MaddogG | # 1 | 2011-01-22, 15:52 | Report

I've modified Wifi-Switcher a bit:

Popup mod: the notification popup doesn't need the tap to disappear anymore



Status area button mod: now it has two icons (enabled/disabled), title has changed from "Wifi Switcher" to "Wi-Fi Switcher" and I've also added a description text sayng if WiFi is enabled or not.




Startup mod: check if WiFi interface is enabled at startup. Useful if you don't activate WiFi interface when Maemo boots.

Attached Files

	wifi-switcher-0.0.9-mod.tar.gz (332.1 KB, 166 views)
	wifi-switcher_0.0.9_armel.zip (20.2 KB, 190 views)

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Last edited by MaddogG; 2011-01-24 at 10:25.

valos | # 2 | 2011-01-23, 20:57 | Report

Thx. I waiting for this since a long time.

It works like a charm.

Nice job.

maemo55 | # 3 | 2011-01-24, 04:12 | Report

great work

when i install it from your deb file

app manager say new update for wifi switcher is available

N900@900MHz | # 4 | 2011-01-24, 08:56 | Report

Installed update,
looks very good, now wifi-switcher looks "finished"
But after install i also get a "update" from app. manger for wifiswitcher.
So could the mods-update be placed in the repo?

Thanks anyway for your good work!

pious_momin | # 5 | 2011-01-24, 09:48 | Report

Thanks Gr8 work dude.....

xuggs | # 6 | 2011-01-24, 10:02 | Report

Gr8 job!

How fast does the notification pop-up appear and disappear? For comparison purposes check the SSH status applet, when you toggle between on/off, the notification SSH Started/SSH Stopped is almost instant. Would love that with the wifi switcher.

figaro | # 7 | 2011-01-24, 10:05 | Report

Hi, could you just attach those files here instead going to megaupload or similar uploading sites?

or make a fork of the existing one with different name, so there won't be any confusion between the original one and yours, and you can upload yours on the extras-devel. just a thought. well if you can contact the original author to implement your mod, that'd be even better

Anyway, thanks for the great work

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Last edited by figaro; 2011-01-24 at 10:09.

MaddogG | # 8 | 2011-01-24, 10:20 | Report

Done

I will ask Wifi Switcher author to include my mods into the official package. Until then, as a temporary solution for app. manager problem, you can pin wifi-switcher:

• open xterm
• become root ("root" or "sudo gainroot")
• open /etc/apt/preferences with a text editor (for example, "leafpad /etc/apt/preferences")
• add the following text to the file:

Package: wifi-switcher
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 1001

WARNING: this will prevent apt from replacing or updating wifi-switcher, you won't be able to update the package anymore unless you remove the pin.

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Last edited by MaddogG; 2011-01-24 at 10:33.

figaro | # 9 | 2011-01-24, 13:21 | Report

Wow, I installed it and it works perfectly. Nice.. Thanks a lot

However, from what I quoted above, I assume that it'll now store the last state and restore it on startup, am I wrong? Since the wi-fi still enabled on device startup even though I've disabled it before powering off

MaddogG | # 10 | 2011-01-24, 13:55 | Report

No, it doesn't store the last state, it only makes a check if wlan interface is active or not when the system starts. I made this change because I've edited wlancond in order to prevent wlan interface from turning on at startup (see this, Wi-fi modules autoloading).

If you want I can add state saving, no problem at all