working X-terminal with hildon input method working | Stskeeps | 100% | Some vte patches still needed, but working: screenshot |
| 2009-01-26 | Port and build http://repository.maemo.org/pool/diablo/free/h/hildon-plugins-settings/ (statusbar applet config | qwerty12 | 100% | In repository as hildon-plugins-settings-cpa. |
| 2009-01-16 | nit-kernel-compat (support kernel booting rootfs directly), base on nitboot | qwerty12 | 100% | In repository. Current problems: evkey doesn't exist on non-bootmenu tablets (put as TODO, as the rest works), so rescue menu does not work. BZR branch: ~mer-committers/m-r/nit-kernel-compat. Problems with APT still exist, so no jffs2 image in this release. |
| Add FDI for Nokia keyboards (see this and this | Darken | 80% | Check this [1] - Added keycode problem fix in xserver-xorg-input-evdev, now in repository. Patched repository actually. Needs testing. | |
| Make hildon-desktop-env use a configuration file to determine wether it needs to show cursor or not (useful for x86) | johnx | 95% | Could use some testing on x86s with touchscreens | |
| December | Proposal for distribution of firmware images including closed-source bits needed for community editions | Stskeeps | 50% | First proposal involving initfs bits proposed through maemo-community. Positive Nokia response wish list for 3rd party components |
- b-man: various fixes to merinstaller
- Stskeeps: Beagleboard port, Pocket Loox 720 port, documented some parts of BME protocol, for creating an open hald-addon-bme.
- qwerty12: Created extras-repository package which adds the maemo-extras repository automatically for you in Mer.
- Mention of Mer at "Maemo on Beagleboard" talk at FOSDEM 09, see slide picture
Known issues
| ID | Severity | Product | Status | Resolution | Summary (5 tasks) ⇒ | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4101 | enhancement | Mer | RESOLVED | WONTFIX | zenity list should allow clicking in any column for radio and check lists | Carsten Munk |
| 4102 | normal | Mer | RESOLVED | WONTFIX | (dpkg?) error message shouldn't say "reached already" | Carsten Munk |
| 4111 | normal | Mer | RESOLVED | WONTFIX | install catalog details dialog is fatally modal | Carsten Munk |
| 4093 | normal | Mer | RESOLVED | WONTFIX | update-desktop-database error message is bad | Carsten Munk |
| 4062 | major | Mer | RESOLVED | FIXED | Installer crashes when writing a bootmenu item in advanced-mode for external card. | Carsten Munk |
- Bootmenu does not play well with clone-to-SD systems. You will have to make a bootmenu item yourself (ask on #maemo about this) (someone document how to make an .item)
- Sometimes after updates the touchscreen of the tables stop working or isn't calibrated, this is because the 'xserver-xorg-input-synaptics' package are installed, to fix it do "sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-input-synaptics" in a terminal.
- No WiFi on 770 yet.
- X driver for omapfb does not use Manual updates yet and hence can be a bit slow in updating the screen which may give the impression the system is slow.
- Rotation in advanced-backlight kills the X server
- A better way to reboot device or shut down than 'sudo reboot' or 'sudo shutdown -h now' or popping the battery is needed.