What are you waiting for on 2008?

[BruceL]

I love the new OS. I hesitated to install it until more software was available but I did it anyhow. All the really critical items from 2007 are available, but there are a few I am still looking for.

Here is my list. What are you waiting for?

Scite Text editor. // I'm slowly working on this myself
Notecase. // I may switch to another note tool if I don't see it soon.
Support for my iPaq bluetooth keyboard. // Most bt keyboards work
A2DP support
Idea app launcher
Abiword
Printing
Xournal
the Tuner app
sDict
Grisbi financial software
gconf
Faint image editor
Evince

That isn't much considering my initial list.

[F1shb0ne]

I've upgraded but am still awaiting mplayer to be back in business playing divx stuff well.

[drk529]

i'm considering an upgrade, and i've made a list of programs i use. One thing i can't seem to find is nicotine or another comparable p2p app for os2008. am i wrong?

[sungrove]

A fully functioning reliable Skype.

[Khertan]

"am still awaiting mplayer"

It s already available in the extras-devel repository

[cashel]

Evince is critical to me. I love that app.

[geneven]

Notecase and Skype

The latter doesn't work at all for me. A lot of little apps that were fun on the N800 look like they won't make it on to the 2008 os. For example,

Maemo Stars
Pan (or something better, for newsgroups)
A good peer-to-peer sharing program. (yes, we have a torrent program, but it doesn't seem the same)
Eboard or Xboard (the main chess program isn't much use, if you ask me, and I'm a lifelong chess fanatic)

[fmo]

Abiword
Gnumeric
Videocenter

[Dante024781]

SSH and Vnc. These are a must have for me. When I see them is when ill upgrade. Hopefully soon ;)

[jukey]

- Eboard (Chess client)
- a Clock in Statusbar - as applet the clock is only a nice gimmick
- ssh server / vnc server
- a stable skype version

[bunanson]

Abiword
Gnumeric
Videocenter

I got Gnumeric working, http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11882&highlight=gnumeric&page=3, thread #30.

Videocenter, you can get by with RSS, http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12611&highlight=videocenter

bun

[Khertan]

- ssh server / vnc server

Already available.

[fmo]

I got Gnumeric working, http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11882&highlight=gnumeric&page=3, thread #30.

Videocenter, you can get by with RSS, http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12611&highlight=videocenter

bun

I found Gnumeric after I posted.
And for Videocenter, I want the app, I know that there is ways arround it, it pure lazyness, but thanks :)

[GeneralAntilles]

SSH and Vnc. These are a must have for me. When I see them is when ill upgrade. Hopefully soon ;)

- Eboard (Chess client)
- a Clock in Statusbar - as applet the clock is only a nice gimmick
- ssh server / vnc server


As Khertan mentioned, the VNC server from Bora works just fine and the client has already been ported. The SSH server/client were available from day one.

There are a couple options for status-bar applet clocks right now, probably the best is the osso-statusbar-cpu, which is available for OS2008 right now.

[yerga]

i'm considering an upgrade, and i've made a list of programs i use. One thing i can't seem to find is nicotine or another comparable p2p app for os2008. am i wrong?

I will upload Nicotine to extras-devel repository. In 1h aprox. it will be available.
With the 400Mhz it seems work a bit better in searching, but it's slow yet.

[ScottRD]

SSH and Vnc. These are a must have for me. When I see them is when ill upgrade. Hopefully soon ;)

SSH is available in maemo extras repository
VNC is at: https://garage.maemo.org/frs/download.php/2775/vncviewer_0.6.1-chinook1_armel.deb

ScottRD

[Karel Jansens]

PenOffice.

[keithlm]

I need Wayfinder to allow authentication of the Navkit serial numbers.

As soon as they start... I can load and use OS2008.

Otherwise I have to stay OS2007... I need the routing stuff in the GPS software.

The OS2008 software without the navigation is kind of useless. You can see where you are. Woopdi doo.

[biquillo]

- Japanese support (CJK), yesterday I checked the status and looks promising
- gjiten (japanese dictionary)
- granule (flash cards)
- evince (is a much better PDF reader than the default one)

[Alvin]

I would like the brightness levels the same as they were in OS2007.
maybe the N810 goes lower with the sensor, but the N800 needs one more lower setting.

[GeneralAntilles]

I would like the brightness levels the same as they were in OS2007.
maybe the N810 goes lower with the sensor, but the N800 needs one more lower setting.

There's a thread around discussing this. Fanoush has a patched kernel available that you can set the lower settings on (lower, even, than OS2007!).

[Alvin]

There's a thread around discussing this. Fanoush has a patched kernel available that you can set the lower settings on (lower, even, than OS2007!).

I saw that. But I don't believe I am brave enough to patch a kernel. Am using FBReader with a black background and dark gray text for night time reading. So not a big deal.

[GeneralAntilles]

I saw that. But I don't believe I am brave enough to patch a kernel. Am using FBReader with a black background and dark gray text for night time reading. So not a big deal.

You don't have to patch anything. Just download his kernel and flash it. It's almost as easy as normal flashing. :)

[schroncd]

I'm waiting for the word "beta" to disappear from the title.. I can wait a bit longer..

[Alvin]

You don't have to patch anything. Just download his kernel and flash it. It's almost as easy as normal flashing. :)

hmm. I didn't realize that was possible. Thanks - I might give it a try. This will also be a chance to see how the new backup and restore works!

[GeneralAntilles]

hmm. I didn't realize that was possible. Thanks - I might give it a try. This will also be a chance to see how the new backup and restore works!

Flashing the kernel is independent from the rootfs, so it's not going to wipe your settings. :)

[RobMtl007]

Greetings:


I'm really looking forward for:

Canola
Flash capabilities for the webcam
Bluetooth HardDrive 20gigs.
Camera Apps that can record video

Regards Robert

[salomc]

Abiword, please...
Any Isilo reader
Evince
Skype
Canola 2 :D

[crawdad]

1 - Leafpad... because Maemopad doesn't wrap, Notes utility has been crashing (internal application error) and mangling/truncating/losing "formatted text" files, and PyGTK doesn't allow font choosing.

My eyes are really bad, so I need a simple text editor with selectable font.
Leafpad worked great for me on my 770, but won't install on the 810.

2 - sDict viewer (or ANY good German-English looker-upper!)

[Traecer]

1) fix so you can type passwords on the full-screen keyboard. That was the most visible problem to me when I tested the system itself
2) general availability of apps. Most of the apps I use have been ported, but it's early yet. I admit I'll really miss Video Center; it was nice to be able to just click and download videos (and I rather liked Textra).
3) Removal of "beta" from the system. I'm really liking the N800 and though I'll test beta apps, I'm depending on it so much I'm loathe to put an untested system on it permanently.

[ehe12]

installed pidgin in 2008, but it doesn't work properly! always takes over 250% memory and then stop reponding...

[yerga]

I want Modest as default email client SOON.

[cybergypsy]

A working Google IMAP mail client please.

[GeneralAntilles]

A working Google IMAP mail client please.

It's called Modest, and it's coming very soon now.

[pboyington]

It's called Modest, and it's coming very soon now.


Claws Mail does the job for me on all of my IMAP accounts, including Google, just fine... What is it about 'Modest' that is so special?

[GeneralAntilles]

Claws Mail does the job for me on all of my IMAP accounts, including Google, just fine... What is it about 'Modest' that is so special?

It's going to replace the built-in client, and it's freaking amazing (and fast). :)

[pboyington]

It's going to replace the built-in client, and it's freaking amazing (and fast). :)

Yes, I see what is causing all the fuss now. I did some searching within the forums and found some information...

The interface seems cleaner and easier to navigate without having to whip out the stylus constantly. (My only complaint regarding Claws Mail).

Luckily, I now have my used everyday 'production' N810 that I am reasonably "careful" with, and a "now to be used/played with, with abandon 'test' " N800... I will have to install the current build see for myself..

:-)

[Tony Thomas]

abiword, evince and rapier.

[iamthewalrus]

(...)
Xournal
.

It has just been added to the os2008 Maemo dowloads. The pdf annotation works great. Combined with the cupspdf package on my ubuntu laptop I can print a page from Firefox to a pdf file with the text reflown to A5, and then annotate it.

Instead of more half-baked ports I'd rather see in os2008:

- integration of the existing apps
- usability of the gui taken to iphone level
- out-of-the box synch possibilities

[zman]

free42 calculator
xournal

[slip]

I'm already on OS2008, but here's my vote for improvements to it. I really like the finger-friendly wide vertical scrollbars, but wish they were available/default in more programs, particularly the new browser. I'd give up some screen real estate so as to not have to use the stylus or flick my finger up and down (which inevitably moves the page left and right, too!)

One way to implement it could be similar to how the thumb keyboard gets invoked---if you click on scrollbar with finger, it grows to wide version; otherwise it stays stylus-sized.

[iamthewalrus]

xournal

Like I said it is already available:

http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13048

[claws]

It's going to replace the built-in client, and it's freaking amazing (and fast). :)

Hey, isn't Claws Mail also "freaking amazing (and fast)"?? :p

[AbelMN]

Question:

I would like to try OS2008 on my N800, uploading form the Nokia site.

My Question is : can I go back from OS 2008 to OS2007 (reloading again from the Nokia site ?)

Abel.

[PinCushionQueen]

Like I said it is already available:

http://www.internettablettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13048

How or where are you getting a working package. I've been trying to install using 1-click from Maemo.org and everytime I attempt to install I get an error message "Xournal was unable to be installed" When I click on the Xournal and GhostScript in applications manager the status = Broken.

Am I missing something :confused:

I too would love to have Xournal. I would also like a financial/bank account manager; Pimlico Date and Tasks to actually install on my N810; and last but definately not least ABIWORD - Please! :D

[Moonshine]

There are a couple options for status-bar applet clocks right now, probably the best is the osso-statusbar-cpu, which is available for OS2008 right now.

Is osso-statusbar-cpu really availabile for OS2008 and fully functional? I thought it had some screen update bug if another app had focus, or maybe that was fixed. Any pointers to an os2008 version would make my day. :)