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Version 1.0.3 of Easy Debian Harmattan is released with more changes :

1) the icons for individual applications now open them as user, not anymore as root. So MyDocs is shown for opening and saving files.
Some applications writes to the "/home/user" directory when outside LXDE, so if you have used OpenOffice, Iceweasel/Firefox, Icedove or Abiword outside LXDE before v1.0.3, then remove some directories with wrong (root) permissions. In X Terminal, type :
$ devel-su
root password,
# cd ~user
# rm -rf .openoffice.org
# rm -rf .mozilla/firefox
# rm -rf .icedove
# rm -rf .AbiSuite

2) the fonts and GUI appearance inside and outside LXDE are changed (see the updated screenshots of the 1st post) :
- font Droid Sans 10 for applications outside LXDE, specified by the file "/home/user/.gtkrc-2.0";
- font Droid Sans 12 for LXDE, see file "/home/user/.config/lxde/config";
- LXDE with large window title bar with larger buttons, specified by the title font DejaVu Sans 18 in file "/home/user/.config/openbox/lxde-rc.xml".
So it is now easier to read and interact by tapping the screen.
You can tune the font size to your preference by editing the above configuration files (which are now installed by Easy Debian package).
And uncommenting (removing #) the line "# gtk-theme-name="MurrinaNightOrange" inside "/home/user/.gtkrc-2.0" gives a darker theme inside and outside LXDE.

Some hints & tips :

a) applications outside LXDE :
+ use full screen and smaller font size, better to read more content;
+ work well with Bluetooth keyboard and N950's physical keyboard;
- don't have MeeGo virtual keyboard;
- loose full screen in some situations;
- have no window title bar to drag and in some cases a large window has not visible buttons, so the user can't do anything except close the application.

b) applications inside LXDE :
+ have MeeGo virtual keyboard;
+ have larger font;
+ have window title bar to drag and large minimize and close buttons;
- have less screen space;
- have Bluetooth keyboard not working 100%, depending on the model, language, etc.

c) when using MeeGo virtual keyboard with applications (OpenOffice, AbiWord, Gnumeric, etc), try to disable top toolbars, change the view, etc, so to optimize the visible space to type. For example, see the 1st screenshot of the 1st post.
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Last edited by rcolistete; 2012-08-06 at 09:28.
 

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