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as root: That fixed the problem for me! I don't know why the dependency was not resolved on its own because the package is in multiple repositories.

mrlanrat, thanks for tests!
Yep, of course we will add the «×» to the title. And Title will be changed, because it has a few problems. It's just an 0.11!)
User will be able to choose any image, including desktop wallpaper.
Thanks, we will try to fix it.

Please, if y'all have the suggestions, or found bugs write them down on garage page in Bugzilla or Feature Requests! Thanks!

ahhhh. definitely better. And I get my menu button back!

Hi guys! Thanks for testing telescope. We'll need much testing further
Please feel free to post bugs and suggestions in Tracker on garage page

AFAIK, dependencies aren't automatically installed when installing from .deb file, only when installing from repository, so libimlib2 must be installed by hands. When (not 'if', with your help) telescope gets into Extras, this will no longer be a problem.

Close button is coming soon

This is a Demo UI of Telescope. Please, feel free to comment it.
The battery icon will be changed and wallpaper will be changeable.
The first icon from the right — options, the second — closed windows (like in the Opera Web browser or like in PalmOS when you hold the «home» button). четверг — it is Thursday in Russian

Kroll, What version are you running in that screenshot? it looks great! I'm still on 0.1.1.

Want to publish that deb for us?

Nope, it is just a picture I drawed yesterday to show my vision of Telescope.
I hope Mitrandir will able to create something like this.

I want from y'all to comment: if we have to add something or remove, or change — please, go ahead, we gonna do what you gonna use, so we want to know what exactly you want

Hey Kroll, I had an idea earlier and I don't think it's something that has ever been discussed before.

I know it's possible, but what are your thoughts of having multiple desktops for the N8x0 series?

I was thinking of having a main desktop, and on that, have like 5 personal launcher icons that would completely change the overall desktop theme depending on my mood or what I am currently doing at the time.

For instance, I would have one theme just for games, another for my electronic books, maybe a news desktop with RSS reader, a weather applet, clock, calendar, etc., yet another one for all of my medical apps, a desktop just for PIM, and probably a final one used only for listening to music.

What are all of the configuration files that would be required to backup and restore all of the settings on the desktop? Also, what would be the best way of switching all of these values back and forth? Would symlinking them be the best?

Everything on the desktop that would be either saved or loaded for the complete desktop theme would be the following...

Icons in the Task Navigator or even all of the icons in general
Icons and layout for Personal Launcher
All applets including each of their sizes and positions on the screen
Desktop background image
Possibly the current font be used
Personal Menu and all of it's settings
Hopefully Xmms along with where on the screen it's located as well as if it has a graphical equalizer, playlist screen, etc. attached to it.

And anything else that you can think of.

Does this make any sense to you? I could put up a few pictures to help you better understand.

Cheers!

You should not think so http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAwmW6_G0TM

Yep, you are reminding me about PalmOS. Heh, my Palm T|X is much more comfortable to use then n810...

Anyway, you are talking about new Window Manager. It's possible and Mitrandir (Telescope creator) thought about it other day. It's difficult, but it is possible. If he will go on with creating WM - i think he will use your ideas in this project...
I will send him the link to this post.

Awesome!

I can't watch youtube at the moment but I'll check that out later.

And yeah, there's so many files to back up and restore that I don't trust myself doing it on my own. *lol*

I think probably the worst of all this would be the need to sometimes kill hildon-desktop which I'm sure would be an ugly transition from one complete desktop to the next.