[How To] Have up to 9 home screens on N900 ! - maemo.org

bandora | # 1 | 2010-03-14, 21:01 | Report

Hey all,

I was searching youtube for new n900 videos and found this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z9T8NINlXQ

So I came here and power searched to see if there's a topic already started about this and I didn't find any so here we I am posting this!

If you want more than 4 home screens follow the instructions on this page!

http://maemobriefs.blogspot.com/2010...e-screens.html

Credits goes to SlipKoRnSaad!

It worked on my N900 btw!

Last edited by bandora; 2010-03-14 at 21:19.

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JohnLF | # 2 | 2010-03-14, 21:08 | Report

Anyone know if there are downsides to using modified desktop? I am wondering if systems updates would still happen, etc..

Laughing Man | # 3 | 2010-03-14, 21:11 | Report

Once a system update happens, it would get over-written. So you'd lose the extra desktops.

bandora | # 4 | 2010-03-14, 21:12 | Report

Not sure about system updates, but I don't think it would be a big problem.. Even if it is.. Just backup what you need, then flash the device to the latest firmware..

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buxz777 | # 5 | 2010-03-14, 21:14 | Report

so that tells us how to get 5 homescreens

how do we get the 9 home screens

if someone can let us know what we type in to xterm to get 9 homescreens that would be brill :-)

cheers peeps

bandora | # 6 | 2010-03-14, 21:15 | Report

Originally Posted by buxz777 View Post

so that tells us how to get 5 homescreens

how do we get the 9 home screens

if someone can let us know what we type in to xterm to get 9 homescreens that would be brill :-)

cheers peeps

Well yeah but if you add more number up to 9 you will get 9 home screens something like:

Code:

gconftool-s / apps / osso / hildon-desktop / views / active-t list - list-type int [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]

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rolan900d | # 7 | 2010-03-14, 21:15 | Report

i am unable to set other wallpapers in these extra screens!

buxz777 | # 8 | 2010-03-14, 21:16 | Report

would we change

gconftool-s / t apps/osso/hildon-desktop/views/5/bg-image-string / path / to / background.jpg

to

gconftool-s / t apps/osso/hildon-desktop/views/9/bg-image-string / path / to / background.jpg

to get the nine home screens?? saying that seven would probs be enough :-)

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bandora | # 9 | 2010-03-14, 21:17 | Report

Originally Posted by buxz777 View Post

would we change

gconftool-s / t apps/osso/hildon-desktop/views/5/bg-image-string / path / to / background.jpg

to

gconftool-s / t apps/osso/hildon-desktop/views/9/bg-image-string / path / to / background.jpg

to get the nine home screens?? saying that seven would probs be enough :-)

No that's only for changing the background image.. so @rolan you got to give a path to a new picture in order to have a background picture on the new home screens...

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eikido | # 10 | 2010-03-14, 21:24 | Report

9?? I use only 1.

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